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June 10th, 2019
Office of DPP struggling with backlog of cases

ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI - Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Ms Kim Hollis QC has moved to clear her name and office, regarding what Opposition Member and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) called ‘excessive wait for prisoners on remand,’ even though the Office of the DPP has revealed that it has had a backlog of cases since 2017.

May 29th, 2019
Vincentian man accused of holding knife to girlfriend’s throat

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A native of St Vincent and the Grenadines, living in North Sound, Virgin Gorda, has been accused of holding a knife to his girlfriend’s throat and threatening her.

May 28th, 2019
Vincy murder suspect refuses to give DNA sample; Remanded

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a courtroom that included teary eyed relatives of the murder victim, Vincentian Rohan Williams was remanded to prison for the murder of local woman Lenia Lettsome-Green.

March 27th, 2019
Obstructing Police lands teen in court

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Refusing to give his name and address, along with a litany of indecent language, ended up landing Huntum's Ghut, resident Delani Chapman, 19, in Court.

March 21st, 2019
Forged Documents lands duo in court

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men were recently charged by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in connection with the utterance and possession of forged documents.

January 23rd, 2019
US Citizen pleads guilty to ganja possession in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men, including a citizen of the United States of America, were this past week arraigned in the Virgin Islands (VI) for Unlawful Possession of Cannabis.

January 12th, 2019
Free Bottom man faces burglary charges

JOHN’S HOLE, Tortola, VI - Brad Smart, of Free Bottom, Tortola, has been arrested and charged for Burglary and will appear at the Magistrate’s Court at John’s Hole next month, February 22, 2019, having been granted bail by the Police.

March 8th, 2018
St Vincent national convicted of molesting daughter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A St Vincent national, 42, residing on Tortola, was found guilty of indecent assault on his 14-year-old daughter when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on Wednesday March 7, 2018.

March 7th, 2018
Selvin Chinnery sentenced to 8 years in prison

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards today, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 sentenced Selvin Chinnery, 47, to 5 years in relation to unlawful possession of firearm and possession of 3 rounds of ammunition.

February 23rd, 2018
Headley & Cornwall remanded on firearm charges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) grapples with the upsurge in shooting incidents in the Territory, two persons have been placed before the court and remanded for alleged offences involving the use of firearms.

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