June 6, 2012
Jimmy Henchman Found Guilty Of All Charges
The trial of music industry mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond came to a close today in a Brooklyn federal court. A jury found Rosemond guilty of all 13 charges levied against him, for allegedly heading up the “Rosemond Organization.” Federal…
June 6, 2012
The Hunger Games wins four MTV movie awards
Box office hit The Hunger Games beat the competition at this year's MTV movie awards, winning four of the eight prizes for which it was in contention. Its stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were both recognised, with additional gongs…
June 6, 2012
Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce boost Celtics to 3-2 lead over Heat
Three games later, they're one win away from the NBA Finals. And Miami -- the team that was constructed with hopes of supplanting Boston as the power in the Eastern Conference -- is suddenly in big trouble. Kevin Garnett finished with 26 points…
June 6, 2012
Andy Murray aims to end David Ferrer clay dominance
Andy Murray says he feared injury would bring a premature end to his French Open campaign, as he bids to beat David Ferrer on clay for the first time. After overcoming a back injury to ease past Richard Gasquet, Murray heads into Wednesday's…
June 6, 2012
Jurors selected for Sandusky trial
Nine jurors, five men and four women, were selected Tuesday to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate on child-sexual abuse charges with juror selection to continue Wednesday. Included in the selected jury was a longtime Penn State football season-ticket…
June 6, 2012
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer rally
As the chilly evening air swirled, and raindrops fell, and the thousands of spectators pulling for his opponent hushed, Novak Djokovic stood a single point from exiting the French Open. A single point from losing to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in…
June 6, 2012
Caribbean faces massive economic damage from global warming
Latin America and the Caribbean face annual damages in the order of $100 billion by 2050 from diminishing agricultural yields, disappearing glaciers, flooding, droughts and other events triggered by a warming planet, according to the findings of…
June 6, 2012
Gayle will bring ‘quality dimension’
Chairman of selectors Clyde Butts has welcomed Chris Gayle's return to the West Indies team for the one-day tour of England and says the big-hitting left-hander will bring a "quality dimension" to the Caribbean side. The talismanic Gayle was on…
June 6, 2012
Shanique Myrie seeking significant damages from Barbados
Shanique Myrie, the 24-year-old Jamaican woman, who has taken legal action against the Barbados government after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by a female Immigration officer, insulted, and then denied entry into the country last year,…
June 6, 2012
Portia announces massive housing plans
Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, this afternoon announced a raft of measures designed to make more Jamaicans homeowners, ranging from reduced mortgage rates to free houses. She was making her contribution to the budget debate under the…