He went for Gold at the Athens Olympics and got Bronze but today, swimmer George Bovell III, will receive his second national gold medal.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Trinidad bestowed West Indies captain Brian Lara with a diplomatic passport Friday several months after naming him sports ambassador for the Caribbean country.

Tensions soared at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, yesterday, as a mother was forced to defend her dead daughter?s name after reports surfaced that the girl was involved in a taboo relationship with a 24-year-old man.

Radio disc jockey Jason Alleyne aka Jus Jase is due to be the guest of Black Entertainment Television?s (BET) video jockey Tigger on the network?s popular Rap City Da Bassment show.

The future of track and field in the Caribbean is a very exciting prospect. This optimistic view of the sport in the region was expressed by Trinidad and Tobago's quadruple Olympic medallist, Ato Boldon, a day after he announced his retirement from track and field on Saturday.

Even though he is still warded at St Michael?s Hospital in Toronto, Canada, Fr Michael de Verteuil is said to be out of immediate danger.

A girl who would have would turned 12 tomorrow, was found dead in the arms of a 24-year-old man, suspected by police to be her lover, in Toco yesterday morning.

Shot in the back by a policeman during a party at the La Brea Pitch Lake, Don King's blood flowed for two hours while people wined and feted around him.

Twelve years ago, in Barcelona, Spain, Ato Boldon exited the Olympic Games men's 100 metres event in the opening round. Yesterday, the 30-year-old sprinter announced his retirement from track and field, after suffering the same fate, at the Olympic Stadium, here in Athens, Greece.

Reigning Miss Universe, Jennifer Hawkins, has expressed her desire to return to these shores next year for the Carnival season.