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October 29th, 2022
Venezuelans nabbed near USVI sentenced for conspiracy to possess cocaine

VI CONSORTIUM

ST. CROIX, USVI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Francisco Rodriguez-Infante, age 28, and Johnny Rodriguez-Rodriguez, age 30, two of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the coast of St. Croix, were sentenced on Thursday to 41 months imprisonment followed by 2 years supervised release.

October 22nd, 2022
Woman arrested for allegedly slapping police @ scene of car accident

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix, USVI - Michelle A. Andre, who was recently in court on a domestic violence matter, re-appeared before the V.I. Superior Court Friday after she was arrested for allegedly slapping a police officer while officers were providing assistance at the scene of a vehicular accident.

October 21st, 2022
East End shooting leaves 2 reportedly dead & 2 injured

EAST END, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a man was fatally shot in the East End area tonight Friday, October 21, 2022, at around 8:30 pm.

October 15th, 2022
Ex-lovers arrested on string of domestic violence charges

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix, USVI — Two women appeared before a judge in the V.I Superior Court on Friday on domestic violence charges following an altercation.

September 28th, 2022
Premier Wheatley silent on status of ‘Police in Paradise’ video probe

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It remains unclear if a promised investigation into the production and subsequent leaking of the now controversial ‘Police in Paradise’ recruitment video was ever carried out in the Virgin Islands (VI), some three months after the video caused widespread controversy in the territory.

September 3rd, 2022
Bail set for USVI man who allegedly kidnapped & strangled ex-girlfriend

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, Sr. Croix - Bail has been set for a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and driving her to a location against her will. Chesney Southwell Jr., age 22, was recently arrested on charges of simple assault and battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping, grand larceny and second-degree assault as an act of domestic violence.

June 25th, 2022
Woman arrested after illegally spending $8K from man's bank card

VI CONSORTIUM

ST. CROIX, USVI - A woman has been arrested after she admitted to making over $8000 worth of purchases using a man’s bank card.

March 26th, 2022
Unlawful conduct, gun crimes have no place in VI society– Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has once again condemned violence in all forms in the VI, regardless of who the perpetrator may be.

March 25th, 2022
'People with guns don’t want to give them up' – Bishop Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Pastor at the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline has questioned what effectiveness a recently announced gun amnesty would have to rid the Virgin Islands of illegal guns.

February 27th, 2022
Public invited to Praise Intervention @ Festival Grounds this evening

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With two recent fatal shootings amidts the continued threat of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands, urgent divine intervention is being sought to heal the land.

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