January 24, 2012
Signs of recovery, growth in tourism, says Bahamas PM
Noting the growth in tourism towards the end of the last quarter in 2011, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham projected that the industry would see even greater improvements this year in the region. We begin 2012 with the hope that this year…
January 24, 2012
Eurozone Chief: Greek Economic Reform is ‘Off Track’
Eurozone finance ministers' chief Jean-Claude Juncker says the interest rate on new Greek government bonds has to be lower than the 4 percent bondholders are demanding. Juncker said Tuesday it is clear that Greece's economic reform program is…
January 24, 2012
EU Bans Iranian Oil, Freezes Central Bank Assets
The European Union has banned new purchases of Iranian oil and frozen the assets of Iran's central bank as part of a Western campaign to pressure Tehran to suspend controversial parts of its nuclear program. EU foreign ministers agreed to the new…
January 24, 2012
US: Republican Candidates Debate Again in Florida
The race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination is now focused on Florida and its January 31 primary election. Polls say the top two candidates seeking to defeat President Barack Obama in November are former Massachusetts governor Mitt…
January 24, 2012
Syria Rejects Arab League Call for Power Transfer
Syria has rejected a new Arab League initiative for President Bashar al-Assad to step down and allow the formation of a national unity government. The plan agreed to by Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo Sunday requires Mr. Assad to transfer…
January 23, 2012
Ring The Alarm” Producer/Pioneering Reggae Artist Winston Riley Dies
A producer who created an often sampled reggae song died from gunshot wounds over the weekend, in the West Indies. Producer Winston Riley had been hospitalized since November, after he was shot in the head in his upscale residence in St. Andrew,…
January 23, 2012
Jay and Bey to Film A Music Video in Space?
Ok, brace yourself. Hip Hop royalty has decided it’s time to take a leap for the music industry and film a video … in space. Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have already made plans for the future just after they’ve brought Blue Ivy to the world…
January 23, 2012
Box Office Report: ‘Red Tails’ Flies to #2 with $19.1 Million
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Red Tails” did far better than expected (by the Hollywood establishment that is.) In its opening weekend “Red Tails” brought in $19.1 million for a solid number 2 placing at the box office behind “Underworld…
January 23, 2012
Rikki Jai ready for Chutney Soca Monarch
Reigning Chutney Soca Monarch Rikki Jai (Samraj Jaimungal) paid tribute to the late Sundar Popo in word and song on Friday night and admitted to having started his career with a soca song "deliberately—in order to change society's perception of…
January 23, 2012
Jamaican Movie “Green Card” featuring Spragga Benz, Coming Soon!
Dancehall deejay Spragga Benz, will be heading to the big screen in a new movie "Green Card", which is directed by Jamaican-born Cleon James. "Green Card", is based on Caribbean nationals trying to get to the United States to make a better life…