January 29, 2013
Chris Brown being investigated
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is under investigation for an alleged assault in a West Hollywood parking lot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said early today. Deputies responding to a report of six men fighting Sunday night found the…
January 29, 2013
Calypsonian Penguin is dead
Trinidad and Tobago has lost one of its veteran calypsonians.Seadley Joseph, known in the arena as Penguin is said to have died at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Trinidad Penguin won the Road March title in 1982 with the song "A…
January 27, 2013
Dancing up a storm on Jamaica Night at Jazz & Blues
There was a full moon over the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium on Thursday, but this could have gone unnoticed as it was the stars on stage at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival who shone brightest. For the second year running, organisers went for…
January 27, 2013
JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars VII
Sci-fi director JJ Abrams will head up the seventh Star Wars film, Lucasfilm owner Walt Disney Co has said. Star Wars creator George Lucas said he was the "ideal choice" to direct the movie - due out in 2015 - adding "the legacy couldn't be in…
January 27, 2013
Amour among contenders for 2013 Cesar Awards
Oscar hopeful Amour (Love) is up for 10 prizes at this year's Cesars, France's prestigious annual film awards. But the shortlist is dominated by surprise hit Camille Rewinds (Camille Redouble), which has 13 nominations. The crowd-pleasing comedy…
January 27, 2013
Mexico band Kombo Kolombia reported missing after gig
Police in northern Mexico are searching for 20 members of a band who went missing after playing a gig in the city of Hidalgo on Thursday night. Twelve musicians and eight crew members from the band Kombo Kolombia have not been heard from since.…
January 27, 2013
Stars light up Jazz & Blues in Jamaica
As 2013 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival moved towards its final crescendo at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium on Friday night, the likes of Michael Bolton, Mary J. Blige and Etana made sure that patrons received more than their money's worth at…
January 22, 2013
Bunji Garlin & Fayon out of Soca Monarch 2013
Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez have both bowed out of the International Groovy and Power Soca Monarch competitions, respectively. The couple announced this last night, saying they decided to withdraw because they believe that fundamental…
January 22, 2013
Machel to be sentenced today!
Soca superstar Machel Montano will this morning re-appear before a Port-of Spain magistrate who is expected to pass sentence, having found him guilty last month, on five charges. On December 10 last year, Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor found…
January 21, 2013
Mathew Knowles’ Baby Mama Says He Threatened Her
According to TMZ, Matthew Knowles emailed an ominous threat to the mother of his 2-year-old son — or so the woman claims, and now she’s gunning for him in court. Knowles’ baby mama Alexsandra Wright filed legal docs, asking the family court judge…