Month: December 2011

December 12, 2011

Bishop wants more 1st class cricket for Pollard

With just 80 runs from four games in the series against India, at an average nearly on par with his career average, the pressure on West Indies’ Kieron Pollard to live up to his billing as a power hitter capable of changing a game is ever…

December 12, 2011

Guyana board to take action against Sarwan

The Guyana Cricket Board has said it will take disciplinary action against Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Guyana and West Indies batsman, after Sarwan publicly criticised the board for not picking him in Guyana’s squad for the Caribbean T20. A GCB release…

December 12, 2011

Billboard Names Lil Wayne Top R&B/Rapper Of 2011, Nicki Minaj Places Second

Young Money CEO Lil Wayne will end 2011 as the top R&B/Hip-Hop artist, according to data…

December 12, 2011

Amy Winehouse’s Lioness tops UK album chart

Amy Winehouse's posthumous album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, has topped the UK album chart. The record, which features 12 original tracks and covers, was compiled by long-time musical partners Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson. Proceeds from the album…

December 12, 2011

Rihanna to perform at New Year’s Eve VIP party in Barbados

Rihanna is schedule to do a private performance in her native country of Barbados on New Year’s Eve .  The event is hosted by UK’s Global Radio boss Ashley Talbot, and will take place at the Sandy Lane hotel. Guest includes X factor USA Judge Simon…

December 12, 2011

China’s president promises to increase trade imports

China's President Hu Jintao has promised to increase imports, in an effort to…

December 12, 2011

Clegg warns European veto ‘bad for Britain’

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says David Cameron's veto of EU treaty changes was "bad for Britain" and could leave it "isolated and marginalised". But he blamed French and German "intransigence" and pressure from Eurosceptic Conservatives for…

December 12, 2011

Japan extends tax breaks on fuel-efficient vehicles

Japan has extended tax breaks for fuel-efficient vehicles, in a bid to help its struggling domestic car industry. Originally scheduled to expire in April, the incentive will continue until April 2015. Japan's domestic car sector has been hit by…

December 12, 2011

Digicel’s revenues up 16 per cent

Digicel, the Caribbean’s largest mobile telephone service provider with operations also in Central America and the Pacific, reported strong financial performance for the six months ended September 30, 2011. Digicel Group Limited—which comprises…

December 12, 2011

France election: De Villepin to stand for president

French former prime minister and centre-right politician Dominique de Villepin has…