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Customer refuses to sanitise; attacks security @ RiteWay on Flemming St
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A security guard working at RiteWay Food Markets on Flemming Street, Tortola, had to be taken to hospital after he was allegedly attacked by a customer who went berserk after he was asked to sanitise his hands before entering the store on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
Change of heart! Tambu Frett declines to testify
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islander Tambu Frett declined to give evidence to the court in his defence and through his lawyer, E. Leroy Jones, maintains that when he smuggled Bryan D. Bolan, a USVI resident, into the Territory on April 3, 2020, it was purely a 'humanitarian act'.
Burglars hit CCT on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Information reaching our newsroom is that the CCT store on Virgin Gorda was burglarised sometime this morning, May 20, 2020.
Woman to pay $3700 for pit bull attack in 2018
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Lower Estate resident Samantha Penn has been fined $2,200 and ordered to pay compensation in the sum of $1,500 after her pit bulls attacked and injured a woman in 2018.
Man chopped on the neck @ VG
Virgin Gorda, VI- A man on Virgin Gorda was rushed to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital on Tortola, bleeding profusely from a chop wound on the neck late last night, May 17, 2020, according to reports reaching our news desk.
Another youth tased by police
EAST END, Tortola, VI- With police already under fire from the public for their recent tasing of a young man who went to get drinking water during curfew hours in East End and also a homeless man in Road Town, Tortola in April, another video has surfaced showing a young man being tased while in the vicinity of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge today, May 17, 2020.
Businessman allegedly beats wife for turning on house lights
FORT HILL, Tortola, VI- A prominent Fort Hill businessman was taken into police custody in the wee hours of this morning, Sunday, May 17, 2020, for allegedly beating his wife and threatening to make her “disappear”.
Police have no apologies for arrest of Bobby's Supermarket owner- CoP Matthews
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Revealing that the case involving Bobby’s Supermarket owner, Mr Elton S. Leonard is still before the criminal justice system and may end up in a court prosecution, Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews alleged the businessman was warned twice about serving customers in breach of the curfew before his arrest.
Local Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit appointed DPP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Principal Crown Counsel in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit has been appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on May 5, 2020, after acting in the role since December 14, 2019.
Taxi man allegedly ‘abducts’ children; assaults their older sibling
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Information just reaching our newsroom is that police are investigating an alleged abduction and assault matter that allegedly occurred on the western end of Tortola on May 12, 2020.