The region said farewell yesterday to one of its most respected minds with the passing of Trinidadian economist and Express columnist, Dr Algernon Lloyd Best.

The calypso fraternity said its final goodbyes to the "golden voice" of Fitzgerald Cornelius Henry, better known as The Mighty Terror, yesterday.

West Indies became the second team to qualify for the Super Eights stage of Cricket World Cup 2007 after completing a hard-fought six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Sabina Park yesterday.

Even as he seeks to fix the problems in Trinidad and put in a full-time chief executive officer on the ground, AIC billionaire-owner Michael Lee-Chin is under increasing pressure in Jamaica to take some of the debt weight off his 70 per cent owned National Commercial Bank stock.

Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke has announced his retirement from international football. The Trinidad and Tobago captain said he had taken the decision so he can concentrate on the Black Cats promotion bid.

An employee of Hilton Trinidad has been arrested for questioning in relation to the tear gas incident at the hotel on Wednesday.

Thieves have again struck at the Gordon Street, Port of Spain, band room of soca star Machel Montano.

Due to a lack of financial support towards this country’s National Football program, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation has been forced to suspend all football related activities pertaining to National Teams with immediate effect until further notice.

In an expected move, the State yesterday dropped the criminal charge against Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma, clearing the way for impeachment proceedings initiated by Prime Minister Patrick Manning to take precedence.

An international drug ring involving persons from Trinidad, Canada, Guyana, London and the United States has been interrupted by officers of the Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB).