Ale­ja Gould-Fer­gu­son and Kadeem Gra­ham are the new Ju­nior and Se­nior Ca­lyp­so Mon­archs of the Ch­agua­nas Bor­ough Car­ni­val Com­mit­tee.

Gould-Fer­gu­son, 18, claimed the Ju­nior Monarch ti­tle with Fix Yuh Front Page, a pow­er­ful song writ­ten by Bri­an Lon­don. The piece urged news­pa­per ed­i­tors to high­light na­tion­al achieve­ments in­stead of fill­ing head­lines with crime and vi­o­lence. A res­i­dent of Diego Mar­tin and a stu­dent of Bish­op Anstey High School, she will com­pete as an adult for the last time this year.

Gra­ham won the Se­nior Monarch ti­tle with Just a Voice Away, which ad­dressed so­cial strug­gles and men­tal health is­sues. He is from Spring Vil­lage, Mt Dor.

Re­nee Bai­ley, chair­man of the CBCC, an­nounced good news for Car­ni­val lovers: Echoes of An­ces­try will re­turn on Car­ni­val Mon­day af­ter­noon. The event was at risk af­ter the NCC cut CBCC fund­ing by 25%, but sev­er­al cor­po­rate spon­sors stepped in at the last minute to save the show.

Bai­ley al­so promised a safe J’Ou­vert cel­e­bra­tion, as­sur­ing the pub­lic of a strong po­lice pres­ence on Car­ni­val Mon­day and Tues­day.

Ju­nior Monarch Win­ners

1. Alea­ja Gould-Fer­gu­son – 260 points

2. Jime­cya Bur­nette – 255 points

3. Jah Majesty Charles – 252 points

Se­nior Monarch Win­ners

1. Kadeem Gra­ham – 263 points

2. Geor­gia Charles Mc-In­tyre – 256 points

3. N’Janel­la Dun­can Reg­is – 249 points