December 22, 2010
Stanford suspicions seen in the WikiLeaks cables
Financier Allen Stanford was suspected of irregular dealing, long before he was accused in a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme, WikiLeaks cables report. WikiLeaks is the international cyber organization at the center of massive diplomatic and military…
December 22, 2010
Lawsuit Accuses Kelis Of Failing To Pay Talent Agency
R&B singer Kelis has been hit with a lawsuit for failing to pay a talent agency for "goods and services" for Kelis' performances on a variety of shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Today Show and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.…
December 22, 2010
Men Arrested For Breaking Into 50’s Mansion And Drinking Wine
Two men were arrested in Farmington, Connecticut, for breaking into the lavish mansion owned by world famous rap star, 50 Cent. According to the New Britain Police Department, officers responded to a call from the rapper's mansion around 6:00AM,…
December 22, 2010
Assassin reacts…as Grenada churches protest his performance there
Dancehall artiste Assassin says he believes the Grenada Conference of Churches is protesting his performance in the island based on his name. The artiste, who also goes by the name Agent Sasco, said their protest is baseless. "I don't think they…
December 22, 2010
Haiti looks for a way out of election chaos
In a traumatized nation with a poor history of clean voting, Haiti's recent elections were a disaster waiting…
December 22, 2010
IMF providing emergency funds to St Lucia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said the emergency funding being provided to St Lucia should play a catalytic role in mobilising financial support from other financial institutions as the island deals with the aftermath of the…
December 22, 2010
New York investment firm to build $127 million power plant in Jamaica
Conduit Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm based in New York City and focused on energy infrastructure investment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, plans to build a $127 million power plant in West Kingston,…
December 22, 2010
Government finally pays teachers, JTA raises concerns about payments
The Jamaican Government says it has forwarded long-awaited retroactive payments to schools…
December 22, 2010
Morgue Overcrowded in the Bahamas
With 94 murders on the books so far for the year in addition to a number of other deaths, PMH Administrator Coralee Adderley said 2010 has been sort of a whirlwind year for the hospital’s morgue. Whether by murder, suicide, natural cause or some…
December 22, 2010
Clico payout next year
THE STATE will not begin releasing payments to Clico policyholders before the end of the year, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said yesterday, as the Government revealed the Ministry of Finance has retained British Queen’s Counsel Gabriel Moss…