.png)
News
UPDATE: Fmr. Prison Officer granted bail for alleged underage sex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A former prison officer was arraigned today, October 1, 2013 before the Magistrate’s court for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13. The defendant was not required to offer a plea to the indictable charge.
Guyanese accused of failing to declare $13k
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Guyanese national Colin Sinclair, 51, was granted $60,000 bail signed with one surety when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on September 27, 2013 to answer to the charge of failing to declare monies over the sum of $10,000 to Her Majesty’s Customs (HMC).
Two robberies reported over the weekend
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) are investigating two robberies reported over the weekend where firearms were used to either injure or threaten victims.
UPDATE: Gumbs gets one year sentence for wounding police officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Marvin Gumbs of no fixed place of abode was sentenced by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards to 12 months in prison on charges of wounding a Police Officer and 9 months in prison on charges of common assault when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on September 27, 2013.
Kashma Georges pleads guilty to 'cussing' Police officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sea Cows Bay resident, Kashma Georges, 28, told the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, September 27, 2013 that he was upset when he launched into an expletive laden tirade with a Police Officer after being involved in a vehicular accident late last year.
Jamaican charged with incest; indecent assault
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Jamaican national appeared before the Magistrate’s court today, September 27, 2013 charged with three counts of indecent assault and three counts of incest. He was not required to plea to the indictable charges.
More delays in 'Letty’ & Smith trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Yet another road bump hit the trial of Violet ‘Letty’ Hodge and Lucien Smith yesterday, September 25, 2013 when they appeared before the Magistrate’s Court as it was revealed that relevant documents were yet to be handed over to the defence.
Crafts Alive vendor denies stealing Kindle Fire tablet
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Haitian national, Marie Sanette-Donnat, 26, was granted bail in the sum of $30,000 today, September 20, 2013 when she appeared in the Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing one Kindle Fire tablet device.
UPDATE: Capoon's Bay man gets 18mths for drugs & firearm offences
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Capoon’s Bay resident Merande Potter, 34, was sentenced today, September 20, 2013 to a total of eighteen (18) months in prison after previously pleading guilty to weapons and drug offences.
Give us a second chance- HMP inmate Kareem Simon appeals
BALSUM GHUT, Tortola, VI – Kareem Simon took a bold and conscious stand in appealing to members of the Virgin Islands community to give him and other inmates a second chance at being productive citizens when they return to society after serving time at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsum Ghut, Tortola.
.png)
_-_Made_with_PosterMyWall.jpg)
_(2)_02.png)
_02.png)
Follow Us On
