July 23, 2012
R Kelly woos Sumfest patrons
PATRONS at Reggae Sumfest had to endure a near hour-long set change before seeing American Rhythm and Blues star R Kelly at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay Saturday night. Everyone stood their ground, not wanting to give up…
July 23, 2012
Usher’s injured stepson dies
The stepson of the Grammy award-winning pop star Usher has died, two weeks after the child was critically injured in a boating accident. Eleven-year-old Kile Glover is a son of Usher's ex-wife Tameka Foster. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
July 23, 2012
Olympics head rejects silence for Israeli victims
The head of the International Olympics Committee again rejected calls for a moment of silence during the Games' opening ceremony to honor Israeli Olympians killed in a terror attack at the 1972 Games. "We feel that the Opening Ceremony is an…
July 23, 2012
London 2012: GB men’s basketball team beaten by Belgium
Great Britain's men's basketball team lost a third warm-up game in a row as they suffered a 79-56 defeat by Belgium in their final pre-Olympics match. Without NBA stars Luol Deng and Joel Freeland, GB got off to a bad start, trailing 21-15 after the…
July 23, 2012
England v South Africa: Dale Steyn sends England to innings defeat
Dale Steyn took five wickets as South Africa swept to an innings-and-12-run win in the first Test at the Kia Oval. The pace bowler claimed 5-56 and Imran Tahir 3-63 to bowl England out for 240 shortly before tea on the final day. Ian Bell's defiant…
July 23, 2012
Torch starts final leg before London Olympics open
The Olympic torch relay began its first full day in London on Saturday, marking the start of the final week-long countdown to the opening of the 2012 Games. The flame was handed to the day's first torchbearer in Greenwich, home to the Equestrian…
July 23, 2012
Top athletes missing from camp
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association is expecting to have all 47 track and field members on campus at their pre-Olympic training camp in Birmingham today. The camp is missing some members including Asafa Powell, Brigitte Foster-Hylton,…
July 23, 2012
Ingraham bows out of politics
Bahamas' former prime minister Hubert Ingraham, 65, whose Free National Movement (FNM) was defeated in the May 7 general election, said his resignation becomes effective from August 31 this year. He said one of the reasons for his postponement is to…
July 23, 2012
IMF team in Jamaica today
The country will today welcome another high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the Government presses ahead with plans to negotiate a new agreement with the lending agency. Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips, in his…
July 23, 2012
Bajan fishermen held in Trinidad
Two Barbadian fishermen are now in the care of Trinidad and Tobago authorities, after they were arrested and charged for illegal fishing in Tobago waters. The arrested is currently receiving the attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…