When Prince made his grand entrance at the Bourne Ultimatum recently at the Leicester Square opening with a twin sister combination it was the talk of the town. Little did they know Maya and Nandy McClean have some Trinidadian heritage.

The niece of Brian Lara, Adanna Lara, 21, was caught up in car robbery which had the potential to escalate to a kidnapping for ransom after the bandits realized that Adanna is related to Brian Lara.

Abdul Kareem Ibrahiim, 62, from Trinidad and Guyanese national Abdel Nur, 57, are both wanted on six charges while Abdul Kadir, 56, former Guyanese Member of Parliament, is wanted on seven charges in connection with a plot to blow up fuel lines at JFK Airport in New York. They were ordered extradited to the United States.

Proboodat Joucoo was sentenced to 15 years on Wednesday after he walked into the New York courtroom branding his victim a sinner. A report by the NY Daily News said "Joucoo was sporting a white T-shirt on which he had scrawled the words "unfaithful" and "home breaker" to describe the woman he attacked during a family birthday party two years ago."

The contaminated preschool toys which were made in China and are based on popular characters such as Big Bird, Dora and Barney - Best Manners, have been pulled off shelves in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Canada and the United States.

American singer Akon's "Blame It On Me" song in which he "apologizes" for dancing lewdly with Danah Alleyne, daughter of a local pastor, at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain is set to become an international hit with Akon set to re-release his album.

United States civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton says no one fought for emancipation from slavery for people to kill each other on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago or the United States today.

Rajaiee Ali wrote a letter to his father citing numerous abuses by Trinidad and Tobago Prison Services. The escaped prisoner has claimed to have been religiously persecuted, tortured and subject to inhumane treatment. This is not the first time allegations have been leveled against the Prison Services.

The foreign-used vehicle market in Trinidad and Tobago seems to be a hot destination for stolen cars from Japan. Japanese investigators are in Trinidad and Tobago following up on leads to stolen Japanese cars. The local authorities are vowing to make the business more secure.

All charges in connection with alleged rape of a young Guyanese woman by Jagadguru Swami Ram Tripathi Maharaj have been dropped by the State. Assistant DPP Roger Gaspard call the evidence tenuous at best and decided to drop all charges against the first Jagadguru in the last 700 years.