Caribbean Fever's Blog – October 2015 Archive (85)

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three officers have been arrested in connection with what police believe was the contract killing of a 61 year-old businesswoman.

No charges have been laid, but the trio is suspected of being involved in last Friday’s shooting death of Norma Coleman.

And Assistant Commissioner of Police Ealan Powell, who heads the Criminal Investigation Branch, has indicated…

Metta World Peace began his professional basketball career with the Chicago Bulls after being drafted to the NBA in 1999. We watched the Queensbridge, New York native change his name (twice) as he traveled the world to play in different leagues, and though he plans to continue doing so, Los Angeles has proven to be where his heart resides.



It wasn't easy for Metta - formerly known as Ron…

British PM David Cameron Says It's "More Likely Than Not" A Bomb Brought Down Russian Plane Killing 224. ISIS Claims Responsibility (Video)

• ISIS has released a picture purporting to show device used to down plane
• The image is published in the latest edition of its magazine called 'Dabiq'
• It shows a soft…

• Jason Pierre-Paul lost almost all of his index finger, thumb and middle finger also damaged during Fourth of July incident 
• This week Pierre-Paul signed a contract that guarantees him $1.5m 
• Could raise high…

A Johnston school bus driver has been arrested on charges of assaulting a special needs student on his bus Thursday afternoon in front of other children, who posted video of the incident on social media.…

• Oprah was ambushed by a man claiming to be her 'secret son' in New York
• The 61-year-old was photographed during the awkward encounter with Calvin Mitchell after a taping of the Late Show on October 15
• She said she didn't immediately recognize the man, but…

• During spring in Chile the Atacama desert becomes a explosion of colour
• This year's bloom is particularly vibrant due to heavy storms in March
• The pink scene is expected to last until November attracting 20,000 tourists…

Tracy Nelson woke up on a cold January morning in 2007 to find that her arm had gone limp during the night. Thinking she had just slept on it wrong she attempted to get out of bed. Moments later she went crashing to the floor.

Nelson didn't know it yet, but she was experiencing a left brain stroke that most likely resulted from a heart condition known as …

It's gotten so bad that the British government set up a national sperm bank last year, but the organization still can't meet demand. It recently began advertising on the radio to recruit donors.

Shortages have also…

Sheriff claims officer who flipped black female student and desk over & drags her out of classroom isn't racist because his girlfriend is African American {VIDEO}

• Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced Deputy Ben Fields has been relieved of duty
• Fields, 34, was captured on video Monday overturning a student in…

Dominic Hugh Smith, a former police officer and security agent, was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to his role in a Jamaican-based fraudulent lottery scam that targeted mostly elderly victims in the United States.

Smith, a native of Georgia, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Robert J Conrad Jr of the Western District of North Carolina to serve 27 months behind bars and another year of…

LENDL SIMMONS (RIGHT) WAS FOUND TO HAVE BREACHED THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THERESE HO (LEFT).

West Indies cricketer Lendl Simmons has been ordered to pay his ex-lover TT$150,000 (US$23,695) in compensation for sharing sexually explicit photos of her after they ended their relationship.

The ruling was made this morning by High…

Newly crowned three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton basked in the glory of emulating childhood hero Ayrton Senna on Sunday, describing his United States Grand Prix triumph as his "greatest moment".

As his Mercedes team celebrated all around him, soaking him in champagne, the 30-year-old Briton reflected on his role-model status and his hopes and inspirations in the aftermath of an astonishing race and…

• Julia Stephenson is sick of being squashed by fat people when she flies
• Believes that the obese should pay more for flights as they weigh more
• She thinks that airlines shouldn't be criticised for charging by the pound …

Pharrell Williams simply knows how to make hit records and seems to have another one on his hands with "Freedom."

What him thrill the crowd at the Mediolanum Forum on Sunday, October 25, in Milan, Italy with a performance of the catchy tune at the 2015 MTV European Music Awards.…

• San Pedro prison sits in the mountains of west Bolivia
• It was made famous by Australian author Rusty Young 
• Inmates run the show independent from external guards
• Prisoners dish out a brutal mode of self-styled…

• The 60-year-old Timberwolves coach, president, and part owner died Sunday following a five-month battle with Hodgkin lymphoma 
• Saunders went 654-592 in 17 NBA seasons with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards
• He nurtured…

The United Nations (UN) is calling on political parties and their supporters carry out their voting activities peacefully when the first round of presidential elections, the second round of legislative elections and municipal elections take place on Sunday.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he welcomes the next phase of the electoral process, but wants voting to be free from violence and to see all…

ISIS vows to attack Washington next in chilling new video and vows EVERY nation involved in Syrian airstrikes will 'suffer France's fate' as CIA director warns 'this is not a one-off'