October 2, 2013
US spy chief: Shutdown ‘damaging’
Senior US intelligence officials have warned the shutdown of the US government "seriously damages" spy agencies' ability to protect the US. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Senate panel that an estimated 70% of intelligence…
October 2, 2013
Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein warns on debt ceiling impasse
Goldman Sachs' boss Lloyd Blankfein has warned that a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit would be "extremely adverse". The warning came after a meeting between US president Barack Obama and 15 heads of big firms on Wednesday. Business…
October 2, 2013
CARICOM and Spain reach agreement on citizen security project
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it has entered into an agreement with Spain for a citizen security project that will focus on youth and gender issues, as well as youth entrepreneurship. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said the…
October 2, 2013
Ryanair fined 8m euros by French court
A French court has fined Ryanair more than 8m euros (£6.7m) after ruling that it had broken local labour laws. The court found Ryanair acted illegally when it employed more than 120 staff on Irish contracts at its former Marseille operating hub…
October 2, 2013
Gonsalves acknowledges Liat challenges and disappointments
Chairman of the shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has acknowledged that the airline has been a terrible disappointment to the Caribbean travelling public in recent months. “LIAT was terribly disappointed to…
October 2, 2013
Rihanna Shares ‘Pour It Up’ Video Sneak-Peek
After teasing her "Pour It up" music video with some sexy behind-the-scenes photos, Rihanna has now released a sneak-peek video from the filming set. The 3-minute clip sees some exotic dancers dancing on a pole while other dancers twerking on the…
October 2, 2013
Mo’Nique May Be Returning To TV With New Daytime Talk Show
Oscar-winning actress and “Queen of Comedy” Mo’Nique is looking to join Wendy Williams, Queen Latifah, and Ellen in competing for daytime television viewers. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Baltimore native is working with ABC/Disney to…
October 2, 2013
Attempted Burglary at Rihanna’s House Caught on Camera
Some people apparently tried to break into Rihanna's Pacific Palisades mansion when the singer was in Australia over the weekend. According to a TMZ report, they drove to her mansion and went to the backyard before throwing a chair through a sliding…
October 2, 2013
Elton John Drops F-Bomb at Paparazzi
Elton John lashed out at paparazzi who mobbed him during an outing on Monday night, September 30. John, who once called shutterbugs "rude, vile pigs," dropped the F-bomb when he saw them at Craig's in Los Angeles. In a video obtained by TMZ, the…
October 2, 2013
Miranda Kerr Says She Collects Underwear From Around the World
Miranda Kerr loves collecting underwear when she travels abroad. Orlando Bloom's wife talks about getting dolled up in a November issue of Cosmopolitan, saying that sexy underwear "gives you a spark." “When I get home, I'm not the boss like I am…