Caribbean Fever's Blog – February 2017 Archive (90)

Anthony Laine has been jailed for 12 years (Picture: SWNS)

A man has been jailed for 12 years after he attacked a woman so badly that her face became completely detached from her skull.

Anthony Laine, 30, raped the woman twice near the River Severn in Bewdley, Worcestershire last summer.

The woman was left with a ‘floating face’ – a medical term…

JAMAICA’S TOURISM MINISTER EDMUND BARTLETT (LEFT) SAYS JAMAICA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 32,000 VISITORS VIA AIRBNB. HE MADE THE COMMENTS WHILE TOURING TRENCH TOWN WHICH IS TO BE REPOSITIONED AS A MAJOR TOURIST HUB AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF REGGAE.

t’s been just two months since Jamaica’s tourism authorities signed a deal with online travel marketplace Airbnb,…

• At least 17 people have been injured in the most recent accident involving a float
• Top of the float buckled during Rio de Janeiro's iconic parade early on Tuesday
• Six of the 17 injured were taken to hospital - one person with serious head trauma
• One of Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school's floats crashed into a barrier on…

He landed himself in hot water following last year's post-Olympics partying.

But Usain Bolt didn't let that stop him having a whale of a time at the Trinidad carnival over the weekend.

The fastest man in the world, 30, was seen grinding on a party of pretty women as they partied up the storm.

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Gloria Dallsingh portrays “Glamour Queen” for the band Kallicharan Carnival. Photo by Damian Luk Pat, used with permission.

Trinidad and Tobago…

DIGICEL GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COLM DELVES

Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt.

The cuts are expected to begin on Wednesday, affecting the company’s 6, 500 full time employees, plus contractors and part-time workers in the Caribbean, Central America and in the…

'What did you do Warren?' The internet mocks Beatty and Faye Dunaway with a barrage of memes after they wrongly named La La Land best picture

During last night’s Oscars, Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali stole the show and made history.

• De'Andre Malik Thomas, 20, has been charged with murder in connection with the Thursday shooting death of Kareem Mano, 25
• Police say the two men had argued about a cellphone Thomas allegedly sold to the sister of Mano's girlfriend
• Thomas and Mano agreed to…

A suspect is in custody after 28 people were injured Saturday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans, police said.

Police Chief Michael Harrison said the suspect is being investigated for driving while…

Gun violence on the Jacksonville, Florida set of a music video for Boosie Badazz and Baby Soulja has left one man dead and four others wounded.

Boosie and Soulja were filming…

• Australians are opting to get creative with how their bodies are disposed of  
•  People are requesting they be turned into diamonds, fireworks and records
• These options are instead of traditional choices like burial and cremation…

The boxer’s son was repeatedly asked about his religion 

The son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by immigration staff who asked – ‘are you Muslim?’

A lawyer claims Muhammad Ali Jr, was asked targeted by immigration officials at a Florida airport who repeatedly asked about his religion and where he got his name.

Chris Mancini tells the Courier Journal in Louisville that 44-year-old Muhammad Ali Jr. and his…

JASON JONES WANTS THE LAWS ABOLISHED. (PHOTO: TRINIDAD EXPRESS)

He has been disowned by his family and taunted for his sexual preference, and now gay rights activist Jason Jones is fighting back.

The Trinidadian, who now lives in London, has filed a lawsuit challenging the country’s buggery laws. He says he has no selfish motive but is on a mission to improve life for “future…

A new tour, showcasing movie locations throughout Jamaica, including the sites of some of the world’s most iconic films, has been launched by destination management company (DMC)…

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THE CONUS REGIUS IS A SEA SNAIL IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

The venom of a small snail native to the Caribbean could be used to develop a completely new way of treating chronic pain, according to researchers.

The venom of the Conus regius sea snail, which is normally used to paralyse or kill the snail’s prey, also contains a compound that seems to offer long-lasting pain relief.…

• A huge crowd of people was seen in the streets on Wednesday night in Anaheim 
• Rally took place after clip showed cop opening fire during fight with 13-year-old
• Hundreds of residents gathered on…

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, SAYS OPPOSITION LEADER MIA MOTTLEY.

At wits end with the Freundel Stuart administration, the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is gearing up to hit the streets for a National March of Disgust and Rally in another two weeks, party leader Mia Mottley today announced.

She said the March 11 event would be “the first salvo by…

Law enforcers in Trinidad and Tobago are disturbed – not just about the country’s spiraling murder rate but the increasing number of illegal weapons on the street.

And according to the country’s top cop, the twin-island republic has the highest number of firearms on the street in the region, with 80 per cent of homicides recorded involving guns.

Acting…

President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign got underway with a bang and a few familiar black faces this past weekend at an airport hangar in Florida.

And I emphasize blackface here only to underscore the minstrel-like antics of the three to four black folks in the obligatory background shot of the President’s most recent installment of what can now only be referred to as his permanent campaign.…