Caribbean Fever's Blog – September 2011 Archive (28)

General elections politics is very much the game in the Caribbean Community this September — from Jamaica in the north to St Lucia in the eastern subregion and down to Guyana on the South American mainland.

But, undoubtedly, the most dramatic political development has been last Sunday's surprised, if not exactly shocking, announcement by Jamaica's Bruce Golding to quit both as prime minister and…

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Responds To Oscar De La Hoya Saying He Was A "Scared" Fighter: "What Are We Talking About? Drugs, Lies, Adultery & Dressing In Drag"

Oscar De La Hoya stopped by The Breakfast Club to speak on the following topics:

·        Is it difficult to promote a fight when both fighters don’t speak English…

Ashton Kutcher's wandering eyes may have contributed to the end of his six-year marriage to Demi Moore.



According to the New York Post, Demi finally had enough after finding out Kutcher slept with a 23-year old jump off after a night of partying. This reportedly happened on the night of his sixth wedding anniversary to Moore.



“Ashton was a serial cheater,…

Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths, are linked to the tainted fruit. State and local officials say they are investigating three additional deaths that may be…

Perhaps no space in New York City is governed by as complex a set of social rules as the cramped subway car, that lurching human Petri dish that has spawned a thousand sociology papers. Its nuanced etiquette is known to generations of New Yorkers: head down, body clenched, contact of eyes or limbs a no-no.…

Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley is part of a new band which includes Rolling Stones heavyweight Mick…

With a net worth of around $550 million, Diddy has been picked by Forbes as the front runner to become hip-hop's first billionaire.



However, the Bad Boy CEO does have competition. Jay-Z ($450 million), Dr. Dre ($250 million), Birdman…

A Portmore, St Catherine resident is now the laughing stock in his community after he was fitted with two 'jackets' by two different women.

The man, who is in his late 20s, recently discovered that a four-year-old child, who is still living with him, isn't his son after it was revealed by his so-called 'babymother'.

Previously, the man had learnt that a…

Duvalier has been indicted by Haitian authorities for embezzlement, theft of public funds and crimes against humanity committed during his presidency.

Amnesty International says political will is needed from Haiti's new administration to bring former President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to justice for human rights abuses committed…

Christopher Cristwell, 25, is a Starbucks employee with a knack for satire. When he uploaded an acoustic ballad about his employer -- performed in nothing but shorts and a green Starbucks apron -- it quickly went viral. Viral Youtube videos can be launching pads for careers, but in this case, Cristwell was fired.

In rhyming couplets, Cristwell singingly admits to various behaviors that might give the corporate…

The wealthy British territory of the Cayman Islands has been shaken by a spate of rare, deadly shootings blamed on drug gang rivalries.

Governor Duncan Taylor says the murders of three young men in the West Bay community of Grand Cayman over the last five days are "shocking and intolerable."

The islands' police department has increased the number of…

Julian Jones-Griffiths, manage for dancehall star Mavado, is being sought by the police. However, Jones-Griffiths  has expressed surprise that the police have issued an appeal for information on his whereabouts.

If Michael Jackson had been convicted of child abuse in his 2005 case there's a chance he might not have fled the country.



Jermaine Jackson told the London Times that his family was not going to let their Michael go down for a crime they feel he didn't commit.



"If they were going to sit and crucify my brother for something that he…