March 1, 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman ‘killed by toxic mix of drugs’
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an accidental overdose of a mixture of drugs including heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, and benzodiazepine, officials have said. The Oscar winner, 46, was found dead at his home in New York City on 2 February with…
March 1, 2014
Jay-Z joins Beyonce show in London
Beyonce was joined on stage by husband Jay-Z as she took her Mrs Carter world tour to London for the second time. The couple duetted on Drunk In Love, an explicit ballad that drew complaints from viewers when they performed it at last month's…
March 1, 2014
Friends star Lisa Kudrow must pay ex-manager $1.6m
Friends star Lisa Kudrow must pay her former manager $1.6m (£955,000), after a jury agreed she owed him money from earnings received from repeats. Scott Howard worked as Kudrow's manager for 16 years, before she terminated their contract in 2007.…
March 1, 2014
Michelle Obama to appear in Parks and Recreation
US First Lady Michelle Obama is set to appear on cult television comedy Parks and Recreation. Her White House office confirmed Mrs Obama will guest star in the NBC show's season six finale. Mrs Obama's cameo, in an episode titled Moving Up, will…
March 1, 2014
Citigroup profit hit by Mexican fraud
The US bank Citigroup has lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings after discovering fraud in its Mexican subsidiary. The bank said that 2013 net income would be reduced to $13.7bn (£8.2bn) from $13.9bn. Citigroup said that it believed the…
March 1, 2014
Cyprus bailout hit as privatisation bill fails
International efforts to bail out Cyprus' debt-laden economy have been thrown into doubt after its parliament rejected a key part of the plan. As part of the 10bn-euro (£8.25bn; $13.7bn) deal with the EU and International Monetary Fund, lawmakers…
March 1, 2014
Chinatown denies unfair competition with Dominicans
A representative of Santo Domingo’s Chinese community on Friday denied that Chinese retailers on the busy Duarte Av. compete unfairly, as Dominican counterparts claim. Marino Joa said Dominican merchants acquire merchandise from the U.S. through…
March 1, 2014
LIME investing $30 million
To keep up with the speeds that people are requiring, LIME is investing, over this year and next, over $30 million locally to upgrade its system, according to LIME Cayman Islands CEO Bill McCabe in this weeks interview with CNS Business Video. The…
February 28, 2014
Cuban 5 Spy Released from US Prison
A second member of the so-called "Cuban Five" spy ring was released from a United States prison after being jailed for more than 15 years. Officials say 50-year-old Fernando Gonzalez completed his sentence Thursday at a prison in Safford, Arizona.…
February 28, 2014
Holiday May Take Heat Out of Venezuela Crisis
Venezuelans began a week-long national holiday on Thursday as some protests still simmer, but President Nicolas Maduro's government is hoping the break will take the heat out of the nation's worst unrest in a decade. The 51-year-old successor to…