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June 30th, 2022
Man charged for Disorderly Conduct in a Police Station

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man has been arrested and charged for, among other things, Disorderly Conduct in a Police Station.

June 28th, 2022
Top Cop, Governor ‘got to go’ over Police in Paradise video–Cindy Rosan

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI - Outspoken talk show host, Rosemary Cindy Rosan has called for both the local Governor, John J. Rankin, CMG and Police Commissioner, Mark Collins to resign over an ITV video clip entitled "Police in Paradise', which paints the territory as a drug haven and overrun by crime.

June 28th, 2022
4 motorbikes over 1000cc seized; No arrests made- RVIPF

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it seized four motorbikes well over the legal size limit allowed in the Territory.

June 27th, 2022
Kelvin Thomas the 1st person charged in ESHS Wall Project probe

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) has disclosed that one person has been charged as the criminal investigation into the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Perimeter Wall Project continues.

June 27th, 2022
Graphic police video casts VI as plagued by crime, drugs; CoP says video ‘incomplete’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 5-minute disturbing video clip entitled ‘Police in Paradise’ has been drawing criticisms from the public for portraying the [British] Virgin Islands, a place where crime is still low and people live in relative safety compared to many countries, as plagued by crime, including drugs and violence.

June 24th, 2022
Akeem Durrant charged for murder of Corey Butler

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have charged one male for murder in the shooting death of Corey Butler last Tuesday evening, June 21, 2022.

June 22nd, 2022
Fahie’s legal team faces delays receiving & downloading files from US Gov’t

MIAMI, Florida, USA- Counsel for ex-premier of the Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has told a Miami court that there has been delays in receiving discovery materials from the US Government and has requested an extension of the deadline to file pre-trial motions.

June 21st, 2022
UPDATE: Man fatally shot this evening identified as Corey Butler

FLEMMING STREET, Tortola, VI- A man who was fatally shot dead this evening, June 21, 2022, in Road Town has been identified as Corey Butler.

June 21st, 2022
USVI man charged for rape, incest, child abuse against family member

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who allegedly started sexually assaulting a minor family member when she was 11 years old was arrested on Thursday, June 16, 2022, and is facing several charges including rape, incest and child abuse.

June 21st, 2022
Kittitian Andreas Norford gets 30 years in prison for C. Melbourne Francis murder

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- St Kitts national Andreas Norford, who was convicted on November 30, 2021, of the murder of Cornel Melbourne Francis aka ‘Trouble’, has been sentenced to 37 years imprisonment; however, after considering time served High Court Judge Richard G. Floyd reduced the sentence to 30 years, 6 months.

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