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No 'wholesale investigation' into RVIPF– CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During his first press conference held on May 25, 2021, newly sworn-in Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Mark Collins made it clear that he would not launch an investigation into every member of the police force.
UK PM Johnson facing probe over funding of 2019 holiday
LONDON, United Kingdom- Allegations of corruption continue to rack up against embattled United Kingdom Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson aka ‘Boris’, with the latest possible breach being that he was not honest about funding for a Caribbean vacation he took in 2019.
UPDATE: Female Teen charged in relation to Paraquita Bay robbery/murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first and accurately reported on May 2, 2021, that a female teen was arrested on April 28, 2021, as investigations continued into the recent robbery and fatal shooting in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said the teen has since been charged.
Who to trust? Investigation launched into UK PM’s spending on flat repairs
LONDON, United Kingdom- While some in the Virgin Islands and elsewhere have been conditioned and remain conditioned to believe that the imperialist Government of United Kingdom Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson aka ‘Boris’ is without sin and the saviour of the Virgin Islands, its once slave colony, it continues to be revealed that such persons might as well start believing in fairies, magic kingdoms and leprechauns.
CoI investigating Skelton-Cline's consultancy contract with Gov't
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Consultant and host of the Honestly Speaking radio show Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, said private citizens in the Virgin Islands, like himself, are being targeted by the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for information that is readily available through the Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) that was set up by the government to facilitate the requests for information by the CoI.
Mentally challenged man pepper-sprayed by USVI police dies
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department's internal affairs arm is investigating what was supposed to be a routine subdue matter, but instead resulted in the death of a man after he was brought to the Juan F. Luis Hospital.
4 in custody in relation to murder of Catherine Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Four persons are said to be in custody as police investigate the murder of Catherine Pickering, 67, who was shot in the head during a robbery at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on April 18, 2021.
Man allegedly uses gun to threaten another for $$ owed
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is said to be investigating allegations of a known individual brandishing a firearm at another in a quest to retrieve monies owed to him.
Powerboat destroyed by fire in Lower Estate
LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI- A powerboat was completely destroyed by fire in the wee hours of Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Lower Estate.
Boyfriend of UK woman missing in USVI blocks police access to boat
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI- Family and friends of Southampton, England resident, 41-year-old Sarm Joan Lillian Heslop who went missing from a catamaran in St John, US Virgin Islands, during the early hours of Monday, March 8, 2021, are calling for an "immediate and urgent investigation" into her disappearance as well as a thorough search of the boat, which the owner, Sarm's boyfriend Ryan F. Bane, has blocked access to through an attorney.
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