Three rapists were sent to jail yesterday for a total of 146 years with hard labour after they were found guilty of kidnapping and raping a 30-year-old woman four years ago.

Kenisha Thom did not place in the top five at the Miss World show yesteray because she did not get enough Internet votes.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - A strong earthquake shook Trinidad yesterday afternoon, damaging several buildings south of the capital, officials and residents said. No injuries or damage to the country's important gas industry were reported.

Members of Operation Kingfish and a detachment from Scotland Yard - the British Intelligence Agency - swooped down on several posh residence in upscale St. Andrew on Tuesday, searching for vital pieces of evidences to conclude their investigations into a multimillion dollar money laundering racket.

Two trucks laden with goods and heading out of town were hijacked within an hour early yesterday morning by a gang of armed men on Spanish Town Road near the entrance to Riverton City, the municipal dump, and one of the capital's more insecure neighbourhoods, especially after dark.

Bookmakers have placed Miss World contestant Trinidad and Tobago's Kenisha Thom in the top three.

Music pirates can now purchase a licence that will allow them to sell copyrighted music.

Five Scotland Yard detectives arrived in Jamaica yesterday to work with the local police on Operation Kingfish, the Government's latest crime-fighting initiative with a mandate to tackle drug smuggling and gangs.

MIAMI - Three Florida companies and six Florida residents were sued in state court Tuesday, accused of taking part in a scheme to defraud the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago of up to $105 million.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Gunmen driving a car shot and killed a police officer near Jamaica's capital Saturday, the 11th officer slain this year, police said.