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Jay-Z Lewis and Ezra “Leggy” Edwards earned first place in the 2026 North Leeward Soca Monarch competition, capturing the title with their performance of a song “SUI” at the Petit Bordel Secondary School Hard Court. The competition, which held on Sat...

A sand mining operation at the Roseau River tributary in North Leeward, seems to be raising growing unease among pockets of residents in the area, and elsewhere. Matters which have surfaced include immigration clearance of workers on a barge that is ...

People around the Massy Stores supermarket in Arnos Vale last Saturday, June 6, 2026 were startled when police officers opened fire on a vehicle with rental plates around 12:00 p.m (mid-day). The person driving the vehicle, who reportedly is a Union ...

Sporting facilities like the recently refurbished hard court in Edinboro can play an important role in forging positive bonds between youths while lessening tension in communities says Minister of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health, and Energy, D...

A survey which was conducted among students across 28 primary schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), has revealed that most boys feel marginalised and believe that they are being treated unfairly in the classroom. This data led to an interac...