January 2, 2012
LeBron James Is Engaged
LeBron James had more on his mind than just ringing in the new year on Saturday night. At a New Year's Eve dinner and party at the Shelborne hotel in South Beach, the Miami Heat star, 27, proposed to his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson. And he…
January 2, 2012
Steven Tyler Is Engaged, Jeweler Confirms
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and his girlfriend of five years, Erin Brady, got engaged over the holidays, the rocker's go-to jewelry maker has confirmed. Reports that the "American Idol" judge, 63, had popped the question emerged…
January 2, 2012
US authorities seize $190,000 from vessel leaving Puerto Rico
Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) federal law enforcement authorities seized $190,000, a Cal-Tech 5.56mm semi-automatic pistol, and approximately 300 rounds of ammunition found in a single-engine yola type vessel, north west of Puerto…
January 2, 2012
OAS electoral observation mission in Jamaica issues preliminary statement
For the general elections of December 29, 2011, in Jamaica, the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) fielded 25 observers from 16 countries in all 8 of the country’s administrative regions. A total of 852 of…
January 2, 2012
Argentine governor dies of shots to head
The ruling party governor of a western Argentine province was killed early yesterday of gunshots to the head, and his wife was being questioned by police. The .38-caliber revolver was fired as Rio Negro Govenor Carlos Soria, and his wife Susana…
January 2, 2012
Cuba making good on pledge to free prisoners
Cuba appeared to be making quick progress in meeting a pledge to free 2,900 pardoned prisoners, most of them convicted of minor crimes, even as a top human rights official on the island criticized the year-end amnesty as a "media show." Human…
January 2, 2012
Grenada draws down US$1.7 million from EU
The European Union (EU) has provided 1.37 million Euros (US$1.7 million) to the Grenada government as the last tranche of the ninth European Development Fund General Budget Support Programme. A government statement said that this latest…
January 2, 2012
Barbados Copyright Agency (B-Copy)to get outside help
Almost four months after going public with its copyright infringement dispute with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus, the Barbados Copyright Agency (B-Copy) is expecting foreign reinforcements to help it press for a…
January 2, 2012
Serena Williams wins on Brisbane International return
Serena Williams marked her return to competition in Australia with a 6-2 6-3 win over Chanelle Scheepers in round one of the Brisbane International. The 30-year-old former world number one last played down under when she won the Australian Open…
January 2, 2012
Bosh scores 24 and Heat roll past Bobcats, 129-90
Last week, drama for the Miami Heat was defined as having one shot to beat the Charlotte Bobcats . On Sunday night, it was defined as whether the Heat would enjoy the biggest win in…