April 21, 2013
ROOSEVELT SKERRIT CONGRATULATES NICHLOS MADURO
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has offered his personal as well as official congratulations to Venezuela’s newly elected President, Nicolas Maduro on his recent victory at the polls, calling it “well deserved”. “In many respects, this has…
April 21, 2013
China Tells Japan to Cool Tensions in East China Sea
China is accusing Japan of increasing tensions over a groups of disputed islands. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying Thursday called on Japan to stop scrambling fighter jets over the East China Sea. The spokesperson said, "We believe…
April 21, 2013
Provo Church Softball league in full swing
The Provo Church Co-Ed League that started on the 6th of April 2013 with a total of six churches is creating a buzz in Providenciales. Churches that are apart of this years league are the Methodist Church, St. Monica's Church, Jericho Baptist…
April 15, 2013
Venezuelans Vote for Chavez Successor
Polls have closed in Venezuela where voters made their choice Sunday for the South American country's next president, after the death of former president Hugo Chavez last month. After a brief and bitter campaign, the divided, oil-rich nation waits…
April 15, 2013
Kerry Offers Talks with Pyongyang if it Moves to Scrap Nukes
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered to negotiate with North Korea for a peaceful resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula if Pyongyang takes steps toward abandoning nuclear weapons. The top U.S. diplomat said Pyongyang has a "clear…
April 15, 2013
Thousands Protest Spain’s Monarchy
Thousands of Spanish protesters marched through the streets of the capital, Madrid, to demand the abdication of the monarchy and the return to a democratically-elected government. Sunday's protest marked the anniversary of the country's last…
April 15, 2013
Anti-Thatcher song tops British chart
The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead to the top of the British charts in a posthumous protest over her divisive policies. The online campaign to drive the Wizard of Oz song to the No…
April 15, 2013
TRINIDAD’S SHURWAYNE WINCHESTER DELVES DEEP INTO REGGAE
Fresh from his performance at this year's Bacchanal Beach J'ouvert on March 30 and again as part of the Smirnoff truck at Bacchanal Jamaica's Road March on April 7, Trinidad's soca artiste, Shurwayne Winchester, is on a roll. The lanky artiste is…
April 15, 2013
Anger over Justin Bieber’s Anne Frank message
Justin Bieber has caused outrage with his message in a guestbook at the Anne Frank Museum, saying he hoped the Holocaust victim would have been a fan. The 19-year-old pop idol wrote: "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl.…
April 15, 2013
Meat Loaf pulls out of Nottingham concert
Meat Loaf has cancelled a concert in Nottingham an hour before it was due to start. A statement on the Capital FM Arena's website said the show had to be postponed "due to medical reasons affecting several members of the band". A spokeswoman for the…