CaribbeanFever.Com's Blog – December 2010 Archive (123)

CaribbeanFever and FeverEyes will reflect on some of the highlights of 2010. Today we look at the  personalities who have left us - both in Jamaica and on the international scene.

Sugar Minott

On Sunday, July 11 Jamaicans woke up to the shocking news that Reggae stalwart Sugar Minot had made the transition from life to death. The 'Herbman Hustling' singer will surely be missed.

Gregory Isaacs

October 25 will never be…

Eddie Murphy’s Ex-Wife Nicole Murphy Says She’s Broke, Owes IRS

Nicole Murphy (left) was conned out of $10 million by former friend Troy Stratos (right)

Video After The Jump…

 With dead models hanging from nooses around their necks and dismembered heads littering the floor, Kanye West has produced what must surely be his most controversial video yet.

As we reported , singers Chris Brown and Raz B got into a heated argument via Twitter. Both probably should have used better judgement by avoiding the public beef that was sparked by a tweet Raz made dissing Chris for how he treated Rihanna.



Today Chris is attempting to clear the air, hoping to avoid a backlash from the gay community by…

Here's how three brazen bandits ransacked a Manhattan diamond store and walked away with nearly $900,000 worth of baubles in a heist reminiscent of the movie "Ocean's Eleven."

Police yesterday released a 24-second video of the thieves -- who wore masks, hats and dark clothing -- using their gloved hands…

 Kim Kardashian is continuing on with her music career, despite doubt from naysayers about the reality TV star's talent.…

Death stalked the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in 2010 overshadowing many significant events such as the election of the first woman head of government in Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda and St Maarten, as well as the continued impact of the global economic and financial crisis on the region.

None of the 15-member Caricom grouping was spared, as the hand of death swept across the region —…

(CNN) -- Arthur Sedille was up-front with police: He would often put a gun to his wife's head during fantasy sex play at their Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, home.

But Sedille said he didn't know the gun was loaded when he pressed it to his wife's head and pulled the handgun's slide back during sex on…

It’s always cool to see young kids working hard to pursue their dreams.



9-year old Starr Andrews has her sights set on making it to the Olympics one day soon. She has a ton of talent, I’m betting we’ll be seeing a lot more of her in the…

Fresh from releasing her fifth album, Loud, last month and all set to launch her new fragrance Reb’l Fleur (Rebel Flower) next year, Barbadian superstar Rihanna seems just as busy at home as she is on the international scene.

Now back home for the Christmas holidays, the 22-year-old beauty has been spending time with family and friends, riding the waves on the West…

NEW YORK CITY -- The Obama administration confirmed on Monday afternoon that the president, in a call with the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, expressed gratitude for the team's decision to give a second chance to quarterback Michael Vick.

But the nexus of the call, spokesman Bill Burton told The Huffington Post, was on the team's plans to use alternative energy sources at their stadium. And while the president was…

                                   Orville Braham, 37, of Stoughton from his Oct. 31, 2010 booking photo.

Anowa Adjah aka "The Nigerian Powerhouse" is showing that women with larger bodies need not feel ashamed of their weight.



The fitness guru proves that females over 200 pounds can be just as sexy and physically fit as ladies with smaller body types.



Peep Anowa…

Cricket authorities here have given batting legend Brian Lara an opening invitation to play the Twenty20 format for the national side.

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New York Governor David Paterson has granted pardons to 24 immigrants, including Caribbean nationals, who were due to be deported because of prior criminal convictions.

Though he did not identify the nationalities of all the immigrants who had faced deportation, Paterson singled out Haitian, Edouard Colas.…

*Unfortunately The Game didn’t have a very merry Christmas to talk about this year. Instead he was visited by the Grinch, so he says.



After buying presents at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park, Calif., he returned to his friend’s vehicle to find out that $75,000 and several pieces of jewelry were…

SuperClubs chairman John Issa

Issa frequently appeared ruffled and argumentative, using words like "racist" and "bigot" to describe lawyers representing the defendants…