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

A Maryland mother killed her four-year-old daughter when she kicked the girl in the stomach for not brushing her teeth.

Iris Herndanez Rivas’ daughter, Nohely Alexandra Martinez Hernandez, died on Wednesday, according to Montgomery County police. According to a release from the police department, Rivas called the police on January 26 and “requested medical…

There has been strong, mixed reaction to a United Nations (UN) recommendation that Jamaica redefine sexual intercourse, as the country updates its laws to crack down on rape and other forms of sexual violence.

Under Jamaica’s existing Sexual Offences Act, sexual intercourse is defined as “penetration of the vagina of one person by the penis of another person”.

The…

More stringent dog control legislation that could include a ban on certain breeds could be on the cards for Barbados.

Minister of Health John Boyce announced the move four days after an elderly woman was mauled to death by five dogs, including pit bulls.

Retired nurse Verona Gibson, 47, was on her way to clean the St Barnabas Anglican Church on Saturday when she…

Legendary rapper KRS-One will drop a new song every Friday in honor of Black History Month. Here's his first cut titled "Slavery". Have a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comments…

With his new album I Decided out now, Detroit rapper Big Sean stopped by New York City radio station Hot 97 to drop a new freestyle for Funkmaster Flex over ‘What We Do‘ from Freeway, ‘Quiet Storm‘ from Mobb…

Another Jamaican sportsman is in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons.

High-profile T20 West Indies cricketer Andre Russell has been banned for all cricket for a year, for a doping whereabouts rule violation, six days after Jamaican Nesta Carter was stripped of his gold medal from the…

Tamron Hall is leaving NBC as a direct result of the network’s decision to replace her and Al Roker on the third hour of The Today Show.

As Megyn Kelly enters NBC, the network has announced that the former Fox News host will displace the third hour, either taking it over herself or taking the fourth hour slot, with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb…

A well-known Tallahassee pastor has not been practicing what he preaches and is fortunate to be alive.

13 WMAZ reports that on January 17, Pastor O. Jermaine Simmons, of Jacob Chapel church went to the apartment of one of his…

Russell Simmons cuts ties with former friend Donald Trump

Following President Donald Trump‘s astonishing remarks on the uprising of white supremacists in Charlottesville, his former friend, Russell Simmons, has penned an open letter calling on the nation’s leader to change his tune–for…

• Dramatic footage shows zebra clamping its powerful jaws around worker's arm
• Co-worker seen desperately trying to free his colleague using a wooden stick
• But animal carries on dragging the zookeeper around enclosure in Guangzhou
• The…