Uzziah Francis after his sentencing on Jan. 27, 2025.

Man who boasted about cutting out villager’s belly jailed

A High Court judge has cited a calypso about the dangers of rum as he sentenced a 38-year-old Sandy Bay man to prison time for slashing another villager’s abdomen, causing…

4 Feb 2025 9:42PM

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Colin John, seen here in a Dec. 11, 2023 photo, has been appointed chief magistrate.

Colin John appointed chief magistrate

4 Feb 2025 9:07PM

Zero Hunger Trust Fund distributes 4,000 more chicks

4 Feb 2025 8:24PM

An aviation expert tells iWitness News that the government repeatedly did work in this section of the airport runway between August 2024 and January 2025.

Gov’t urged to focus on fixing airport ‘defects’ rather than its critics

4 Feb 2025 8:02PM

Accident victim Normanie Duncan, left, and the mangled remains of the car in which he was travelling when he died Sunday night.

Teen dies in car crash

4 Feb 2025 6:34AM

Seabirds nest on remote islands in the Grenadines yet still face many threats from human activities. (Photo: Brian Fisher)

Seabird habitat restoration project begins in SVG

A multi-year project to restore seabird nesting habitats in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been initiated by the non-profit organisation Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC). The project…

4 Feb 2025 6:21AM

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