In what is being hailed as ridiculous, the Trinidad and Tobago government, led by Patrick Manning plans to prohibit cell phone usage while driving. However, Minister of Works and Transport Colm Imbert stated that at this stage hands free devices such as Bluetooth enabled cell phones will be allowed. The logic and feasibility of this decision is being heavily debated.

When Prince made his grand entrance at the Bourne Ultimatum recently at the Leicester Square opening with a twin sister combination it was the talk of the town. Little did they know Maya and Nandy McClean have some Trinidadian heritage.

The niece of Brian Lara, Adanna Lara, 21, was caught up in car robbery which had the potential to escalate to a kidnapping for ransom after the bandits realized that Adanna is related to Brian Lara.

Supercat, real name, William Maragh, allegedly had a backstage scuffle at the Super Chutney Show, at MOBS II, Chaguaramas, Trinidad with stage manager Wendell Naipaul. The scuffle apparently took place before Supercat came on stage with Supercat alleging racial abuse.

There is outrage in England today after an interview with Jack Warner, FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President, and the BBC. Mr. Warner is strongly opposed to giving Europe and or England the World Cup for 2018, since it is the next time that CONCACAF will be eligible to host the World Cup. A petition online has been setup to Fire Jack Warner.

TTFF Special Advisor Jack Warner touched on the current impasse between the Trinidad and Tobago World Cup team members and the TTFF. Currently the senior players who represented this country at the World Cup in Germany have been blanked from national duty as an impasse continues with regards to payments of bonuses they claim are owed to them.

Abdul Kareem Ibrahiim, 62, from Trinidad and Guyanese national Abdel Nur, 57, are both wanted on six charges while Abdul Kadir, 56, former Guyanese Member of Parliament, is wanted on seven charges in connection with a plot to blow up fuel lines at JFK Airport in New York. They were ordered extradited to the United States.

The contaminated preschool toys which were made in China and are based on popular characters such as Big Bird, Dora and Barney - Best Manners, have been pulled off shelves in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Canada and the United States.

American singer Akon's "Blame It On Me" song in which he "apologizes" for dancing lewdly with Danah Alleyne, daughter of a local pastor, at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain is set to become an international hit with Akon set to re-release his album.

United States civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton says no one fought for emancipation from slavery for people to kill each other on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago or the United States today.