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March 10th, 2026
USVI: Man arrested @ STT airport with unregistered gun pleads guilty

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man arrested after authorities said he brought an unregistered firearm to Cyril E. King Airport in December has agreed to plead guilty to one of the charges filed against him, under a deal that includes a recommended jail sentence, a fine, and forfeiture of the weapon.

March 7th, 2026
USVI: Mistrial declared in kidnapping case after co-defendant's killing

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands has declared a mistrial in the kidnapping case involving Troy A. Harrigan after the fatal shooting of co-defendant Desie Conrad Henry Jr. during the trial.

February 27th, 2026
Richard Ullger against firearms for business owners but open to debate

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Interim Acting Commissioner of Police (ACoP) Richard Ullger has said a debate should be held to discuss whether or not business owners should be allowed to have licensed firearms.

February 22nd, 2026
USVI: 43-year-old man arrested after minor reports sexual assault

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CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI — A Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (USVI) resident was arrested on Friday, February 20, 2026, for sexual assault of a minor following a report from a woman who recently reached the age of majority.

February 21st, 2026
Asphalt scam operating in the Virgin Islands

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Communications and Works has advised the public of an asphalt scam currently operating in the Virgin Islands (VI).

February 21st, 2026
USVI: Steven Payne gets 25 year sentence for sexual battery of minor

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA- Former at-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday after a Florida jury convicted him on one count of sexual battery of a minor following an October 2025 trial.

February 20th, 2026
Female pedestrian injured in hit & run @ Pasea Estate

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it is investigating a hit and run collision that occurred after 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in the vicinity of Delta Gas Station in Pasea Estate.

February 6th, 2026
Andrew A. Fahie files appeal against 2024 conviction

JESUP, Georgia, USA – Former Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie has filed an appeal regarding his 2024 conviction for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, claiming a lack of evidence, unreliable government agents, and judicial errors.

February 4th, 2026
Police officer convicted of Breach of Trust ordered deported from VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A police officer who was charged with Breach of Trust in January 2025 and later convicted has been ordered deported from the Territory by Governor Daniel Pruce.

January 30th, 2026
Wade N. Smith CoI witch-hunt bogus case dismissed as expected!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another of the Commission of Inquiry’s (CoI) witch-hunt cases against residents of the Virgin Islands who speak up for justice, oppose double standards and corruption, and who have good integrity, has been tossed in the waste bin by the courts.

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