February 29, 2012
Nichelle Farrington succumbed to her injuries
The journalism family of the Turks and Caicos Islands was thrown into a state of mourning as former WIV reporter and photo-journalist Nichelle Farrington succumbed to her injuries on Sunday night in Providenciales after she was involved in a…
February 28, 2012
Son of Skatalites member killed in Jamaica
Relatives say the 32-year-old son of a founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band The Skatalites was fatally shot about an hour after accepting a music award for his ill father. Ruth Brevett says her son Okine was killed Sunday…
February 28, 2012
Reggae Artist Pressure Shot In St. Thomas
As the sun was setting and families were heading home about 6:30 p.m. Friday, gunfire erupted between Buildings 11 and 12 of Paul M. Pearson Gardens housing community, leaving music promoter Shamal Smith, 24, dead, and wounding St. Thomas reggae…
February 28, 2012
The Killer mourns – Rodney Pryce, entertainment fraternity remember Ms Ivy
The music fraternity is in mourning, following the untimely death of Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Pryce's mother, Ms Ivy Williams. The name Ms Ivy is very familiar in the dancehall circles, for the most part, because Bounty Killer makes constant…
February 28, 2012
The Artist triumphs at the Oscars
Silent movie The Artist has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin. Director Michel Hazanavicius - winning on his first ever nomination - thanked the dog, Uggie, who…
February 28, 2012
‘Act of Valor’ takes Oscar weekend with $24.5 mil
The real-life Navy SEALs action flick "Act of Valor" topped the box office with $24.5 million over Oscar weekend. Made with the collaboration of the Navy, the film stars active-duty SEALs in sequences filmed with live ammo. The top 20 movies at…
February 28, 2012
Dudus’ sentencing postponed again
Former Tivoli Gardens strong man Christopher (Dudus) Coke, will have to wait until March 16,to learn whether or not he will spend the next 23 years in Prison here. Coke was scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow but Judge Robert P Patterson approved…
February 28, 2012
Grenada ‘resident status’ promised to investors raises legal question
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, who dismissed Environment Minister Joseph Gilbert last month on the grounds that the “action was taken in the public interest and in order to preserve the integrity of the government of Grenada and to maintain the…
February 28, 2012
Fire leaves cruise ship adrift off Seychelles
An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire erupted in its generator room. The blaze, which was extinguished, caused no injuries, officials said. Two…
February 28, 2012
Pakistan v England: Tourists hold nerve to win series
England claimed a dramatic five-run win over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 international to take the series 2-1. On a slow Abu Dhabi pitch, the tourists were indebted to Kevin Pietersen, only the second man to carry his bat through a completed…