June 4, 2015
The Hobbit first edition fetches £137,000 at auction
A first edition of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, with an inscription in Elvish written by the author, had sold at auction in London for £137,000. The sale smashes the previous record for a sale of The Hobbit, set in 2008 when a first edition…
June 4, 2015
Serena Williams reaches final despite illness
Serena Williams fought back to beat Timea Bacsinszky and reach the French Open final despite struggling with illness. The top seed took 10 games in a row to win 4-6 6-3 6-0 and set up a final against Lucie Safarova on Saturday. Williams, 33, has…
June 4, 2015
Sao Paulo keeper into club record books
Rogerio Ceni has become one of the top 10 all-time goalscorers for Brazilian club Sao Paulo - which is not bad for a goalkeeper. The 42-year-old - a penalty and free-kick expert - scored his 128th goal to beat Santos 3-2 on Wednesday. "Today, Ceni…
June 3, 2015
IRIS STUBBS STUDENTS TAKES A TOUR OF THE PROVO AIRPORT
Students of the South Caicos based Iris Stubbs Primary School have taken a behind-the-scenes tour of Providenciales International Airport on Friday, May 29th 2015. The students traveled by boat to Providenciales to spend the day at the airport and…
June 3, 2015
Pan
Offering a new take on the origin of the classic characters created by J.M. Barrie, the action-adventure follows the story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his…
June 3, 2015
Terminator Genisys
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt.…
June 3, 2015
Black Mass
In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy…
June 2, 2015
China bets on strategic ties with the Caribbean
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says his country is “prepared to deepen its cooperation” with Latin America and the Caribbean “in order to mutually learn from each other and forge together a new path for the China-Latin America and the Caribbean…
June 2, 2015
St Vincent to use EU visa waiver to lobby Canada
St Vincent and the Grenadines will use the visa-free travel agreement it signed with the European Union last week to re-launch its lobby for the reinstatement of a similar privilege for Vincentian passport holders wishing to travel to Canada,…
June 2, 2015
Government prepares to repatriate Dominicans of Haitian descent
Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lener Renauld says the Government is prepared to repatriate Dominicans of Haitian descent once the deadline to “regularize foreigners” expires. Renauld presented a list of proposals during a recent meeting with…