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Gunmen open fire on crowded St Croix beach; 6 injured
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — What was otherwise a fun-filled day in Frederiksted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) at the popular “Floatopia” beach event on Sunday, July 28, 2019 came to an abrupt end when gunfire erupted in a dense crowd during the nighttime, sending a mass of people running for their lives as the gunmen made their way from the event to the streets, shooting through the throngs and injuring innocent individuals who attended the summer beach party.
Suspect in USVI Festival Village Murder found guilty
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — Jurors empanelled for the murder trial of Angel Parrilla, Jr., were not convinced by his claim of self-defence and convicted him of murder, assault and weapons charges in connection with a 2018 killing during the Frederiksted Festival activities, the USVIPD Department of Justice said Friday.
2 years jail for youth who looted TV ‘doesn’t add up’- Hon Maduro-Caines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Sixth District Representative Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines is the latest to publicly weigh-in on the recent sentencing of a young man, a first time offender, to prison for two years for looting a $286.76 flat screen television in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
‘Cindy’ blasts Judge over ‘harsh’ sentencing of Irma looter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The moment Justice Ann-Marie Smith handed a down a mere 6 ½ years jail sentence to St Vincent national Lennox F. Da Silva aka ‘Ocho’ for the gruesome murder of his wife Sherika Nelson- Da Silva, persons began to express surprise over the short penalty the Vincentian would have to pay for his crimes.
15-yr-old charged with sexual intercourse with girl under 13
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have arrested and charged a 15-year-old male for Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Girl under 13 years of age.
RVIPF grappling with 33 unsolved murders
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Police Mr Micheal B. Matthews has said that of a total 68 homicides in the Virgin Islands since January of 2000, only 35 of those cases have been solved and brought before the courts.
Detective team now on Walwyn wall case - CoP Matthews
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As investigations into the $1.6M Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) wall project commissioned by former Legislator Myron V. Walwyn continue, Commissioner of Police Mr Micheal B. Matthews has indicated that the case is now in the hands of an entire team of detectives with close to 100 persons now interviewed as part of the probe into the alleged corruption.
Legal stakeholders to receive Sentencing Guidelines training
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Legal Stakeholders will be trained on Sentencing Guidelines on offences involving drugs, rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, theft and robbery next week.
UPDATE: Cocaine vessel arrived in VI from T&T- CoP Matthews
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI – The vessel ‘Krautsand’, in which cocaine was discovered while at Port Purcell, Tortola had sailed to the Virgin Islands from Trinidad and Tobago, according to Commissioner of Police Michael B. Matthews.
Shots fired in EE; Police retrieve spent shells
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The silent night of East End, on the main island of Tortola, was disturbed by gunshots on July 22, 2019.
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