Caribbean Fever's Blog – August 2017 Archive (124)

'He didn't discover America he invaded it': Protesters now rally to REMOVE statue of Christopher Columbus from Manhattan after NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was under review as a 'symbol of hate'

Nearly 5,000 people have signed a petition proposing that a statue of Christopher Columbus be taken down and replaced instead by a statue of Prince.

The petitioners pointed to the…

Busta Rhymes taps Vybz Kartel and Tory Lanez for his new single “Girlfriend” take a listen to the banger below.

HUNDREDS FLOCKED TO THE OFFICES OF PINEAPPLE EXPRESS AND ASUE HOLDERS. (PHOTO: BAHAMAS TRIBUNE)

Hundreds of Bahamians stormed the offices of “asue” holders company, Pineapple Express this morning to recover their monies from the business that regulators have described as a Ponzi scheme.

Police had to be called to control the angry customers who were part of the asue – a system of saving money, and…

During this year’s Black Girls Rock ceremony, Representative Maxine Waterswas honored and received a standing ovation.

At the time, Waters, who has been called “Auntie Maxine” by millennial activists, said in her acceptance speech, “I don’t care how big you are, I don’t care how high you are, If you come for me, I’m coming for you!

So, of…

• Ozell Williams has been fired by East High School in Denver, Colorado
• Footage from cheer camp in June shows him holding down screaming girls
• They beg him to stop forcing them to do splits - a technique known as 'breaking'…

The attack against the Islamic centre is being treated as a hate crime (Picture: Photopress Belfast)

Racists left a pig’s head on the doorstep of a mosque late at night.

Islamophobic graffiti was also painted on the walls of the Islamic centre in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.

The pig was reportedly left at the mosque at around 11.15pm on Wednesday, while…

• Mavis Wanczyk, 53, won the largest single-ticket Powerball prize in US history  
• The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, and the Powerball number was 4
• She purchased $758 million winning ticket at a Pride Station and Store…

VENEZUELANS ARE FLEEING THEIR HOMELAND WHERE FREQUENT CLASHES HAVE LEFT MANY DEAD AND INJURED.

Religious, humanitarian and non-governmental organizations in Guyana have rapped the David Granger administration for its treatment of Venezuelans fleeing their homeland because of the worsening political and economic environment.

Venezuelans who enter Georgetown illegally are taken before the law courts,…

Harlem rapper Dave East recently visited New York City radio station Hot 97 to chop it up with Ebro, Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez.

He talked about the process behind Paranoia: A True Story, wanting to work directly with producers on his next body of work, becoming famous, carrying…

LeBron James WENT TO DINNER With His Wife . . . After The Kyrie Trade Was Announced

On Tuesday’s episode of “Bachelor in Paradise,” DeMario Jackson broke down when speaking with host Chris Harrison about the scandal in which he was accused of sexually assaulting Corinne Olympios.

He said that this kind of accusation was “every man’s biggest fear,” according to The Hollywood Reporter, and broke down in tears as he described what he had endured, along with his family.…

Kaylee Moats, 22, from Gilbert, Arizona, was born with Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome (MRKH), which means she has no cervix, uterus, or vaginal opening.  She gave an interview to Bancroft media as she discussed options with her doctor on the possibly having a life-changing surgery that would allow her to have sex with her boyfriend and, in her own words, “feel like a woman.”…

National Security Minister Robert Montague says electronic monitoring is to be introduced for persons who are the subject of restraining orders.

He says his Ministry is in discussion with a supplier to procure the equipment.

Montague explained that once the Restraining Order is executed against a perpetrator, that person will be fitted with the electronic bracelet, while…

• Seth DeValve, 24, is a second-year tight end for the Cleveland Browns 
• DeValve is married to a black woman and said he hopes his future children can 'grow up in a better world'
• More than a dozen players formed a circle on the team's sideline Monday…

Mystikal Indicted On 1st-Degree Rape, 2nd-Degree Kidnapping Charges. Bail Is Set At 3Million Mystikal is officially a free man, at least for now.