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June 30th, 2015
Dominican Rep nationals confess to burglarising home of elderly woman

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men, Jeral Palmer, 25, and Graciano Calderon, 26, appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday June 26, 2015 and pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary.

June 29th, 2015
UPDATE: Sylvan C. Penn to pay fine or do the time

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When Sylvan C. Penn turned up at the High Court last Thursday June 25, 2015 he did not waste the court’s time as he pleaded guilty to selling a man's boat without his knowledge but denied that he is a thief.

June 27th, 2015
When being a fugitive is normal!

By Dickson Igwe

The proceeding story assesses a narrative from Commentary magazine of May 21, 2015, penned by Amy Wax titled, “Negatively Sixth Street”. Wax writes on research by sociologists into criminality and deviance in African American communities in the USA.

June 26th, 2015
2 in custody following Parham Town ganja plants bust

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Public Relations Officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Diane Drayton today June 26, 2015 confirmed that two people are in custody following a discovery of marijuana plants at a home in Parham Town.

June 26th, 2015
‎JVD man allegedly admits to using 'weed' for 'breakfast, lunch & dinner'

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Rubbie Pickering, 25, was brought before Senior Magistrate ‎Tamia N. Richards today June 26, 2015 to answer a charge of possession of an unverified amount of marijuana.

June 26th, 2015
High speed police chase ends in WE

WEST END, Tortola, VI - All eyes and attention were turned to what appeared to have been a high speed police chase that ended in West End shortly after 10:00am today, June 25, 2015.

June 23rd, 2015
UPDATE: Irene Mars found guilty of wounding father of her child

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – (Post Time: 4:30pm) Irene Mars, who was charged for allegedly wounding the father of her child with a knife during an altercation in March 2014, was today June 23, 2015 found guilty of unlawful and malicious wounding in the High Court of the Virgin Islands.

June 22nd, 2015
‘I want to see a local CoP in 6 months! – Edmund G. Maduro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Social and political commentator Edmund G. Maduro has raised his voice in protest against the occupation of the post of Commissioner of Police in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force by an expatriate from the United Kingdom and has made a call for this situation to be remedied.

June 22nd, 2015
Trafficking of ‘weed’ from USVI raises concerns for Senior Magistrate

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trafficking of illegal drugs from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) into the Virgin Islands is a growing concern for Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia N. Richards who insists it is an act punishable by law and the guilty must be dealt with accordingly.

June 21st, 2015
USVI man brings ‘weed’ into VI to help him ‘relax’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When Thomas D. Mannix packed among his clothing and other personal belongings two packets of cannabis sativa (marijuana) to bring with him to the Virgin Islands, he thought he was only bringing his “necessaries” to use after a hard day’s work.

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