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UPDATE: Arrest made in relation to latest murder in East End
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least one person has been arrested in relation to the murder of David Springette aka ‘Mooney’.
Springette was shot and killed in Fat Hogs Bay on June 21, 2017, bringing the number of homicide in the Virgin Islands to a record 7 in 6 months.
Court of Appeal to Sit in the VI from July 10-14, 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) or the Court of Appeal, which is headed by local daughter of the soil Chief Justice Dame Janice M. Pereira, will sit in the Virgin Islands jurisdiction next month.
USVI man accused of shooting & stabbing ex-girlfriend turns self in
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Richard Ireland, who allegedly shot a woman and also stabbed her on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), turned himself in after much circulation of his picture online, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed to The Consortium on June 22, 2017.
‘Bring back death penalty’- E. G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Recently there has been a series of fatal shootings and armed robberies in the Territory with hardly anyone being brought to justice.
Shooting incident on St Croix leaves female victim dead
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A shooting incident that occurred after 5:00 PM in the Clifton Hill area on St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) has left a woman dead, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed late Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
More UK police officers brought in!- CoP Matthews confirms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews has said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) recently brought in a number of additional officers from the United Kingdom using resources that Governor John S. Duncan OBE used his powers to impose direct rule and demand from the National Democratic Party Government led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
Poor public support for Stop the Crime Concert lamented
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The host of the International Morning Ride Show, Paul A. Peart aka ‘Gadiethz’, has expressed his disappointment with the minimal support from the Virgin Islands community at the Stop the Crime Concert held on June 16, 2017.
'Not everybody trusts the Police Commissioner'- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As crime in the Virgin Islands continues to sky rocket within the past six years, 2017 alone having a record number of murders, with 1 per month, the Commissioner of Police (CoP) Michael ‘Mick’ Matthews has been on a public relations offensive.
UPDATE: Frankie's killer was after Jeffery Quigley' s cash & jewellery- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Allegations presented in the Magistrates Court on June 16, 2017 before Magistrate Vareen Vanterpool suggest that the man wanted for the murder of Frankie J. Fahie was after the $2,000 cash, $3,000 gold chain and a watch belonging to Mr Jeffery Quigley, who was a patron at Fahie Boy Bar/FB bar in Long Look, Tortola on that fateful night in January 2017.
Local musicians & artistes ‘sing out’ against crime
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While some are starting to speak out against crime, local entertainers have taken their stand against the social scourge by doing it the way they do best- through music.
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