Trinidad and Tobago Police Commissioner Trevor Paul admitted yesterday that the crime problem in Trinidad and Tobago was bigger than he thought, when he promised in 2004 that people would enjoy greater security in 2005.

Four members of the Army, one of them a member of the elite Special Forces Unit, were last night in police custody after being detained on suspicion of murder and kidnapping for ransom.

TnT National Team head coach Leo Beenhakker will carry ten home-based players to Fort Lauderdale, Miami to join another six players based in the United States for a five-day training camp as the "Soca Warriors" look ahead to their February 28 friendly international against Iceland.

A woman was among eight people shot in a 17-hour period between Tuesday and mid-afternoon yesterday in Trinidad.

Trinidad Express journalist Lasana Liburd will cover the 2006 World Cup in Germany after all.

FIFA, the world governing body for football, continues to distance itself from the business dealings of its own vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) special advisor Jack Warner after revealing that Simpaul's Travel Company's 2006 World Cup ticket package was improper according to its guidelines.

Sports writer Lasana Liburd who put FIFA vice- president Jack Warner on the spot has been denied accreditation for the World Cup finals by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF).

A minor adjustment on the website of Simpaul's Travel has raised eyebrows internationally as FIFA acknowledged the issue regarding Trinidad and Tobago's distribution of 2006 World Cup tickets earlier this week.

Talisman Energy worker Anthony Manning died on the weekend after plummeting 120 feet off a petroleum exploration rig, and the impact of his death is fuelling the labour movement's battle to force Trinidad and Tobago government to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA).

?Sometimes I get the impression that if I were to live my life again I wouldn?t be here,? was the grim pronouncement by Jack Warner as he sat in his CONCACAF office on Edward Street, Port-of-Spain, last week Friday.