January 4, 2013
Sean Paul facing $US80 million lawsuit by ex-lover
It's been a bizarre start to 2013 for internationally revered Dancehall superstar, Sean Paul, who's facing a lawsuit from an ex-lover who has made a myriad of surprising claims. Susanne Persson, who claims to be Sean Paul's ex-girlfriend, has sued…
January 4, 2013
Producer Timbaland Invests In 50 Cent’s SMS Audio Brand
50 Cent and Timbaland, two of the music industry’s biggest forces, have joined together and formed a new partnership around 50′s SMS Audio brand. Timbaland will invest an undisclosed amount into SMS Audio, in addition to joining the company’s board…
January 4, 2013
Skyfall up for Producers Guild of America Awards
Skyfall has become the first James Bond film to be nominated for the top prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards. Star-studded musical Les Miserables and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln are also on the list of 10 shortlisted films. The Producers…
January 4, 2013
HBO sued over cancelled show Luck
US TV network HBO is being sued by a woman who claims she was unfairly dismissed from horseracing drama Luck. The show, which starred Dustin Hoffman, was axed after several animals died. Barbara Casey, ex-director of the American Humane Association…
January 4, 2013
Bruce Springsteen to be honoured at Grammy charity gig
Sir Elton John, Sting and Neil Young are among the stars who will appear at a concert to salute Bruce Springsteen before this year's Grammy Awards. Springsteen has been named the MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy, which organises…
January 4, 2013
Simon Cowell parties with ex-fiancé Mezhgan Hussainy in Barbados
Simon Cowell and ex-fiancé Mezhgan Hussainy show that they still get along as they escaped the hustle of the entertainment industry by fleeing to Barbados.Hussainy, who works as a makeup artist for “American Idol,” still has the looks that attracted…
January 4, 2013
St.Vincent: baby found dead
In news just coming to hand, police in St.Vincent will now have to search for clues as to who left a baby wrapped in a blanket and placed in a plastic bag on the streets of Kingstown.Reports are that the discovery was made a short while ago in the…
January 4, 2013
Antiguan ex-cops get bail on money laundering charges
The ex-police officers facing 15 money-laundering and drug trafficking offences linked to a double murder in Cedar Valley are out on bail. Arleigh Byer and Cosbert Sergeant spent Christmas with their families after meeting their bail conditions on…
January 4, 2013
Jamaica authorities smash multi million dollar fraud ring
Detectives from the Organized Crime Investigation Division (OCID) have smashed a major fraud ring that fleeced J$85 million (US$920 thousand) from a prominent financial institution in western Jamaica. The police report that Rohan Ennis, a…
January 4, 2013
Haiti embraces leadership of CARICOM
Incoming chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Michel Martelly, president of Haiti, has called on member states to consolidate efforts in order to achieve the “necessary structural changes to increase the well-being of our peoples.” In a…