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Man robbed at gunpoint in Great Mountain home
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police are investigating a home invasion yesterday afternoon, March 17, 2016 at a residence in the Great Mountain Road.
New CoP to be here for Queen's Birthday celebration – Gov Duncan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor of the Virgin Islands His Excellency John S. Duncan OBE has confirmed that new Commissioner of Police Michael 'Mick' Matthews will be in the territory in time for the annual Queen's birthday celebration in April 2016.
AK-47 used in St Croix, USVI shootout
VI CONSORTIUM
GOOD HOPE, St Croix, USVI — It was just after 8:00 pm on Monday night, March 14, 2016 when contact lines of The Consortium started buzzing with messages of incessant gunshots coming from within Good Hope Condos, a gated community located across the former Good Hope School and just off the Melvin Evans Highway in Frederiksted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
2 VIslanders held with alleged cocaine in Venezuela
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two Virgin Islanders have been held in Venezuela after authorities there allegedly found a large quantity of cocaine in a vessel the men were in some time last week.
Memorial to be held for toddler killed in accident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The relatives of the toddler who died as a result of an accident near a daycare at Great Mountain on March 9, 2016 will be celebrating her life by releasing Chinese lanterns and balloons in her memory at Long Bay Beach, West End, Tortola on Thursday March 17, 2016.
Two injured in St Croix, USVI drive-by shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has released the names of the victims injured during Saturday’s, March 12, 2016 drive-by shooting incident that occurred near a Concordia gas station on St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
Nickera Smith still missing after 6 weeks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) gathered over 40 volunteers at the Red Cross building and other civic organisations early this morning, March 12, 2016 to conduct an extensive search for missing 22-year-old Nickera Smith.
Gunmen kill 5 at Pennsylvania party
BBC NEWS
At least five people have been killed in a shooting near Pittsburgh in the US state of Pennsylvania, officials say.
Argument leads to death of St Croix, USVI man
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A 30-year-old man was shot multiple times on Tuesday night, March 8, 2016 and succumbed to his wounds at the Juan F. Luis Hospital on St Croix, US Virgin Islands, Police Commissioner Delroy Richards confirmed to The Consortium on Wednesday morning, March 9, 2016.
Jury empanelled for retrial of 'Tiger' Hodge murder accused trio
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The retrial of Marcus Lloyd, Wakeem Guishard and Mitch Christopher will start tomorrow March 9, 2016, in the High Court, following the failure of the jury in March 2015 to come to a decision on the trial.