Caribbean Fever's Blog – May 2014 Archive (92)

A city magistrate Monday freed a former beauty queen charged with murdering her wealthy husband seven years ago.

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry said there was insufficient evidence to link Carol Ann Lynch to the murder of her 44-year-old Farouk Razac on May 7, 2007.

Lynch was first charged in May 2007 with killing her husband at their upscale Bel Air Park…

• Officer Steve Arkell, 48, was shot dead just before the explosion
• He is the father of two teenaged girls and was a 15-year veteran of the Brentwood Police Department
  
  
• Shooting suspect Michael Nolan, 47, is also believed by police to have died in either the fire or the…

26-year old Michael Blair was a suicidal, paranoid schizophrenic, according to his family. Relatives called Houston police to their home last November for help after Blair locked himself in a bathroom and refused to come.

When officers responded to the scene they attempted to convince Blair to come out of the…

Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a deadly attack in the East Village.

Ruan Wen Hui, 68, was walking on East 6th Street off Avenue D around 9 p.m. Friday when he was brutally beaten, police said.

Surveillance video of the incident shows the suspect approaching Hui and yelling at him before throwing him…

A jealous father-of-twelve who burned his 24-year-old lover to death when she tried to leave him for his 18-year-old son has been jailed for life.

Ashley Williams, 49, hit Julie Beattie, 24, over the head with a hammer before he doused her in a mixture of petrol and diesel fuel.

 She managed to stagger out of her home in flames like a ‘zombie’ and gasp: ‘Ashley did this…

A 16-yr-old African American boy was sexually assaulted by a police officer during a “stop and frisk” pat-down. The assault was committed with such violence that the youth’s testicles were literally ruptured.

Now, Darrin Manning of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania may never be able to father children, according to the doctors who performed surgery on his virtually destroyed testicles.…

Despite some protest from some students both past and present, Sean “Diddy” Combsdelivered a well received commencement speech at yesterday’s Howard University graduation.

Diddy, who is a former alumni of Howard University, receives a honorary degree in humanities.

During his speech Diddy says it feels good to…

Berkeley County, South Carolina teacher Ellen Niemiec is a poor excuse for a wife and school instructor.

The 29-year old married mother of three was charged Thursday, May 8, with three counts of sexual battery, two of them felonies because the students were 17, authorities said. The third was 18.



Niemiec is accused of having sex with all 3 on April 11 on Cross High School…

• President interrupted during address to tech-leaders in San Jose, California on Thursday
• Riled that he was unable to finish his speech, the president kept calm 
  
  
• Told his heckler that he would speak to him afterwards but he 'kinda screwed up my…

Undefeated heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder has been getting trolled relentlessly by some cyber bully named Charlie Zelenoff.

Over time Zelenoff has hurled racist slurs at Wilder, made disrespectful comments about his daughter, who has Spina Bifida, made harassing phone calls and texts. …

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman does not believe the NFL would act as decisively as the NBA if a team owner were caught making racist comments. Sherman cited the controversial name of the football team in the nation's capital as evidence that the NFL would not have issued a lifetime ban to a team owner caught making bigoted remarks like those that earned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling exile from the NBA.…

The Caribbean could be at risk from a mega-tsunami that scientists warn could devastate coastlines from Florida to Brazil following a volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands.

The monster wave generated by part of a mountain collapsing into the sea would be the biggest ever recorded and would be an unstoppable force, travelling at speeds of up to 500mph.

The massive wall…

Sprint legend Usain Bolt is the victim of theft.

The world’s fastest man took to his Twitter page to appeal to anyone who stole a pair of signed Puma spikes in Croydon, London.

The pair of spike was signed by Usain Bolt in 2009 after setting a new world record in the 100 meter. The spike were framed and put on display…

Queens councilman, Ruben Wills was arrested Wednesday on charges of stealing $30,500 in government money, and using some of it for shopping trips to Nordstrom and Century 21 and the purchase of a $750 Vuitton bag at Macy’s. His charges included scheming to defraud, grand larceny and falsifying business records. A relative, Jelani Mills, of St. Albans, Queens, also was charged. Former state Sen. Shirley Huntley, for whom Wills once worked as chief…

"I'm Viewing It As The Weakest Move I've Ever Seen From A Superstar" Stephen A. Smith On Kevin Durant Leaving Oklahoma City For Golden State (Video)

• Peyton Manning had the crowd roaring during his opening monologue at ESPYS
• But one person not laughing was Kevin Durant as Manning's jokes zeroed in on him
• Durant was targeted by Peyton and chided for joining the winning…

A nasty yard fight between two teenage girls in Ohio turned dirty after the belligerent 16-year-old behind the brawl was spectacularly smacked down by a shovel.

Now Miranda Fugate, who proudly announced on social media that she 'smokes weed for a living and is the the girl who got hit by a shovel', has become something of an internet sensation - complete with a spin-off Twitter account, Kendrick Lamar remix clip and even a hoax death - after a…

The-Dream Wanted By The NYPD For Allegedly Punching & Kicking His Pregnant Girlfriend *UPDATE* The-Dream Arrested

Lydia Nam, the baby mother of record producer/singer The-Dream, has released the graphicphotos from the alleged assault.

The-Dream, whose real name is Terius Youngdell Nash, was arrested earlier this month in New York City following a police…