February 5, 2012
Rodgers wins MVP by landslide
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who…
February 5, 2012
Parker’s 42 powers Spurs past NBA-best Thunder
Tony Parker wasn't playing for an All-Star invitation. He made a strong case just the same. Putting together his most dazzling game in three years - and doing it against the NBA's hottest team, no less - Parker scored 42 points and…
February 5, 2012
Manchester City struck two ealy over Fulham
Manchester City struck two early goals before seeing off a heavy snow storm to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Adam Johnson had been tripped by Chris Baird.…
February 5, 2012
FIFA puts Burrell on Olympic committee
FIFA says it has appointed Caribbean official Horace Burrell to its committee that organises Olympic football tournaments, three weeks after he completed a suspension for unethical behavior. Burrell had lost his long-standing position on FIFA's…
February 5, 2012
Suriname police on strike
A strike action of the Suriname Police Force entered its third day on Friday, even as President Desi Bouterse called on the Suriname Police Union (SPB) to suspend the work stoppage. Police officers went on strike on Wednesday after the government…
February 5, 2012
Millions to be spent on Trinidad Carnival for 2012
The Trinidad Carnival has been described as “big business” which now has a total allocation of $96.5 million to be spent. Yesterday the Trinidad Cabinet approved a supplemental $53 million for the event that already had an expended budget of $43.5…
February 5, 2012
Barbados police fight crime with technology
Victims of crimes in Barbados can soon identify their attackers without having to come face to face with them. And charges of police brutality during interrogation will also be harder to prove as the Royal Barbados Police Force prepares to roll out…
February 5, 2012
Film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara dies aged 81
Film and stage actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81. He was best known for playing tough characters and villains in the films Anatomy of a Murder in 1959 and 1970's Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Gazzara, who had been suffering…
February 5, 2012
David Peaston, R&B and gospel singer, dies aged 54
R&B and gospel singer David Peaston, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, has died aged 54. His niece Neuka Mitchell, said the star passed away on Wednesday from complications of diabetes. The musician, who had a…
February 5, 2012
The King’s Speech play has its world premiere
Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, The King's Speech has finally made it to the stage. A packed house at the Yvonne Arnaud theatre in Guildford, Surrey, gave the play a rousing reception at its world premiere on Thursday…