CaribbeanFever.Com's Blog – January 2011 Archive (81)

Oprah Winfrey contemplated suicide when she became pregnant at the age of 14 and even tried to drink laundry detergent in attempt to terminate the pregnancy, she confessed Monday night.

"Getting pregnant was a result of bad choices, not having boundaries, sexual abuse from the time I was 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13," the talk show queen revealed during an interview on CNN’s "Piers Morgan…

In April of this year, it will be 43 years since the assassination of this nation’s premier civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During that tumultuous and volatile time in 1968, it would have been unfathomable to even think of having an African-American President or a billionaire named Oprah…

Jurors in the Buju Banton trial will resume deliberations on Tuesday after failing to reach a verdict today. Monday is a public holiday in the United States.

At 9:37 this morning Judge Jim Moody handed over the case to the jurors after spending more than an-half-hour addressing them on the law in relation to the charges against Banton.…

Jean-Claude Duvalier inherited the dictatorship of Haiti in 1971 at the age of 19. During his lifetime has relied heavily on the women in his life. These women have both helped and hampered his reputation. Specifically, there are three women who were central to his political life: his mother Simone Ovide Duvalier; his wife, Michele Bennett Duvalier; and his lover, Veronique Roy.…

The Obama administration on Friday eased restrictions on Americans’ travel to Cuba in what it says is an effort to encourage more contact between nationals of both countries.

“The President has directed that changes be made to regulations and policies governing purposeful travel, non-family remittances and US airports supporting licensed charter flights to and from Cuba,” the White House said in a…

Cops in the UK have launched a manhunt for international drug lord in connection with the seizure of £7 million-worth of ganja, shipped via Jamaica from Cuba last year, reports the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

The drugs were individually parcelled and labelled, leading Northamptonshire police to believe that they were intended to be distributed throughout the UK. Police said their investigation had now…

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Approved! Amber Rose Twerks To Celebrate Her Husband Wiz Khalifa's 1st No. 1 Album [Video/Pics]

What would a Nicki Minaj and Amber Rose twerking contest be like.

Put two banging females like Amber and Nicki in a room and you will probably have a twerk-off. Although Nicki Minaj and Amber Rose weren’t in the same room, we can almost fantasize about it from these two videos.…

We all know how private Jay-Z and Beyonce are…but if you’re curious about their relationship, and want to know more about the couple, one of Beyonce’s ex- personal assistants takes us inside Beyonce’s & Jay-Z’s relationship. Jessica LaShawn says she witnessed the crazy love between the two back in 2003 while she served as one of Beyonce’s personal…

Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel continues to hone his entrepreneurial skills – this time in the detergent market with his very own brand of cake soap.

The Brand of Soap is seemingly being promoted by Kartel via his songs and has been featured in at least three songs and countless stage performances.

Reliable sources said that Vybz Kartel, who…

We've all probably done it. After a long day at work or a rough night at the bars, plenty of straphangers doze off on the subway.

But the next time you feel your eyelids getting heavy as you ride the rails, keep in mind that you may wake up with a rat on your…

One of the hottest songs for 2011 Carnival season may be pulled from rotation on radio stations over a copyright issue.

The Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) is seeking to contact Benjai (Rodney Le Blanc) since the rhythm used in the song,…

Dr Dhiru Tanna, chairman of Blue Power Group limited, soap manufacturer and building retailer, has rubbished claims that the popular 'blue soap' or 'cake soap' made by his company, has any skin lightening effect, or that the controversy surrounding the product has increased sales.

"Blue soap does not bleach. It has no ingredients in it that damages the…

Christina Macon came to New York with her sisters after the earthquake. She faces

an uncertain future now that her tourist visa is running out.

In the days and weeks after the 2010 quake, thousands of Haitians fled their homeland for New York - and now face an uncertain future because their tourist visas have run out.

They've found homes and…

In a scene right out of the movie "Defendor". a Seattle crime fighting "super hero" Phoenix Jones saw a fight over the weekend and went to break it up. And just like Woody Harrelson's character in 'Defendor', Phoenix Jones got his ass mopped and dropped, ending up…

Lil’ Wayne is known for his love of ”red bone” and lighter skin females, everyone is entitled to their own preference but being disrespectful is a whole other discussion! According to a model her experience with Young Money was less than flattering. Her testimony: “My friend Tammy is a model she had a couple of photo shoots to go to in miami ..after going to her photoshoots we met up with mack maine from young money, he then…

The Augusta Chronicle reports that a man has been jailed for beating his 92-year-old grandmother to death.According to authorities, Theodore “Ted” Cornell Lockett, 21, once lived with his grandma, Dorothy Lockwood, in her Apache Trail home.



Police say Lockett…