April 5, 2011
WICB considering performance pay
WEST INDIES Cricket Board Chief Executive Officer Dr Ernest Hilaire revealed that performance related pay for cricketers is being considered by his organsiation as they seek to motivate players to improve. “With regard to performance related…
April 5, 2011
Dawes, Russell move Jamaica closer
Jason Dawes and Andre Russell enhanced Jamaica's chances of reaching the final of the WICB Regional first-class championship after their batsmen, led by Wavell Hinds, piled-up the runs against Trinidad and Tobago yesterday. Dawes snared two…
April 5, 2011
Janet Jackson to Attend AIDS Charity Event in Vienna
Janet Jackson is booked to attend the…
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…