CaribbeanFever.Com's Blog – April 2011 Archive (66)

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council on Thursday that troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were increasingly engaging in sexual violence and some had been issued the impotency drug Viagra, diplomats said.

Several U.N. diplomats who attended a closed-door Security Council meeting on Libya told Reuters that U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice raised the Viagra issue in the context…

Why didn't Prince William watch his bride walk down the aisle? Who was that little girl covering her ears and frowning while the newlyweds kissed on the balcony? Where can I get those gorgeous earrings Kate wore to her wedding? The last remaining…

European fans of dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel will not be seeing him in the next few days as expected due to the cancellation of shows he was scheduled to appear on, as he did not receive a visa from the United Kingdom High Commission in Jamaica.

Vybz Kartel's first scheduled show which was to be held last Saturday in Lahr, Germany, was cancelled and he…

Federal agents yesterday arrested 10 Delta Air Lines employees suspected of smuggling marijuana and cocaine from Jamaica while working at Detroit Metro Airport, The Detroit News has reported.

Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that a total of 12 persons were arrested following an investigation that lasted more than a year and involved…

Behind The Scenes: Amber Rose KING Cover

 

A little teaser from King's next cover girl Amber Rose. Enjoy!

KING-MAG: AMBER…

Grammy Kid Shabba Ranks is taking no prisoners as he rides roughshod into the dancehall on the scorching hot Pepper riddim.

Created by Big Ship's Stephen Di Genius McGregor, the Pepper riddim, is currently blazing the dancehall with Mavado's song of the same name taking a bow as the hottest song in the dnacehall currently.

But…

Ristananna Tracey receiving her Penn Relays

watch on April 28, 2011. (photo by Kim Spir)

The Caribbean dominance at the annual Penn Relays is continuing for another straight year, as proven Thursday by Jamaica’s Ristananna Tracey and Puerto Rico’s Marcos Sanchez.

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Several Caribbean governor generals, premiers and prime ministers have made the coveted invitation list to the much-talked about Royal Wedding of the year.

The Governor-Generals of Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, St Christopher and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines are all invited to the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William…

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Donald Trump selects Mike Pence as VP

• Vice presidential candidate Mike Pence's campaign plane slid off the runway as it landed landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport this evening
• Pence, who was returning from a campaign event in Iowa, was not hurt
• There were…

Jennifer Lopez and Drake are getting animated. The superstars have been tapped to lend their vocal talents to 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age: Continental Drift, joining a cast that includes Keke Palmer, Jeremy Renner, Aziz Ansari, and Wanda Sykes…

Pratt City,Alabama residents left stunned as they try to pick up the pieces of destroyed community



(CNN) -- The death toll from a series of violent storms that swept across the South jumped to 173 after a statewide review by Alabama emergency management officials…

After ten days of cross-examination, state prosecutor George Busby ended questioning of soca star Machel Montano yesterday. During questioning before Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gaffor in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court, Montano was asked about his ability to handle unruly fans, his choice of exit from the Club Zen on the night and his involvement in a confrontation…

A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing here yesterday with more than 150 passengers on board after a bird was sucked into its engine.

Aviation Minister, Robeson Benn said “the engine sustained critical damage” and up to late yesterday night, engineers were working to repair the aircraft.…

Police are searching for the man who shot a father at point-blank range on a Brooklyn sidewalk.

The crime was captured on camera.

The young man was Trevonne Winn. His relatives say he was waiting for a ride from his cousin outside a fried chicken restaurant on Nostrand Avenue.

The St. Kitts-Nevis government is moving with speed to make it a criminal offence for persons under the age of 18 years to be admitted to night clubs and other entertainment spots. 

Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Patrice Nisbett is seeking parliamentary approval to make it a criminal offence for a person to be permitted to enter any form of adult…