Pop star Rihanna and her rapper boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, were out on Friday to attend a show featuring King of the Dancehall Beenie Man in Barbados at Kensington Oval, as the three were seen backstage at the event. The show, which was dubbed “Iconic”, kicked off Imagine Weekend in the Caribbean island, which is a series of five events running from November 25-27. Both Beenie Man and Bounty Killer were billed to perform, but an official statement from Imagine Weekend said the ‘Warlord’ deejay was unable to go on “due to circumstances beyond his or our control”. Photographed on crutches…
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ing of the dancehall Beenie Man reportedly escaped serious injury when a bike he was driving collided with a taxi at an undisclosed location in the Corporate Area on Tuesday. Beenie Man reportedly suffered injuries to his leg and was taken to hospital but has since been released. “Beenie Man stopped to talk to somebody and a taxi came around the corner and collided with him, injuring his ankle,” a usually reliable source told Loop News. The artiste’s girlfriend, Camille Lee, took to Instagram Live on Tuesday to reassure fans that the deejay was okay. The Live also showed the ‘Romie’…
Will Smith is set to return in his first movie since the Oscars controversy, but he knows not everyone may want to see it. In a new interview, the actor said he would “completely understand” if there was hesitation from moviegoers who may not be ready to watch Emancipation when it hits theaters this Friday. “I completely understand that,” he told Fox 5. “If someone is not ready, I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready.” Emancipation is Smith’s first major movie role since he slapped Chris Rock after the comedian told a joke…
Will Smith has said his “bottled” rage led him to slap comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars in March. The actor has been interviewed for the first time since the incident, which he described as “a horrific night”. Appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he said: “I was going through something that night, you know? “Not that that justifies my behaviour at all.” Smith added that there were “many nuances and complexities to it”, but added: “I just – I lost it.” Smith stormed the stage at the Hollywood award ceremony after Rock made a joke…
DJ Khaled received the “best gift ever” from Drake–four Toto toilets. The luxurious “Neorest” ceramic bowls cost around $6000, and include features like a remote control, heated seat with temperature control, air deodorizer, night light, and a tornado flush system. Khaled could hardly contain his excitement as he showed off his new gift on Instagram. “This is not no regular toilet bowl,” said Khaled, who saw the toilets in Drake’s 50,000-square-foot Toronto mansion. “If you ever been to Drake’s house, his toilet bowls are incredible.” He went on to thank his “Staying Alive” collaborator for the generous gifts, something he…
Soca Invasion, an annual getaway party series that takes place in the most exotic locations around the world, is making its next stop in Accra, Ghana next year. The event has taken Soca and Caribbean culture to countries like Portugal, Dubai, Dominican Republic, and Panama. In 2022, from January 13 to 19, residents of Ghana and tourists alike will get six days of non-stop fetes and celebrations that will showcase a beautiful blend of Caribbean culture along with the richness of the traditional West African lifestyle. The locations for Soca Invasion are chosen at random. The criterion is that the…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is said to be days away from exporting its first legal shipment of medicinal cannabis which Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves said is a great accomplishment for the country. He was speaking at a virtual budget consultation on NBC radio last Thursday https://youtu.be/WDMgvGvFXVM According to a document that was read by Minister Gonsalves from the source Impact Justice, St Vincent and the Grenadines is the first country to conduct legal commercial international export of medicinal cannabis. https://youtu.be/m85-8C0QbT0 The finance minister commended Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar and the traditional marijuana cultivators in SVG for bringing…
Reminding persons of the different sexuallly transmitted diseases in SVG, AIDS Coordinator for Public Sector Entities with the National AIDS Secretariat Winfield Tannis Abbott is encouraging young people particularly those who are unable to abstain from sexual intercourse, to protect yourself from AIDS and other STD’s by using a condom which he said is effective once used properly. Tannis Abbott was speaking to SVGTV News during an activity held in Kingstown on Wednesday in observance of World AIDS Day. https://youtu.be/ZDcFavANlBU Coordinator of the National Family Programme Unit in the Ministry of Health Arlitha Scott who used the opportunity to demonstrated…
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), have received an increase in reporting of bird flu cases in Europe and Asia indicating that the virus is again spreading quickly across that region. According to reports from South Korean authorities, approximately 770,000 poultry had to be slaughtered after there was an outbreak at a farm in Chungcheongbuk-do. In Japan, the country experienced its first outbreak of the 2021 winter season at a poultry farm in the north-east of the country. Across Europe, while 7,000 birds were affected in Norway in the Rogaland region, some countries have put measures in place even…
Source : NPR A 9-year-old Dallas boy has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston. Ezra Blount of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, family attorney Ben Crump said. Ezra was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering serious injuries in the Nov. 5 crush of fans during a performance by the festival’s headliner, rapper Travis Scott. He is the 10th person who attended the festival to die. Internet photo: Travis Scott performing on stage at Astroworld music festival in Houston “The Blount family tonight…
A Rhode Island man is celebrating the achievement of his lifelong dream after earning his doctorate in physics at age 89. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qclors2IAsw&feature=emb_imp_woyt Manfred Steiner, who previously earned a medical degree and a doctorate in biochemistry, said his attention turned back to physics after he retired at age 70 from working as a hematologist at Brown University. Steiner said he had always wanted to story physics, but went into medicine, instead, at his family’s urging. He said retirement allowed him to start taking physics classes at Brown. “It’s an old dream that starts in my childhood,” Steiner said in a Brown University…
A 105-year-old woman said she was disappointed after she won the 100-metre sprint world record for her age group because she wishes she had done it even faster. Julia ‘Hurricane’ Hawkins became the first female track and field athlete to set a world record in the 100-metre dash over 105’s group at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games competition in Hammon, Louisiana, on Saturday 6 November, when she dashed over the finishing line in just 62.95 seconds. But rather than basking in glory, Hawkins has since chastised herself. “It was wonderful to see so many family members and friends,” she told Growing Bolder. “But I wanted to do…
Pfizer says that its COVID-19 pill reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89 percent in a clinical trial involving adults “at high risk of progressing to severe illness.” Based on the encouraging results of its trial, Pfizer says it will submit the oral medicine, called Paxlovid, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to seek emergency use authorization. The pill is similar to Merck’s new pill, which was approved in the United Kingdom last week and is being considered for emergency use by the FDA. Like Merck’s pill, Pfizer said its drug showed promising results when administered within…
A woman has described the bizarre moment someone she went on a date with asked her to pay him back when she turned down a second date. Posting on Twitter, the woman named Lauren shared screenshots detailing how her date tried to get £3.50 back for a coffee they had after she said she didn’t want to meet again. She said the incident happened six years ago. https://twitter.com/LaurenNotLozza/status/1459155616706949120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1459155616706949120%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-7655746401918901062.ampproject.net%2F2110290545003%2Fframe.html When he asked if she wanted a second date, Lauren said she was “not sure” they had “chemistry” but wished him well. Undeterred, he offered to cook her dinner at his place…
Beyoncé comes alive. Queen Bey returns with “Be Alive,” her first release of 2021, which soundtracks the upcoming movie King Richard starring Will Smith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wYdZi3tFJ4 The empowering anthem samples The Door’s “Five to One,” which JAY-Z famously sampled on “Takeover,” and plays in the emotional final scene of the Venus and Serena Williams biopic. “It feels so good to be alive, that’s why I live my life with pride,” she sings on the drum-heavy track. “Can’t nobody knock it if they tried / This is our souls personified.” “Be Alive” marks Bey’s first music since “Black Parade” in June 2020. She recently hinted that…
Will Smith is opening up about a recent dark period in his life. The actor reveals that he contemplated suicide while filming his upcoming YouTube Originals docuseries, “Will Smith: The Best Shape of My Life,” in which he sets out to lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks after gaining weight during quarantine. “This began as a journey to get into the best shape of my life,” the King Richard star says in the trailer. However, he admits the process also took a toll on his mental health. “When I started this show, I thought I was getting into the best shape of my life…
Will Smith is making more shocking revelations about his life. After admitting that he contemplated suicide, the 53-year-old actor reveals that he thought about taking his father’s life. In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, Will, Smith says he considered killing his dad, Willard Carrol Smith Sr., after witnessing him abuse his mother when he was a child. “That when I was big enough, when I was strong enough, when I was no longer a coward, I would slay him,” Smith writes, according to ET Canada. Willard Sr., U.S. Air Force veteran, was battling cancer at the time. “I paused at the top of the…
In 2004, Minister Marion Hall, known then as Lady Saw, made history as the first female dancehall artiste to win a Grammy. She copped the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group alongside American rock band, No Doubt for the hit song, Underneath It All. In a recent episode of The Trailblazers Show, Hall described the coveted golden gramophone as her “greatest accomplishment” to date but went on to reveal that she has no physical evidence of it now. The former dancehall queen told interviewer Tamara McKayle that she left the trophy at a friend’s house and has not seen it…
Portugal recently introduced legislation that bans employers from contacting workers outside of their contracted office hours. The law, which was passed in the country’s parliament last Friday, is a response to some of the problems that have resulted from remote working, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new law, companies could face fines for contacting employees outside of their normal working hours. Employers will also have to help pay for expenses incurred by remote working such as higher electricity and internet bills. In an effort to tackle the loneliness that comes with remote working, companies are expected…
Abihail Myrie, the daughter of reggae veteran Buju Banton has been baptised. The 21-year-old model shared the news via her Instagram account on Monday (November 1) and declared to her more than 63,000 followers that the day she was ‘born-again’, was the “best day” of her life. “It has truly been an experience. One for the books! I’m happy that I was able to document it all. I’ve fought, learned, faced public humiliation, cried, got back up, listened and trusted God. All in the name of Christ. And now I am home,” she captioned photos of her in a ‘pearly-white’ gown. Just…