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March 28th, 2015
Man allegedly shipped drugs to VI in ‘dummy’ Stereo set

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Le'Shaughn Smith, 23, a resident of the East End Community, was placed on $80k bail with signed surety after being held by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on a charge of importation of a controlled drug.

March 27th, 2015
Jury fails to reach decision in ‘Tiger’ murder trial

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The team of jurors in the murder trial of Allen ‘Tiger’ Hodge has failed to come up with a unanimous verdict or an acceptable majority vote in the High Court of the Virgin Islands.

March 27th, 2015
Kenyetta Boynes sentenced to 6 years, 7 months

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Kenyetta Boynes was this afternoon March 27, 2015 sentenced to a total of six years, seven months for gun, ammunition and narcotics charges when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court.

March 27th, 2015
‎'Splurt' remanded for alleged machete attack on ex-girlfriend

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Gostain Holder aka ‘Splurt’ of Jost Van Dyke is accused of attacking his ex-lover and her new partner with a machete after making his way into the new couple's apartment.

March 26th, 2015
2 charged, 2 arrested following search warrants

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a joint operation by officers of the Special Investigations Team and the Intelligence Department, search warrants were carried on two premises in Nottingham Estate which resulted in two persons being charged and another two arrested.

March 26th, 2015
UPDATE: Fossi granted $200K bail; 'devastated'

ROAD TOWN, Tortola. VI - Embattled boat captain Stephen Fossi was granted bail in the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) when he appeared in the Magistrate's Court moment's ago, March 26, 2015 on the charge of two counts of manslaughter.

March 25th, 2015
Ronaldo Hewlett to undergo drug rehab

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Son of Paul "On the Ball" Hewlett, Ronaldo Hewlett, is to join the Drug Rehabilitation Unit of Peebles Hospital on the recommendation of Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards.

March 24th, 2015
Husband accused of wanting to hire hitman to kill wife

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On Friday March 20, 2015 when Morry Ollivierrie appeared before Senior Magistrate‎ Ms Tamia Richards it was for a report from the Family Support Network (FSN) but the court also heard about the disturbing drama which allegedly unfolded between Ollivierrie and his wife Tameka Johnson-Ollivierrie as recently as the day before, Thursday March 19, 2015.

March 23rd, 2015
VI Parliament passes tough Gun Bill

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the House of Assembly passed tough legislation aimed at combating gun crimes, Territorial Member of the House of Assembly Honourable Archibald C. Christian said that such crimes have risen and therefore tougher sentences are necessary to address them.

March 23rd, 2015
’Tiger face was smash up’ - Terrence A. Charles

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Terrence Abdullah Charles, the main witness in the murder trial of Wakeem Guishard, Mitch Christopher and Marcus Lloyd this morning, March 23, 2015 spoke of how he came to see Allen 'Tiger' Hodge’s lifeless body on the ground and recalled that ‘Tiger’s’ face was “smashed up”.

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