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Noticeable ‘uptick of drug use’ in VI youths - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says in the Virgin Islands (VI) there is an uptick of drug use in local youths that has now become highly noticeable in the community.
Fugitive caught in Caribbean after posting YouTube cooking videos
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After seven years on the run, a fugitive with ties to the mafia was caught in the Caribbean after he appeared in YouTube cooking videos.
18-year-old male charged with damaging surveillance cameras around RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged an 18-year-old with criminally damaging a number of CCTV cameras belonging to business establishments around Road Town.
Guyanese woman allegedly attempted to leave VI with over $12K undeclared cash
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Guyanese woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly failing to declare monies to customs while seeking to depart the territory, our newsroom has been informed by senior police sources.
Jerrel Penn sentenced to 54 months for Possession of Counterfeit bills
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- High Court Judge Richard G. Floyd has sentenced Jerrel Penn to a total of 54 months for being in possession of counterfeit US currency bills in 2017.
3 arrested & charged for marijuana possession- Arrest Blotter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least three persons were arrested and charged for unlawful possession of marijuana during the period March 7-20, 2021, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated in its Arrest Blotter today, March 24, 2021.
$178k cash forfeited to Crown; SVG mason sentenced to 9.5 months @ HMP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Paul Mercutius Jack, 50, an unemployed mason from St Vincent and the Grenadines who was caught with over $178,000 in cash suspected of being from criminal activities on December 4, 2020, was sentenced to 9.5 months in jail yesterday, March 23, 2021.
Police allegedly find cocaine on man held for disorderly conduct
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Kitt Hodge, a Fort Hill, Tortola man, who was initially taken into custody for disorderly conduct, on March 19, 2021, has since been slapped with several other charges, including possession of cocaine.
Police needs more public support to solve crimes – Top CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews has called for more public support to solve high-profile crimes in the Virgin Islands, the latest being the shooting death of Deverson Williams, a national of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
Informants can claim 10% of monies recovered from whistleblowing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Whistleblowers whose disclosure results in the recovery of money in the Virgin Islands (VI), can be rewarded 10% of the cash, according to the proposed Whistleblowers Act 2021.