CaribbeanFever.Com's Blog – August 2010 Archive (78)

On Shaquille O'Neal's tv show, "Shaq Vs", the NBA star takes on different athletes weekly to see if he can beat them in their chosen field.



This week, the 7'1, 325 pound giant took on 5'8, 147 pound boxing champ Sugar Shane Mosely.



The bout was sheduled for five, 5 minute rounds with the loser having to walk around…

Meet the 2010 Haitian Presidential Candidates: Kesler Dalmacy (Independant), Garaudy Laguerre (Wozo), Charles Henri Baker (Respè), Olicier Pieriche (Parti reconstruire Haiti), Gerard Blot (Plateforme 16 décembre), Wilson Jeudy (Force 2010), Michel Martelly/Sweet Micky (Repons Peyizan), Wyclef Jean (Viv ansanm), Jean Henri Ceant (Renmen Ayiti), Mirlande Manigat (RDNP), Axan Abellard (Konbit nasyonal pou devlopman AYITI), Yves Critalin (l'Avenir),Yvon Neptune…

The African-American caller who was on the receiving end of Dr. Laura Schlessinger's n-word rant told T.J. Holmes on CNN's American Morning that she was hurt and confused by the radio show host's diatribe, and doubts the sincerity of Schlessinger's apologies.



"I didn't want turn this into a racial thing; I just wanted some advice for my relationship," said Nita Hanson. She sought advice from Dr. Laura for dealing with racially charged comments…

Very Lucky: Woman Evades Death By Inches In Russia During Car Accident Caught On Tape |…

Wyclef Jean accuses Preval, who appointed him as roving ambassador in 2007, of betraying him.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Friday August 27, 2010 – Wyclef Jean has put out a protest song criticizing Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) for refusing to let him run in the upcoming presidential election and accusing President Rene…

Trinidad and Tobago`s first female Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, is set to kick-off her inaugural visit to New York today.

PM Persad-Bissessar is set for a meet and greet with Trinidad and Caribbean nationals at Maracas Club in southeast Queens, NY at 6 p.m. today before making her way to Brooklyn for a meeting with her Diaspora.

The PM is…

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has appeared at a special session of parliament for the first time since 2006, when he ceded power to his younger brother, Raul.

Cheering legislators gave the elder Castro a standing ovation as he entered the…

Rihanna has made no secret of her love of tattoos. But with more than a dozen of them etched all over her body, it seems the pop singer may be becoming addicted.





The singer unveiled yet another piece of body art today - the words rebelle fleur, which translates from the French as 'rebellious flower'.





While it's almost impossible to keep count, at just 22 she now has at least 15 of the permanent…

The man said to have topped the country's most wanted list has been killed.

Dead is Cedric Murray, also known as 'Doggie', of Norwood in St James who reportedly headed the feared, 'Stone Crusher Gang', and was on the police most-wanted list, for several years.

He was killed by the St. James police in Clarendon Thursday, during a pre-dawn…

A Jamaica Defence Forceˆ(JDF) soldier is now in police custody following the killing of a 20-year-old woman, said to be his girlfriend, in Mandeville, Manchester,…

After 10 years of being in jail, this is what Shyne has become...Lying when he was caught on tape looking like a coward.

Back in the spring, fans were shocked to hear that Halle Berry had parted ways with Gabriel Aubry, her model beau of nearly four years and dad to her daughter Nahla, 2.



But the lovers in question weren't blindsided at all. "Gabriel and I had long dealt with it," Berry, 43, says of their breakup in the new issue of Vogue. "We were done. And we were on a good foot, and we had decided what we were going to do for Nahla, and we were able to…

NyPost.com: Cops seized $87,000 in cash as well as evidence of cocaine trafficking yesterday from the home of the man who miraculously survived after being hit by 21 bullets on Sunday, police sources said.



The officers reported finding 30 Ziploc bags containing a white residue along with the cash in Angel Alvarez's apartment.



Alvarez, 23, allegedly…

ATLANTA -- Channel 2 Action News obtained video of a deadly shooting at a south Atlanta hotel on Monday that may show the robber killing himself, according to police.



Detectives told Channel 2’s Ryan Young they are studying the tape and trying to explain the events that unfolded at Travelodge Hotel near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday.



Hotel security cameras show the unidentified…

The plane had just landed, but he was ready to take off.

A JetBlue flight attendant blew his top, grabbed some beer and bolted out an emergency slide at Kennedy Airport Monday - then headed home to have sex with his boyfriend.

After he was bonked in the head by a bag, Steven Slater stunned passengers by spewing profanity and ranting about quitting as…

CASTRIES, St Lucia — St Lucia police this morning appealed to citizens to help provide information that could result in the capture of three prisoners, including two Venezuelan nationals, who escaped from the island’s main prison after armed gunmen stormed the facility late yesterday.

“A special appeal goes out to all members of the public with any information…

Tiger Woods gave a broad hint today that he may skip this year's Ryder Cup in Wales after completing the worst performance of his professional career, an 18‑over‑par effort at the Bridgestone Invitational that confirmed his game – like his life away from the golf course – has reached rock bottom.



"I didn't drive it at all this week. My…

As we reported earlier today Comedian/actor Jamie Foxx went on his Foxxhole radio show recently and took some shots at both Montana Fishburne and Brian Pumper.



Well, Montana has fired back via her Twitter page, and she doesn't mince words either.



She first tweets "Jamie…

Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy (left) died after taking part in the World Sauna Championship



The two finalists in Finland's annual World Sauna Championships were rushed to hospital before the competition ended and the Russian contestant died.



The "Russian competitor has died in [the] Sauna World Championships," the competition head, Ossi Arvela, said in a statement.



He added that the Finnish finalist had been taken from…