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Kool Haus under intense pressure from gay rights groups have canceled two major concerts in Toronto. Elephant Man's concert on September 28 is gone, however more importantly Sizzla's concert on October 5, has also been canceled. Ticketmaster is still selling tickets to the Give Thanks & Praise concert featuring Sizzla, Munga Honarable and Marlon Asher.

Here are pictures of the new house commissioned by Patrick Manning for the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. The house is big enough to park a bus, one of Patrick Manning's childhood dreams. Hopefully after November 5, 2007, the date for general elections, he might be able to fulfill his dream.

Dancehall reggae superstar Beenie Man is in a legal battle in the Jamaica Supreme Court with his estranged wife D'Angel. D'Angel, Michelle Downer wants monthly support costs for herself and son, Marco Dean, along with some interest in Mafia House Productions and other listed assets.

Reggae dancehall fans in Atlanta and Trinidad were in for disappointment as dancehall star Mavado was forced to cancel concerts in both places after he was robbed while in Toronto over the weekend for another concert. Reports are he was robbed while checking into his hotel.

There are heightened calls to ban Elephant Man and Sizzla from performing at multiple concerts in Canada from gay rights groups. This opposition is becoming quite frequent for reggae dancehall artists when on tour. The groups claim that the Sizzla and Elephant Man "perform music it says incites violence against gays and lesbians."

Elephant Man has emphatically denied the report from mediatakeout.com in regards to an altercation that got physical between Elephant Man and Diddy, at the New York offices of Diddy and Bad Boy Entertainment. The disagreement as reported was over unpaid money. Diddy's publicist has also denied knowledge of any altercation between Ele and Diddy.

Kerwyn "Fresh" Peters, reputed head of the infamous G-Unit gang, was shot 28 times at the "Passa Passa" fete at the OWTU Hall, Upper Henry Street, Port of Spain. Peters was ambushed by two men around 3:15 am, while entering Passa Passa, a dance that he funded.

Jack Warner and the TTFF have been telling the blacklisted Soca Warriors who are taking them to court that income for the concluded World Cup campaign to Germany was TT$18 million. However, using the Freedom on Information Act, the Soca Warriors' lawyers have confirmed the amount was TT$205 million if TT$32 million provided from the government is also included.

Caribbean spirits producer Angostura, which purchased the former Seagram's distillery and bottling plant in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, earlier this year, has announced plans to make the Lawrenceburg facility the flagship of the company's expanding operations and establish a U.S. corporate headquarters.

Chuck Fender has wasted no time in responding to his kidnap attempt recently in Bahamas. Fender alleged that unscrupulous promoters were involved. He has lashed out with his new single "Who Dem", with his fan base ready to defend him.