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An unidentified Canadian man has drowned in the pool at the Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre yesterday. The Canadian was found at the bottom of the pool at approximately 1:30 pm by two other guests at the Hilton. He was of African descent and wore blue shorts.

Media houses in the US, including CNN and MSNBC are reporting that Abdel Nur aka Uncle Abdul has indeed surrendered to police in Trinidad at the West End Police Station in Diamond Vale, Diego Martin today. Details on the surrender are vague at the moment.

As reported earlier, it is now official that Machel Montano, Kernel Robert, Benjai and Zan have been charged for assault in connection with the beating of Russell Pollonais and Brandis Brown at Zen nightclub in Trinidad recently in addition to assaulting Jenelle Le Chee and Gerard Bowrin and using obscene language.

The two suspects arrested in Trinidad in connection with the plot to blow up JFK Airport made their first appearances in court. Kareem Ibrahim of Canefarm, Arouca, and Abdul Kadir, a Guyanese with American citizenship as well as a former member of its parliament, are among four suspects in the case. The third man Russell DeFreitas was arrested in New York on Friday. One man, Abdel Nur, remains at large and is believed to be in Trinidad.

Famed hip hop crooner Akon, better known for his sexually charged dance in Trinidad recently with 15 year old Danah Alleyne, is attempting to change his notoriety. Akon decided to physically throw a boy off the stage at a concert recently. We off course got the video showing Akon throw the kid off stage.

Kareem Ibrahim and Abdul Kadir were arrested in Trinidad yesterday as Russell DeFreitas was arrested in New York in connection with a plot to destroy JFK airport. A fourth man, Abdel Nur from Guyana, is being sought in Trinidad. Ibrahim is from Trinidad and Kadir is a native of Guyana.

World record holder Asafa Powell sped to a world leading victory in 9.97 seconds to capture the 100 metres at the Artur Takac Memorial in Serbia yesterday evening. In the top performance of the night, Powell outgunned a pair of Caribbean colleagues and was very pleased to deliver the sub-10 clocking he was hoping for in front of 15,000 fans at Partizan Stadium.

With Shivanarine Chanderpaul and captain Ramnaresh Sarwan out, though not an excuse, the West Indies nose dived to their worst defeat ever in Test cricket history. England completely devastated the West Indies comfortably winning by an innings and 283 runs.

The infamous Soca Warriors of Trinidad and Tobago will not be a part of the Trinidad and Tobago team for the Gold Cup 2007, as the deadline for team registrations have passed without a resolution between the TTFF and the blacklisted players showing solidarity over the TT$5,000 bonus offered for their World Cup performances.

News from Trinidad is that charges are to be laid against four popular entertainers today. The charges include using obscene language and assault causing bodily harm outside a nightclub in Port Of Spain. Come on now, Machel Montano and others are to be charged in connection with the Russell Pollonais beating recently at Zen.