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September 5th, 2016
Man found dead in trunk of car in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man was found dead in the trunk of his car on Sunday September 4, 2016 on St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), two police sources have confirmed to The Consortium.

September 5th, 2016
Lawyer or not: Roland Allen to be tried for aggravated burglary

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Magistrate Ayana DaBreo-Baptiste has made it very clear that she will not wait any longer for Roland “Dummy” Allen to decide on securing legal representation as she will be moving ahead with his trial the next time the case is called.

September 4th, 2016
Security detail for Mapp administration arrested by feds on drug offenses

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A former [U.S.] V.I. Port Authority officer and current Kenneth E. Mapp administration security detail, serving as a security guard for Juel Molloy, was apprehended at the Cyril E. King Airport on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Saturday September 3, 2016, multiple sources with knowledge of the incident have told this publication.

September 4th, 2016
Focus on recruiting more locals into RVIPF- Doug Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Radio talk show host Doug Wheatley is urging Police Commissioner Mr Michael ‘Mick’ Matthews, to focus on getting more locals into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) rather than just increasing the numbers.

September 4th, 2016
More than 10 Puerto Ricans nabbed for alleged illegal entry

NORMAN ISLAND, VI – A joint operation between Her Majesty’s Customs and marine officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) resulted in some 10 persons held for allegedly entering the territory illegally last night, September 3, 2016.

September 3rd, 2016
Missionary killed in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A missionary from Spain who devoted her life to helping the poor in Haiti was fatally shot at a crowded intersection in the Caribbean country's capital Port-Au-Prince Friday.

September 3rd, 2016
Man accused of ‘Ganja’ cultivation pleads ‘guilty with a cause’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – There were many raised eyebrows when Richard Thomas uttered the words "guilty with a cause" in the Magistrate's Court in John's Hole on September 2, 2016.

September 3rd, 2016
Glenville Callwood found guilty of threatening to kill cop

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Adding to his relatively tainted police record, Glenville Callwood was remanded to prison on September 1, 2016 after being found guilty of a 2014 incident in which he threatened to kill an off duty police officer in the presence of the man’s wife and baby.

September 1st, 2016
HM Customs makes ‘unpopular’ move to protect VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Her Majesty Customs of the Virgin Islands has taken a number of steps to minimise the potential entry of criminals, firearms and illegal substances into the territory.

August 29th, 2016
Two more boats detained!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two privately owned boats have joined the fleet of ‘seized’ vessels by Her Majesty’s Customs as the agency continues its quest to bring the marine industry in full compliance with the laws and regulations that govern the industry.

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