January 7, 2015
Barcelona president says striker Lionel Messi is ‘happy’
Lionel Messi is happy at Barcelona and will stay with the club until at least the end of his contract in 2018, says president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Reports in Spain suggest that La Liga's all-time record goalscorer, 27, is unhappy under coach Luis…
January 7, 2015
Man Utd to sign former Barcelona goalkeeper
Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has accepted an offer to join Manchester United. The Spain international, who has been training with United in his bid to recover from a serious knee injury, has agreed an 18-month contract. Valdes, 32, won…
January 7, 2015
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali released from hospital
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been released from a hospital after being admitted last month with a severe urinary tract infection. The three-time world heavyweight champion, a cultural icon, is back home after being discharged on Tuesday night, a…
January 7, 2015
OPPOSITION SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OVER HIGH COST OF FUEL STILL
Leader of the Opposition the Honorable Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson voiced her concerns today over the high cost of fuel impacting Turks & Caicos Islanders. The Leader in her release states the following: With the steady plummeting of the price…
January 7, 2015
Two linked to the TCI sworn in as Counsel & Cabinet Minister in the Bahamas
Among the new Bahamas Cabinet Ministers and Queen’s Counsels sworn in were two with links to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Hon. Arnold A. Forbes, Member of Parliament for Mount Moriah, was announced yesterday as the new Minister of State in the…
January 7, 2015
Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine sued over Beats/Monster headphone partnership
Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine are being sued by a former business partner who co-designed their Beats headphone range. Noel Lee, whose firm Monster helped launch Beats by Dre in 2008, says his company was betrayed and its technology "pirated". He alleges…
January 7, 2015
Cuba ‘frees US-listed prisoners’
The Cuban government has released some of the 53 political prisoners on a US list, the state department has said. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington hoped to see all those on the list released soon but did not specify who was now free. Signalling…
January 7, 2015
Beyonce and Jay-Z Blasted for Taking Picture With a Baby Tiger
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z's picture with a baby tiger angered a wildlife expert. Dr. Jan Schmidt-Burbach of the World Animal Protection blasted the power couple after a photo featuring them and their daughter Blue Ivy petting the animal during a…
January 7, 2015
12 dead in attack on Paris newspaper
Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people before escaping. It was France's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. French President Francois Hollande called the…
January 7, 2015
The LaFerrari FXX K
Just when you thought Ferrari’s naming conventions were as weird as possible, say hello to a car that’s inseparable from innumerable vulgar jokes. The Ferrari LaFerrari FXX K represents the pinnacle of the automaker’s race engineering, insofar as…