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Drunk drivers 'mostly violent & don't cooperate'- Sgt Leslie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Lawmakers will soon update legislation to include the use of breathalysers by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in the execution of their duties.
UPDATE: Prison officers Mark Kendall & Sharlene Maduro charged
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed Virgin Islands News Online’s first and accurate story about two prison officers being arrested as investigations continue into the murder of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) inmate Nickail Chambers in May 2021.
2 found in breach of new Curfew Order- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Two persons have so far been found to be in breach of the new curfew regulations, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said.
CoI: Walwyn grilled on controversial ESHS wall project
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI - Former embattled Minister of Education, Myron V. Walwyn has denied knowledge of some alleged financially irregular sub-projects that fell under the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Wall project led at a cost of $1.6M in 2015. Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster in a 2018 report had flagged several irregularities with the project.
Spike recorded in thefts of generators & yard tools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is recording an uptick in thefts of generators and tools left around private properties and roadsides unattended.
2 wanted persons arrested following raid by Joint Task Force on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Three summonses have been issued for immigration-related offences and two persons were arrested and charged for unrelated matters following a recent successful operation by the Joint Task Force on Virgin Gorda.
5 HMP inmates charged for murder of Nickail Chambers
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI– Police this morning, September 15, 2021, charged five inmates in relation to the May 2021 stabbing at Her Majesty’s Prison that resulted in the death of Nickail Chambers.
UPDATE: Container with 'contraband' seized @ BVIPA wharf
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- A container with "contraband" has been seized at the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) wharf in Port Purcell, following an operation by Her Majesty's Customs today, September 13, 2021.
SCB bar closed for alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- A popular bar in Sea Cows Bay has been ordered closed for allegedly breaching the government’s COVID-19 control and suppression measures.
Is UK corrupt? £160m cocaine haul busted off Plymouth Coast
PLYMOUTH, UK- A massive £160m cocaine haul has been busted off Plymouth Coast, South-West England as part of an operation led by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and supported by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Border Force.
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