Caribbean Fever's Blog – April 2015 Archive (78)

Tina Knowles got married to her actor fiance Richard Lawson earlier this month and Jay Z, Beyonce, Blue Ivy and other family members were in attendance.

The lavish wedding took place on a private yacht in Newport Beach, CA. Beyonce shared some of the photos on her website this week.

A bunch of other celebrities were also in attendance including Samuel L. Jackson, Solange…

According to reports, Bobby’s Fast Food, situated in the same building as the popular St James bar, Smokey and Bunty’s, has gone up in flames, taking the Western Main Road watering hole with it.

Pictures of the blaze have been circulated on social media, showing the property engulfed in flames, then one of the gutted structure after the blaze was extinguished.…

• Fight took place Sunday outside Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, Long Island 
• Victim suffered injuries to her face but her attacker hasn't been arrested
• During the brawl, attacker's husband was overheard encouraging her to 'bust' victim's…

JOHNNY MORALES, DIRECTOR OF AIR OPERATIONS FOR CBP’S CARIBBEAN AIR AND MARINE BRANCH (CAMB) SPEAKING TO MEDIA ABOUT THE RECENT INTERCEPTIONS.

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has intercepted a vessel attempting to smuggle 42 bales of cocaine into the country through the Caribbean Sea.

The CBP said the drugs, weighing 2,425 pounds, had a street…

UFC Champion Jon 'Bones' Jones Is A Suspect In Albuquerque Hit & Run Involving Pregnant Woman *UPDATE* Jones Stripped Of Title, Suspended By UFC. Cut By Reebok (Video)

Jon "Bones" Jones is officially back in the UFC after being reinstated on Friday, October 23.…

It's 2015 and the problems between the police and the urban community seem to be getting worse and the divide between the haves and the have nots has widened.

In a 1994 interview Tupac Shakur talked about the problems plaguing society and what motivated him to make hard hitting music.…

Police investigate the crime scene Flatbush Ave. near Foster Ave. in Brooklyn where cop sources and witnesses said six people were shot Monday night.

A Brooklyn funeral took a lethal turn Monday when a shootout erupted outside the service, leaving six people wounded -- two mortally, authorities said.

More than 40 people were leaving a service…

Reggae artiste Sizzla has thrown in the towel on Jamaica and relocated to Zimbabwe, this after being given a farm for performing at President Robert Mugabe's 86th birthday celebrations in February.

"I am here to stay, Zimbabwe is home. I have received tremendous welcome," Sizzla reportedly told the state-owned Sunday Mail weekly newspaper. According to newzimbabwe.com, Sizzla's publicist Olimatta Taal confirmed that…

• Three Americans who were on Mount Everest at the time have been confirmed dead  
• Avalanches were triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh
• Up to 3,300 people have died in the disaster across the Himalayas with scores still unaccounted for in the…

In an effort to preserve coral reefs in Jamaica’s ecosystem, the Sandals Foundation says it will be providing funding for coral reef restoration projects here.

The foundation said the aim is to combat the declining coral reef populations by establishing nurseries across the island.

“The Sandals Foundation is passionate about protecting the environment and particularly…

Ervin Leon Edwards (Video still via The Advocate)

Recent video footage obtained of the last moments of Ervin Leon Edwards’ life seems to contradict police reports about what happened.

Edwards died on November 26, 2013 lying facedown in a West Baton Rouge Parish Jail cell after officers used force, including a taser, to restrain him, reports The Advocate.…

7.8 Magnitude Nepal Earthquake Kills At Least 2,200 (Video/Pics)

Following Dave Chappelle's performance at the Fillmore in Detroit on Thursday, April 23, lots of fans are demanding a refund.

TMZ reports that the comedian told very few jokes. Instead his rambling set was filled with slurred speech and sitting in…

Music legend Willie Nelson is jumping into the movement to commercialize marijuana and plans to roll out his own brand of cannabis that he intends to make "the best on the market."

The singer-songwriter announced in a statement Monday that Willie's Reserve will be grown and sold in Colorado and Washington, two states where recreational use of the drug is legal.

A…