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April 5, 2011

Idris Elba to Open Health Clinic in Sierra Leone

British actor Idris Elba is planning to open a healthcare clinic in Sierra Leone to provide support for sick families in his father’s homeland. The actor was born in England to African parents and admits he’s “embarrassed” he’s never visited his…

April 5, 2011

The 46th annual Academy of Country Music successful

The 46th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards were handed out in Las Vegas on April 3.  Miranda Lambert led the contenders with seven nominations, including Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year for “Revolution,” Single Record of the…

April 5, 2011

Sci-Fi Thriller Gives A Fresh Twist To Time Travel

The new film Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal returns to science fiction that is less about futuristic technology and more about how an ordinary character deals with extraordinary circumstances.   The setting is a commuter train speeding…

April 5, 2011

Michel Martelly ‘defeats’ Mirlande Manigat

Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election suggest musician Michel "Sweet Micky"…

April 5, 2011

Anguilla to seek independence

Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes said that Britain's approval of his December 2010 budget is a little too late and signalled his intention to seek independence for the British Overseas Territory. "We lost out on so much revenue, we have lost…

April 5, 2011

Guyana ruling party selects presidential candidate

As expected, the general secretary of Guyana’s ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), Donald Ramotar, has been elected as the party's presidential candidate, but what came as surprise at Monday's meeting was that he was unopposed. The…

April 5, 2011

Trinidad PM has busy week ahead in Washington

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar is now in Washington. She will spend the next five days holding a series of meetings and addressing organisations. On Sunday night she dined with President Barack Obama and Mrs Obama. She…

April 5, 2011

Ivory Coast: Presidential residence ‘taken’ in Abidjan

Fighting in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, has taken a new turn with reports that entrenched…

April 5, 2011

Japan earthquake: Radiation tests in Fukushima schools

Officials in the Fukushima region of Japan have started an emergency programme to measure radiation levels in school playgrounds. More than 1,400 schools and nurseries will be tested over two days amid anxiety among parents over leaks at the…

April 5, 2011

Italy Recognizes Libyan Rebel Council

Italy has become the third nation to declare the Libyan rebel interim council as the only legitimate government in the North African country, dealing a blow to separate diplomatic efforts by Moammar Gadhafi's government, as well as by two of his…