The public should forgive Deena, daughter of pastor Dave Alleyne involved in the Akon controversy and instead call on the owner of Club Zen, Johnny Soong to take responsibility for what happened at his business place, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said yesterday.

Minister in the Ministry of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds has called for legal action to be taken against RnB star, Akon. During a recent performance at Club Zen, the entertainer dry humped Deena Alleyne, 14.

Johnny Soong, owner of the Zen nightclub and one of the promoters of last Thursday's "Akon in Concert" said yesterday that the club has an age limit of 18 years and over.

Apparently Akon while in Trinidad, performed at Zen nightclub last Thursday. A video of Akon allegedly conning girls to dance on stage with the hopes of winning a trip to Africa somehow backfired with people posting the video on Youtube. The footage has now been pulled because "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Universal Music Group". Read on for the video.

The family of murdered Canadian teenager Rebecca Middleton hope legal proceedings today will result in fresh charges against the suspects in the killing of their daughter.

Former Senator and Olympic medalist Ato Boldon says he does not believe that United National Congress interim political leader, Basdeo Panday, is the man to lead the party at this time.

The RBTT Financial Group yesterday confirmed that it had received a proposal from a third party "with respect to a possible combination or partnership".

A lawsuit filed by two former United National Congress financiers, who are wanted in the United States to face a series of criminal charges arising out of the Piarco Airport Development Project, was yesterday dismissed as being premature.

Former New York top cop Bernard Kerik, whose firm is contracted by Jack Warner to research crime in Trinidad and Tobago, could be facing federal charges in the United States.

Although under a 24-hour police guard, robbers struck again at the Prime Minister’s Whitehall office, at Queen’s Park West, Port-of-Spain. A 25-inch Sharp colour television, a Sony stereo with speakers, a fax machine and a remote control were reported missing .