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Champion farmer Renardis 'Aukie' Donovan to face trial for ganja cultivation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Champion farmer Renardis ‘Aukie’ Donovan appeared in the Magistrate's Court Friday May 13, 2016 charged with cultivation of cannabis sativa.
Man beats girlfriend with cricket bat; she hits him with trophy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 44 year old Public Works Department employee Anderson Richards appeared before Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on May 13, 2016 charged with being armed with an offensive weapon to wit a cricket bat and assault causing actual bodily harm.
Nickera Smith & the issue of national safety
By Dickson Igwe
Nickera Smith’s disappearance and murder are a lesson for these [British] Virgin Islands not to take safety and security for granted. There is a price to pay for national safety and it is called VIGILANCE. There is also a price to pay for a lack of vigilance and it is called INCREASED INSECURITY and CRIME. The fight against crime is not only a police effort. It is a community effort. It takes both law enforcement, and a vigilant, active, and informed citizenry to defeat crime.
Bar fight: Man in court for kicking woman in lower back
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virtual Complainant in the Leslie Lettsome common assault complaint, Anastacia E. Penn yesterday May 12, 2016 told the Magistrate's Court that she was the victim of a brutal kick to the lower back by the defendant whom she said she lightly tapped on his shoulder.
Operation Gun Dog nets 18 firearms from 24 year-old STT man
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Naeem Akil Smith, 24, of St. Thomas, USVI, was arrested and charged with the unlawful possession of 18 firearms, including two assault rifles, at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe on Thursday May 12, 2016.
Illegal immigrants repatriated to Haiti - Ian B. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Acting Chief Immigration Officer Ian B. Penn has confirmed that the illegal immigrants caught in the territory's waters on April 28, 2016 were on May 5, 2016 put on a flight to Haiti.
2012 'stolen goods' case still ongoing; Magistrate needs more time
PROSPECT REEF, Tortola, VI - Magistrate Ayana Baptise-DaBreo yesterday May 10, 2016 said she needed more time to examine the history of the case against airport worker Eric Freeman whose defense made a case for the matter to be tossed out of the court citing insufficient evidence linking Freeman to the alleged stolen goods.
Trial of Kenyatta ‘Yhats’ Boynes to commence Tuesday May 17, 2016
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Kenyatta Boynes, 31, the man accused of murdering Paul Prentice, is to stand trial in the High Court from Tuesday May 17, 2016 before Justice Nicola Byer.
‘Law abiding citizens have nothing to fear’- RVIPF to Marcus Lloyd
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it has received no official reports or complaints from Marcus Lloyd with regards to alleged threats to his life or unlawful treatment whilst in prison awaiting trial for murder.
EXCLUSIVE: Acquitted murder accused Marcus Lloyd fears for his life
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Recently released former murder accused Marcus Lloyd, called ‘Yeyo’, has alleged harassment by the authorities while incarcerated at Her Majesty's Prison at Balsam Ghut, saying that he was subject to searches and was denied proper meals.
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