Caribbean Fever's Blog – July 2019 Archive (99)

Donald Trump delivers July 4th Independence Day speech at the Lincoln Memorial

The rapper/DJ/producer scoffed at the president's show of military might for the Independence Day holiday, saying it was not unlike the North Korean dictator's behavior

The parade display will reportedly include military tanks that sat in southeast Washington D.C. for days, one of the most densely Black…

6.4 magnitude EARTHQUAKE hits Southern California: Biggest quake in 20 YEARS rattles thousands - including celebrities

• Geologists say the 6.4-magnitude quake will produce an aftershock which could be even more powerful 
• The new ShakeAlert app in Los Angeles detected the quake but did not send out a…

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the scheme for tourism workers will be the largest single pension plan in Jamaica and, arguably, the Caribbean. (Photo: JIS)

The House of Representatives has passed the Tourism Workers Pension Bill, which seeks to establish a defined contribution pension scheme for hospitality industry workers.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the scheme will be the largest…

• The boy, 16, allegedly filmed himself raping the girl in a darkened room at a party
• He is then said to have messaged: 'When your first time having sex was rape' 
• But Judge James Troiano said the teen suspect was destined for a 'good…

• Photos taken by Homeland Security inspectors show migrants being held in dangerously overcrowded cells in border holding facilities in Texas
• Conditions were uncovered last month when Department of…

Search for Americans Who Went Missing in Barbados is Called Off The missing jet ski was spotted off the coast of Guadeloupe.

The French Navy confirmed over the weekend that a jet ski bearing the registration number of the one that an American couple was riding when they went missing in Barbados last month, was found off the coast of Guadeloupe.

But there was no sign of the missing duo, Oscar Suarez,…

• Mother-of-15 Martha Crouch, 53 was arrested at her home in Aztec, New Mexico on June 24 for child abuse and cruelty to children
• Her husband Timothy, 57, a former reserve deputy sheriff and firefighter is charged with obstructing a child abuse investigation…

Khloe Kardashian (L), Jordyn Woods

The war of words between the two women got heated when Kardashian unloaded on Woods on the 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' season finale

According to Radar Online, following the news that Jordyn Woods had an inappropriate moment with the father of Kardashian’s child, Cleveland Cavaliers player Tristan Thompson, her sisters Kim and Kourtney…

Colin Kaepernick sparks outrage for 'selectively' quoting Frederick Douglass' historic Fourth of July speech to slam police brutality and leaving out parts where the abolitionist praised America

• Police said Tyler Skaggs was found unresponsive in his hotel room at a Hilton in Southlake, Texas, shortly after 2pm Monday
• He was pronounced dead at the scene and authorities do not suspect foul play
• The Los Angeles area-native had…

• Hunter Biden opened up about his addictions, his new wife, his dating his sister-in-law and his foreign business deals in an interview with The New Yorker
• 'Look, everybody faces pain,' he told the magazine. 'Everybody has trauma. There's addiction in every…

15-year-old Cori Gauff defeats Venus Williams in straight sets at Wimbledon

• US tennis star Coco Gauff plays former world number one Simona Halep today
• Teenager beat Venus Williams and Polona Hercog last week to qualify for last 16…

• Authorities in the Dominican Republic revealed that Víctor Hugo Gómez Vasquez offered $30,000 for hit men to carry out the assassination of his cousin 
• Police said the alleged mastermind paid only $10,000 to the hit squad for the shooting…

Lil Nas X comes out on Twitter on the last day of Pride month and is praised by celebrities including The Walking Dead's Daniel Newman and Ellen show's Kalen Allen

Lil Nas X performs on stage during Internet Live By BuzzFeed at Webster Hall on July 25, 2019 in New York City. 

Lil Nas X is galloping his way to two new records on the Billboard charts thanks to the massive success of “Old Town Road.”…

Kevin Durant is headed…