January 6, 2012
Caribbean countries record mixed fortunes in trade with US
Trinidad and Tobago has become the leading source of United States imports entering under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) tariff preferences, displacing the Dominican Republic, according to the latest report issued by the Office of the…
January 6, 2012
St Kitts-Nevis issues biometric passports
St Kitts and Nevis begins issuing new E- (biometric) passports from January 5, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Labour and Social Security has announced. The ministry said in a news release that the new passports, with several…
January 6, 2012
American arrested in land fraud
Detectives have arrested and charged an American man implicated in land fraud. He is 69-year-old Samuel Speranza of a California address. Speranza is facing the charges of forgery, uttering forged documents, conspiracy to defraud and causing…
January 6, 2012
Sacramento Kings fire Paul Westphal after 2-5 start
If the Sacramento Kings stood any chance at success this season, Paul Westphal had to find a way to control talented but volatile center DeMarcus Cousins. He couldn't - and lost his job because of it. The Kings fired Westphal Thursday after…
January 6, 2012
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal through at Qatar Open
Defending champion Roger Federer beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the Qatar Open semi-finals. World number two Rafael Nadal is also through after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Federer now faces Frenchman…
January 6, 2012
Manny Pacquiao offered four potential opponents
Manny Pacquiao will be offered a choice of four potential opponents for his next fight but fellow legend Floyd Mayweather will not be among them. On the menu for Pacquiao are Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez, Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto and Americans…
January 6, 2012
Tigers’ Cabrera pleads no contest
Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera pleaded no contest Thursday in Florida to drunken driving. Cabrera accepted a deal that spares him jail time. Charges of resisting an officer without violence and having an open container in a vehicle were…
January 6, 2012
Spider-Man musical makes Broadway history
The musical has beaten the previous record set by Wicked in 2011, which took $2.2m (£1.4m) over an eight-show run in January last year. Over Christmas and New Year many productions added a ninth show to their regular eight-show week, which helped…
January 6, 2012
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Engaged
Jessica Biel may have said only last year, "I was never one of those girls who dreamt of my wedding and my Prince Charming," but it looks like she's about to have both. Biel and Justin Timberlake are engaged to be married, a source tells PEOPLE.…
January 6, 2012
Nick Cannon’s Friend ‘Shocked’ By Kidney Failure
Nick Cannon's health scare has stunned his friends, family and fans alike. "I was beyond shocked when I learned Nick had a kidney issue," DJ Irie, a close friend of Cannon, tells PEOPLE. "Of all the people, he is healthy beyond belief. He does…