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June 21st, 2024
The CoP ‘seems afraid to address the people in the territory’- Violet Thomas-Gaul

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The embattled Commissioner of Police Mr Mark Collins has been accused of dodging opportunities to address the public.

May 7th, 2024
Will VI finally get another local CoP?; Vacancy now being advertised!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Since the days of the late Attorney Vernon E. Malone (CoP: 1992-2002) and Reynell Frazer (CoP: 2004-2012), the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has not had its own local Commissioner of Police (CoP).

April 2nd, 2024
Another police officer has CoP before the courts: Sean A. McCall filed 2 motions

HODGE'S CREEK, Tortola, VI- The saga of police officers and civilians taking Commissioner of Police Mark Collins and others to court continues.

January 17th, 2024
CoP for Cayman Islands reviewing complaints against Mark Collins- Governor Rankin

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Outgoing Governor of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) John J. Rankin, CMG has disclosed that the Police Commissioner of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Kurt Walton, is the individual asked to review the myriad of complaints against the Police Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mark Collins.

January 5th, 2024
Gov Rankin orders review into complaints against CoP Mark Collins

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Excellency the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has announced that a review has been ordered into a myriad of complaints against the territory’s Commissioner of Police Mr Mark Collins.

November 23rd, 2023
Hon Penn supports ‘independent review’ of RVIPF ‘from the head come down’

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) is supporting calls for an independent review of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) amidst allegations of corruption, including against Commissioner of Police (CoP) Mark Collins.

July 5th, 2023
2 justice systems in VI: No justice! No peace! in criminal division

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The chickens seem to be coming home to roost, after a former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) warned the Territory two years ago about the dangers of having two justice systems- “One for them and the other for us!”

October 27th, 2022
CoP appeals to public to help rid VI of illegal firearms

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heel of a deadly shooting in East End Friday last, October 21, 2022, Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has appealed to the public for help in ridding the territory of illegal firearms.

June 24th, 2021
9 police officers on suspension; CoP wants UK assistance to tackle corruption

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Corruption in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), under Commissioners of Police from the United Kingdom (UK) for nearly a decade, continues to be a topic of discussion and a main reason why the public has been reluctant to give information to police.

April 25th, 2021
BVICCHA wants meeting with CoP & Crime Stoppers on crime

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) has said it is deeply concerned about the increase in criminal activity in the Virgin Islands, particularly those targeting businesses in the past few months.

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