May 19, 2011
Alaina, Reinhart fumble ‘Idol’ performances
The lights likely aren't out for Scotty McCreery on "American Idol." The 17-year-old crooner of Garner, N.C., flawlessly performed three tunes on the Fox talent contest Wednesday, beginning with his personal selection of Lonestar's "Amazed,"…
May 19, 2011
UN Security Council urges Haiti’s new government to ensure stability and rule of law
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged Haiti’s new…
May 19, 2011
LIME Barbados creates 4G history in Caribbean
Thanks to a concerted effort by staff of telecommunications company LIME over recent years, its customers can now look forward to the best available Internet service in the world, with the extremely fast and efficient “4G”mobile technology, the…
May 19, 2011
Call for CARICOM leaders to have binding clauses on resolutions
A call has been made for CARICOM leaders to have binding clauses placed on the resolutions they make to ensure that they follow through with them. This call was made by a participant in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference…
May 19, 2011
Venezuela demands extradition of accused Cuban terrorist
The president of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice, Luisa Estella Morales, said in Havana on Monday that the government of the United States should immediately extradite accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela. In a press…
May 19, 2011
Forbes list posts 19 sports figures of top 100 celebrities
Tiger Woods has not finished a tournament atop the leaderboard in 18 months. Nonetheless, Forbes says the world's former No. 1 golfer remains the biggest celebrity in the sports world. Woods is No. 6 on Forbes' annual "Celebrity 100" compilation of…
May 19, 2011
Man Utd’s Wayne Rooney threatens Twitter follower
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has told a Twitter follower: "I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds" after being provoked on the social networking site. The 25-year-old England star, who has a following of over 570,000, was replying to an…
May 19, 2011
Europa League final: Porto 1-0 Braga
Falcao scored the only goal of a scrappy Europa League final to give Porto victory over their Portuguese neighbours Braga in Dublin. Custodio wasted an early Braga chance when he smashed a shot wide from the edge of the penalty area but they soon…
May 19, 2011
Mills backs Bolt
Glen Mills, coach of world's fastest man Usain Bolt, has backed up statements made by his star athlete who dismissed recent concerns that back problems have continuously hampered his preparations this season. Bolt suffers from scoliosis, an…
May 19, 2011
Beach soccer to find home in CFU
Fifa Development Officer, Daryll Warner, believes that beach soccer may well find a home in the Caribbean region. While addressing a participants at a the closing ceremony of a Beach Soccer Course in the Cayman Islands yesterday Warner stated:…