December 25, 2013
Tessanne Chin wants to voice at home
Newly crowned The Voice winner Tessanne Chin said for her upcoming album she would love to do some recording in her homeland. Chin, who was voted season five winner of the NBC talent competition, received a recording contract from Universal Music…
December 25, 2013
‘The Hobbit’ holds off ‘Anchorman 2’ to top box office
On busy pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ held off a very different sequel, ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’. Peter Jackson's ‘Hobbit’ sequel took in US$31.5 million in its second weekend of release…
December 25, 2013
Tessanne begins recording with Universal early 2014
The Voice season-five winner Jamaican songbird Tessanne Chin says she will begin recording with Universal Music group in early 2014. Speaking with reporters at the Jamaica Observer's Beechwood Avenue headquarters Monday morning, Tessanne said…
December 25, 2013
Arsenio Hall Uninjured in Minor Car Accident
Arsenio Hall was involved in a minor car accident two days before Christmas. According to TMZ, the actor-turned-talk show host was driving in the West San Fernando Valley on Monday night, December 23, when he lost control of his brand new Porsche…
December 25, 2013
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce named Latin America’s top sports personalities
Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have been voted top sporting personalities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The announcement was made by AIPS America, the Continental arm of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS)…
December 25, 2013
New Year crisis meeting to rescue Windies cricket
Newly appointed director of cricket Richard Pybus and Coach Ottis Gibson have begun discussing plans to rebuild the stature of the regional side following a series of embarrassing defeats overseas. Pyus, who joined the West Indies Cricket Board…
December 25, 2013
Ahmed Shehzad fined by ICC
Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad has been fined half of his match fee for pushing Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan during Sunday's third one-day international. The 22-year-old Shehzad pleaded guilty to an International Cricket Council charge of…
December 25, 2013
Toure and Aguero urge Barca star Messi to join them at Man City
Manchester City stars Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero have urged Lionel Messi to join them at the Etihad Stadium. Speculation persists that the Argentine superstar is unsettled at Barcelona, after Messi last week publicly hit out at the club's…
December 25, 2013
David Moyes says Wayne Rooney is a “team player” at Man Utd
Manchester United manager David Moyes says striker Wayne Rooney has become a "real team player" at Old Trafford. Rooney's future at United came under scrutiny in the summer when he was linked with a move away from the club. The 28-year-old has…
December 25, 2013
France ‘to avoid double-dip recession’
France will avoid a recession this year, according to the country's statistics body. INSEE said the economy will grow 0.4% in the last three months of the year, after contracting 0.1% in the third quarter. President Francois Hollande has been under…