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Marizsta A. Sergeant who topped VI’s first police recruit course dies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The female officer, who had the distinction of emerging as the best student of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Inaugural Police Recruit Training Programme, has died.
Venezuelan man dies after falling from UPs Cineplex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Venezuela national met his death after falling from upstairs UPs Cineplex today, March 15, 2020.
81 & 73 year old American tourists die while vacationing in VI
OIL NUT BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Two elderly American tourists died this week while vacationing in the Virgin Islands.
VI’s first Premier Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has been thrown into mourning with news of the death of its first premier, Member Emeritus of the House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE.
VI pays tribute to roots reggae legend Vaughn Benjamin
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [British] Virgin Islands has joined the rest of the world in mourning the death of a man they referred to as a “roots reggae legend” and “spiritual father”, Mr Vaughn Benjamin, a resident of St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
UPDATE: USVI mother & boyfriend charged for murder of 4-yr-old
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Delicia Daniel, 29, and her boyfriend, Kyle Christopher, 22, were both charged with first-degree murder and other charges during their advisement hearing on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in connection with the death of 4-year-old Aaron Benjamin, Jr., who was found dead in his mother’s Lorraine Village housing community apartment on Friday, according to [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte.
Woman dies during hit & run in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A woman succumbed to injuries sustained during a hit and run incident on the backstreet in downtown Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Saturday night, September 7, 2019, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Karl Caesar made known via release Monday, September 9, 2019.
Tailor dies suddenly on Wickham's Cay II
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- A tailor who plys his trade on Wickham's's Cay II, close to The Moorings on Tortola, reportedly died shortly after he was discovered frothing just after 12:00pm today, August 31, 2019.
US Tourist found dead on JvD; Police investigates
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Around 9:00 AM this morning, Tuesday, February 12, 2019, an American male age 47, was found unresponsive in a Villa on White Bay, Jost van Dyke.
Police probing death of US Doctor in VI waters - CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the death of a Broward County, Florida Cardiologist, Dr Joseph Horgan after he allegedly fell from his yacht while vacationing here in the Virgin Islands (VI), the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) says they are now probing his death.