June 28, 2017
Serena Williams slams John’s controversial ranking comments & poses for Vanity
One day after tennis icon and analyst John McEnroe said that if Serena Williams played on the men's tour, she'd be ranking 700, the female star fired right back. "Dear John, I adore and respect you, but please, please keep me out of your statements…
June 28, 2017
Baseball fans put aside rivalry to save a life
Game 1 of Monday’s College World Series Finals in Omaha, Nebraska, came with action on the field and lifesaving heroics in the stands. It was during the sixth inning, above the third-base dugout, when Florida fan Bobby Harvey appeared to be in…
June 28, 2017
Justin Timberlake invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Justin Timberlake was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year for his song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" from the movie Trolls. He didn't win, but he did win an invitation to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which…
June 28, 2017
John Mayer won’t comment on being #1 on Katy Perry’s Lovers List
John Mayer once wrote a song called "My Stupid Mouth," and it's gotten him into trouble more than once, especially when it comes to his love life. So it's no wonder he didn't take the bait when Rolling Stone tried to get him to talk about his old…
June 28, 2017
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 28TH JUNE 2017 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CREATE UNSTABLE WEATHER OVER THE NORTHWEST AND…
June 28, 2017
OECS stakeholders meet in Barbados to discuss public procurement reform
Reforming the public procurement process within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) could allow governments to better manage the use of scarce public funds. Such reforms also have the potential to contribute to inclusive growth by…
June 28, 2017
Germany to create new emissions watchdog
Germany will create a new emissions organization in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel crisis, Reuters reports. The watchdog agency will aim for greater accuracy and transparency in emissions tests and will partner with environmental and consumer…
June 28, 2017
Germany to create new emissions watchdog
Germany will create a new emissions organization in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel crisis, Reuters reports. The watchdog agency will aim for greater accuracy and transparency in emissions tests and will partner with environmental and consumer…
June 28, 2017
Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spread
A global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Fingers are increasingly pointing to a piece of Ukrainian tax-filing software, MEDoc, as the source of the…
June 28, 2017
Brexit ‘will blow hole in budget’, EU commissioner notes
The UK's departure from the EU will leave a budget shortfall of at least €10bn (£8.8bn; $11.4bn), the budget commissioner has warned. Günther Oettinger said the bloc must either spend less or find new money to fill the gap, equivalent to an…