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March 23rd, 2020
After nearly 7 yrs man sentenced for escaping HMP to go for walk

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Close to seven years after Andrew Angus Penn escaped from Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut to go for a walk, he has finally been sentenced for the offence.

March 22nd, 2020
Banco Popular closes VG branch 'until further notice'

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Less than 24 hours after a daring March 20, 2020 daylight robbery- where an undisclosed sum of cash was carted of by bandits at the Virgin Gorda branch of Banco Popular- the bank announced its decision to close the location "until further notice."

March 22nd, 2020
Couple robbed in parking lot @ Captain Mulligan's

NANNY CAY, VI- Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that a Caucasian couple fell victim to robbery in the parking lot of Captain Mulligan's in Nanny Cay on Friday night, March 20, 2020.

March 21st, 2020
Two men gunned down in Glynn, St. Croix

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GLYNN, St. Croix, USVI - Two men were shot in Glynn near the now-shuttered cockpit on Friday night, March 20, 2020. The incident left both of the men dead, one on the scene and the other at the Juan F. Luis Hospital according to a police report issued to the media.

March 20th, 2020
Sentencing stalled for 2 men found with undeclared $$ @ TB Lettsome Airport

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two men caught with a quantity of undeclared cash at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport at Beef Island on separate occasions earlier this month, have both admitted to the offence by pleading guilty in the Magistrate's Court.

March 19th, 2020
Man in custody @ RT Police Station attacks officer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Sea Cows Bay resident Verne Forbes has been fined $500 for assault on a male officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).

March 17th, 2020
Woman left with bloodied nose in nightclub assault

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The trial against Fat Hogs Bay resident, Seanna Jack, who allegedly assaulted a woman at a nightclub at CSY Dock on Tortola, on June 17, 2017, is now in the hands of the court for decision and sentencing.

March 16th, 2020
Human rights violation matters 'will affect our ability to be paid'- Tamia N. Richards

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “These matters will affect our ability to be paid when the state continues to pay out money to defendants in custody for obvious breaches of their human rights.”

March 14th, 2020
USVI teen turns self in after robbery, police shootout

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FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI - An 18-year-old man who fired gunshots at a police officer during a pursuit following an attempted robbery of KFC in Sunny Isle in January, has turned himself in, according to USVIPD Public Information Officer Toby Derima.

March 14th, 2020
Gun-toting bandits rob RiteWay Road Reef

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI – Sometime around 9:00 pm in the evening of Friday, March 13, 2020, the RiteWay Food Markets location in Road Reef Plaza, Tortola, was robbed by a group of masked bandits.

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