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Irate West Indies fans called for captain Brian Lara to be sacked following the third consecutive defeat in the Super Eights of the World Cup on Sunday.

Reggae singer Luciano, known for his pleasing demeanour, lost his cool at Saturday night's 'Unite the People' show held at the Montpelier Show Ground, in St. James. Luciano kicked a monitor box off the stage before leaving in a huff after he was heckled by a fan.

With more than two dozen murders under their belt and being singled out by the police for unleashing terror in sections of Montego Bay, the notorious Stone Crusher Gang has received kudos from controversial dancehall artistes Bounty Killer and Mavado.

Describing himself as an eternal optimist West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara said yesterday that his team was in a crisis situation and challenged his players to get out of what he described as a deep hole.

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.

It is Wednesday night at the Trane Studio on Bathurst St., and the place is hopping – you have to squeeze your way to the bar. Onstage, a slim young man with a guitar has the crowd swaying to an irresistible calypso beat.

Patience is a virtue, even when you are pressed for time. One of the distinctive characteristics of the West Indies batting efforts so far in the Super Eights phase of this World Cup has been the almost indecent haste to push the score along, regardless of the quality of the bowling. It has already proven to be a costly adventure.

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 .

A Bahamian court yesterday shot down a lawsuit in which two Trinidadians demanded the return of crucial financial documents which are needed to prosecute the Piarco Airport corruption cases.

The West Indies, yet again, came face-to-face with unavoidable reality in their first Super Eight match at the Sir Vivian Richards over the past two days.