August 24, 2014
Ludacris, Lil Wayne Among Big Winners At 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Rapper/actor Ludacris was the recipient of Broadcast Music, Inc’s President’s Award at the songwriting/publishing organization’s annual award show. The event took place on (August 22) at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Luda was honored with…
August 24, 2014
Sir Cliff Richard interviewed by police over assault claim
Sir Cliff Richard has been interviewed under caution in connection with an alleged historical sexual offence, South Yorkshire Police has said. Sir Cliff met officers by appointment and was not arrested or charged. It comes after police searched his…
August 24, 2014
John Lennon killer denied parole for eighth time
Authorities in New York have denied parole to the man who shot dead musician John Lennon in 1980 for the eighth time. Mark Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in 1981 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Chapman, now 59, shot Lennon…
August 24, 2014
Fed chief Yellen says slack remains in US jobs market
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has said there is still "remaining slack in the labour market". It was understated by the unemployment rate, at 6%, she said. She called for the slack to be "more nuanced" in the way it was assessed, due to…
August 24, 2014
HSBC boss makes capital flight claim
Uncertainty over an independent Scotland's currency could lead to "capital flight" from the country, the chairman of HSBC has claimed. Writing in the Telegraph, Douglas Flint said supporters of independence were "advocating a giant step into…
August 24, 2014
IMF defends Antigua policies
A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday defended its policies towards Antigua and Barbuda after the island’s new government launched a scathing attack on the Washington-based financial institution. IMF Deputy Director of…
August 24, 2014
ALERT #7 ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
ALERT #7 ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY, 24TH AUGUST 2014, AT 12PM EDT. …CRISTOBAL IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY FOR THE TURKS AND…
August 24, 2014
Shakira song ‘broke copyright laws’
A hit song performed by Colombian pop star Shakira was indirectly copied from another songwriter’s work, a federal judge in New York has found. Judge Alvin Hellerstein said Shakira’s Spanish-language version of Loca in 2010 had infringed on a song…
August 24, 2014
Bolt sets new Poland indoors 100m best 9.98 secs
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt set a new best time of 9.98sec for the rarely run 100m indoors at Warsaw’s national football stadium yesterday. The Olympic champion and world record holder (9.58s) eclipsed the previous best mark for the…
August 24, 2014
Bolt calls it quits for 2014 season
Reports out of Europe are that triple World Record holder Usain Bolt has pulled the plug on his short 2014 season and has withdrawn from Thursday’s Diamond League meeting in Zurich. Athletics Weekly posted on its twitter account Sunday morning that…