An over-exuberant fan joined worried relatives, friends and members of the soca fraternity outside the intensive care unit of Port-of-Spain General Hospital yesterday, awaiting an update on the prognosis of soca singer Onika Bostic.

Soca artist Onika Bostic has showed marginal improvements in her medical condition, according to her colleagues.

As soca star Onika Bostic battled for her life for another day, the man who drove the car that crashed and almost killed her spent the day praying she would recover.

Soca artiste Onika Bostic was up to last night in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, after a horrific car accident left her with multiple fractures to her head and serious injures to her spine.

A former security guard stood expressionless yesterday at Port-of-Spain Magistrate Court when the charge of murdering his month-old baby daughter was read to him.

Three rapists were sent to jail yesterday for a total of 146 years with hard labour after they were found guilty of kidnapping and raping a 30-year-old woman four years ago.

Kenisha Thom did not place in the top five at the Miss World show yesteray because she did not get enough Internet votes.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - A strong earthquake shook Trinidad yesterday afternoon, damaging several buildings south of the capital, officials and residents said. No injuries or damage to the country's important gas industry were reported.

Bookmakers have placed Miss World contestant Trinidad and Tobago's Kenisha Thom in the top three.

Music pirates can now purchase a licence that will allow them to sell copyrighted music.