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December 16, 2010

Five candidates for CARICOM secretary general post

According to reliable sources, five prominent regional nationals have applied to fill the vacancy that will be created at year end, when Sir Edwin Carrington demits office after 18 years in office as secretary general of the Caribbean Community…

December 16, 2010

UN in talks to set up independent panel to probe origin of cholera in Haiti

The United Nations is exploring the establishment of an international scientific panel to look into the source of the cholera epidemic in Haiti.

December 16, 2010

Trinidad government to take action to recover $13 billion in unpaid taxes

The Trinidad and Tobago government is to take garnishee proceedings and file "distraint actions" against residents who do not pay up their rates and taxes. Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said that the unpaid taxes owed to government amount to…

December 16, 2010

Gonsalves sworn in as prime minister of St Vincent

Dr Ralph Gonsalves of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) was on Wednesday morning sworn in as prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines for a third consecutive five-year term. The National Broadcasting Corporation said that about 60 persons,…

December 16, 2010

50 Cent Accused Of Stealing “I Get Money” Beat

  Rap star 50 Cent has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by an aspiring rap artist from Atlanta, Georgia, who claims he owns the original license for the beat to the rapper's biggest hit single, "I Get Money." Tyrone "Caliber"…

December 16, 2010

Chrisette Michele, Def Jam Heading To Court Over $20 Million Dollar Lawsuit

A $20 million dollar lawsuit against Def Jam involving R&B singer…

December 16, 2010

Teddy Riley Disses Quincy Jones Over ‘Michael’ Album

After a long fought battle, Michael Jackson’s unreleased music hit shelves yesterday, over a year and a half after the…

December 16, 2010

Grace Jones Owes Taxes, Too: $64,000

Grace Jones has joined the infamous wall of celebrities who owe Uncle Sam with a modest $64k. The singer along with a whole lot of others can’t escape the IRS and will be getting into trouble if they don’t pay up. So as of Oct. 29, she has a $63,898…

December 16, 2010

Neil Diamond to enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Neil Diamond will be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year alongside artists including…

December 16, 2010

Australia launches criminal probe into asylum shipwreck

Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking laws. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said more bodies may be pulled from the sea after a boat carrying…