Caribbean Fever's Blog – January 2015 Archive (69)

Veteran Reggae Artiste Pinchers was shot Saturday night, by gun men on Molynes Road, Kingston 10, but the artiste is doing fine.



Two men were killed in the incident and another man was also injured.



The Constant Spring Police report that about 11:20 p.m., all four men were among a group of people at a shop when they were pounced upon by armed men driving in a…

• In 2007, Taofick Okoya, created a doll that Nigerian girls could identify with
• 43-year-old based his Queens of Africa dolls on country's biggest tribes
• They cost roughly £4.50 and aim to promote strong feminine…

Police say a Jamaican-born Home Depot employee shot and killed a supervisor Sunday before turning the gun on himself.

Police said Calvin Esdaile Jr., 31, shot…

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Could it be that there is an emerging ‘Silicon Valley’ in the Caribbean and few know it?

According to Silicon Caribe’s Ingrid Riley, there are a number of Caribbean Startups to Watch in 2015, thanks to bootstrapping entrepreneurs who “squeezed a lot out of DSL Internet speeds, and without the help of accelerators, hubs or incubators, used primarily online advertising and affiliate marketing to make money.”

The Top…

ANDRE RUSSELL STRUCK A SENSATIONAL UNBEATEN HALF-CENTURY 

Andre Russell struck a sensational unbeaten half-century as West Indies ended their nine-year wait for a One-Day International victory over South Africa by clinching a nervy one wicket win, with nine balls to spare in the fourth game of the five-match series here Sunday.

The right-hander belted an exciting 64 from 40…

Love & Hip Hop: New York star Tara Wallace stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk about her recent vacation with Peter Gunz while his wife Amina Buddafly was at home, dating, her kids, acting, Peter's relationship with her family and more.…

• Mysterious toy-unboxer DC Toys Collector was 2014's most popular YouTube channel with 380 million views a month
• With lilting voice and cutesy nail art, her videos can easily hit millions of views within a week of posting
• Many have tried to track her down and…

Lil Wayne Says He Was Hurt & Angry When Drake Confessed He'd Smashed His GF While Weezy Was In Rikers Island

Lil Wayne was back on ESPN’s ‘First Take’. Weezy joined Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless to talk about Green Bay Packers and injury of their star wide receiver, Jordy Nelson, Tom Brady’s situation, N.W.A.…

*Brooklyn has a new majestic performing arts theater that will kick off with a concert featuring Diana Ross.

The 1929 Loew’s Kings Theatre has been renamed Kings Theatre and is reopening following a $95 million restoration. Historic lighting fixtures, carpets and other original decor have been recreated. Also, new sound and lighting systems and dressing rooms were installed, reports the Associated…

The Muskogee, Oklahoma Police Department has placed an officer on paid administrative leave following a shooting that left a suspect dead.

Officer Chansey McMillin pulled into a church parking lot to confront 21-year-old Terence D. Walker after getting a domestic abuse call. McMillan, a Texas native, had traveled to Oklahoma to retrieve items…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo presented his “2015 Opportunity Agenda” at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany on Thursday, January 22. He proposed many issues including a minimum wage increase, more jobs in poor neighborhoods, education system reform and restoring the public's faith in the judicial system.…

Up-and-coming R&B singer Micah is slowly getting his name and notoriety up, but it isn’t just his voice that’s gaining attention, as the male singer appears to be packing hips and thighs that would make even the curviest of women look slim.

Many are questioning if his ample curves are simply padding, surgically enhanced or natural. With most feeling…

OPPOSITION LEADER MIA MOTTLEY TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE THAT “IT IS OUR VIEW THAT THE SPEAKER SHOULD NOT BE IN THE CHAIR UNTIL THESE MATTERS ARE RESOLVED.

Opposition legislators Tuesday walked out of the Parliament demanding that the Speaker Michael Carrington not preside over the legislature until a court matter in which he is involved is settled.

Opposition Leader Mia Mottley…

PETER SILVERA

A former Jamaican policeman has been included on the list of eight most wanted suspects being sought by the Toronto Police Fugitive Squad.

The police believe that Peter Silvera who is wanted in Jamaica in connection with two deaths in 2004,…

Houston rapper Doughbeezy walked right into the middle of a home invasion robbery on Tuesday, January 20, and was almost killed.

When he went to visit a friend in The Heights, he noticed a man hiding by a trash can. A scuffle ensued as Doughbeezy fought with 2 gunmen.…