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Former Matthews Lane don, Donald 'Zekes' Phipps and his common-law wife, Yvonne Sailsman, will be tried on June 28, for unlawful possession of $18 million. Zekes is also charged with illegal possession of 26 rounds of ammunition and that case has also been set for June 28.

Closet gays in Montego Bay could be in for a rude awakening soon as their openly gay colleagues, who have been garnering unfavourable media attention within recent weeks, are threatening to blow their cover.

Soca star Machel Montano recovered from a nightmare week and found his Carnival form to close the Plymouth Jazz Festival in emphatic fashion when he dedicated his performance to recently retired West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara and also seemed as surprised as everyone when the world double record holder decided to join him on stage.

For all of you left out of the dark the Soca Mafia is what determines what is going to be a hit in Trinidad and Tobago, the land of soca. For the past decade the Soca Mafia has been in existence due to Chinese Laundry and other affiliates.

A cross dresser was set upon and severely beaten by a mob at Water Square in Falmouth, Trelawny yesterday morning. Police who were called to the scene had to fire warning shots to disperse the stone-throwing, stick-wielding mob, which succeeded in tearing off the man's black-and-white form-fitting blouse and jet black wig. Video after the jump.

In a statement, issued last night by advertising agency Valdez and Torry International, Machel Montano emphatically denied allegations made against him of violent actions towards individuals at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He also added he has no intention of migrating.

Australia won an unprecedented third straight World Cup yesterday with a 53-run win over Sri Lanka in a rain-affected final. Sri Lanka faltered to 215 for eight in fading light in the final at Kensington Oval.

Carlos Edwards, the Sunderland midfielder, is among six foreign-based professionals called to training to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. But most of the Soca Warriors who played at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, including his club teammate Stern John, have been omitted.

In spite of the recent events involving American RnB superstar Akon, and a 15 year old girl (Deena/Danah Alleyne) performing a lewd sexual act on stage at Trinidad’s Club Zen last week, one has to wonder why Akon is the one to be blamed.

In a statement to the media, the management of Zen announced that the nightclub would open for business as usual. "The media reports that Zen was closed due to the revocation of our license came as a surprise to us," the release stated.