Month: December 2011

December 14, 2011

UK CEO encourages youth to grasp opportunities for self-employment

Recessionary periods often create opportunities for self-employment and young people in particular, who have long been holding on to a business idea, should seek to grasp all opportunities available to branch out on their own and start their own…

December 14, 2011

Drug point

SECURITY at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) has been called into question as two recent drug cases – one in the United States and one in Britain – revealed it as a smuggling point for illegal drugs out of Barbados. A New York Times…

December 14, 2011

Lindsay Lohan misses “Ellen” but on track for court hearing

Lindsay Lohan missed her flight back home from a Hawaiian vacation, but she will be back…

December 14, 2011

Charli Baltimore Planning First Solo Album In 2012

Female rap veteran Charlie Baltimore is poised to make a return to hip-hop with an upcoming album due to be released next year. The Grammy Award nominated rapper, born Tiffany Lane, recently dropped a new single titled “Machine Gun,” featuring…

December 14, 2011

Katie Couric and Brooks Perlin split

Katie Couric and her boyfriend, entrepreneur Brooks Perlin, have called it quits after five years together, a rep for Couric confirms to PEOPLE. The couple were "at different stages in their careers," says a friend of Couric's, who adds, "the split…

December 14, 2011

Drake Announces Tour Dates for 2012 Club Paradise Tour

Drake has announced tour dates for his 2012 Club Paradise Tour, which kicks off on Valentines Day 2012. The Club Paradise Tour starts off in Miami, FL and ends in San Diego, CA and will feature A$AP Rocky, along with a host of other artists…

December 14, 2011

Music executive John Atterberry shot dead in LA

US music executive John Atterberry has died after being shot in a random gun attack in Los Angeles on Friday. Atterberry, 40, worked with artists including Michael Jackson, the Spice Girls, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson. He was shot at…

December 14, 2011

Iraq PM Nouri al-Maliki calls for US investment

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, has called on US business leaders to invest in his…

December 14, 2011

Olympus submits earnings to try and avoid delisting

Japan's scandal-hit camera maker Olympus has filed revised earnings reports to try and avoid being delisted by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The firm filed reports going back five years, three hours before a deadline passed which would have seen it…

December 14, 2011

Euro drops below $1.31 for first time since January

The euro has dropped to an 11-month low against the dollar as concerns continue over the future of the eurozone. The euro fell below $1.31 for the first time since January. Against the pound, one euro bought 84.20 pence. Last week, 26 of the 27…