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Joey Waldinger

March 7, 2021

Police and restaurant staff clash over shutdown

When musicians 3G’s took the stage at Sebastian’s on the Beach on Feb. 26 to debut their new single, they performed to a crowd so large that restaurant staff prepared …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 3, 2021

Government announces key high court positions

Three new officials recently have been appointed to the upper echelons of the Virgin Islands legal system, including a new Criminal Division head, a new High Court justice, and a …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 25, 2021

Top law enforcement officers take Covid-19 vaccine

Police Commissioner Michael Matthews and Customs Commissioner Wade Smith sat next to each other while receiving their first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine at Police Headquarters last Thursday morning. Outside, …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 25, 2021

Cops quiet after fourth dead body found this month

On Friday, police recovered the body of Waleid Kachhour from the ocean next to the Sea Cows Bay Community Centre, making him the fourth victim in a string of violent …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 12, 2021

Man charged with carrying unlicensed Glock pistol

Following a spate of recent armed robberies, police charged Dabari Jonique Mercer, 26, of Baughers Bay, with carrying an unlicensed firearm and illegal tinting following a traffic stop on Sunday …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 12, 2021

Ballast Bay man wanted for seized handgun

Police are asking the public to help them locate Ballast Bay resident Shamori “Savage” Callwood, who is wanted in connection with “a number of firearm-related” incidents, they stated last week. …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 11, 2021

Police tight-lipped on Feb. 6 deaths

As of Feb. 10, police had released no further information about the Feb. 6 deaths of Rodney Simmonds Sr. and Andrew Skerritt other than their names and the areas where …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 11, 2021

Earl “Bob” Hodge shot and killed in Hannahs Estate home

Earl “Bob” Hodge, who in recent years successfully dodged the United States’ repeated attempts to extradite him on drug-trafficking charges, was shot and killed at his home in Hannahs Estate …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 11, 2021

Customs officers seize $360,060 cash

On Feb. 4, customs officers found $360,060 cash on a boat in the Port Purcell wharf that had arrived from St. Maarten, Customs Commissioner Wade Smith told the Beacon yesterday. …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 5, 2021

Pair of robbers abscond with cash and jewellery after robbing two Sea Cows Bay businesses at gunpoint

Two adjoining businesses in Sea Cows Bay were robbed at gunpoint on Jan. 28, and police said the next day they are seeking witnesses who might be able to help …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 5, 2021

Record-breaking coke bust shipped away from territory

After some 2.3 tonnes of cocaine was seized from a police officer’s property during a Nov. 6 raid at Balsam Ghut, the confiscated drugs were shipped out of the territory …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 4, 2021

Police warn they will continue to enforce social distancing rules

Police will continue to enforce the territory’s mask and social distancing rules by issuing fines to people and establishments that violate them, they warned on Monday. The rules, as outlined in …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 4, 2021

Government employee denied bail after being charged in 259 kilo coke bust

Devon Bedford, 32, of Harrigan Estate, was denied bail during a virtual Magistrates’ Court hearing on Jan. 29 after being charged in connection with a Jan. 19 police seizure of …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 2, 2021

Virgin Gorda business owner accuses neighbouring shopkeeper of threatening him with an axe

Although they had been friends for years and owned neighbouring businesses in Virgin Gorda, Paget Jarvis and Mohamed Kaddoura found themselves facing off in Magistrates’ Court on Jan. 25, with …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 29, 2021

Police record high number of “random” assaults in January

Police have recorded several seemingly “random” assaults this month, they stated in a Tuesday press release. Police Commissioner Michael Matthews expressed his disappointment with these apparently indiscriminate attacks on community …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 28, 2021

Court requires 14-day waiting period for recent arrivals

After completing their mandatory four-day quarantine period, travellers to the Virgin Islands must now wait an additional ten days before appearing at the Magistrates’ Court, Court Manager Annette Williams-Sylvester announced …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 22, 2021

Police record more scooter scooter wrecks and more injuries

Scooters continue to be involved in dangerous traffic accidents in the Virgin Islands, with three of the five wrecks resulting in injuries last week involving the vehicles, police stated on …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 22, 2021

New police commish set to arrive in April

Mark Collins, a former United Kingdom police chief who has served for more than 33 years, will take up the post of Virgin Islands police commissioner for three years starting …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 22, 2021

In pandemic, technology called central to court’s future

Speaking at a special virtual sitting to mark the commencement of the 2021 law year, Dame Janice Pereira, chief justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, said the Covid-19 pandemic …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 21, 2021

Solar tech training starts at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College

Roughly a year after a Maryland solar developer named Rob Wallace announced that he had inked a memorandum of understanding with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to start a solar …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 21, 2021

At Saturday’s Painkiller Cup, ‘A great bunch of people’

A blast from an air horn rang out, and the 29 people lined up on the beach at Sandy Cay grabbed their paddleboards, rushed into the water, and commenced their …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 15, 2021

Youth Empowerment Project gets first grid-tied solar panels on Tortola

After years of delays, the Youth Empowerment Project on Jan. 7 became the first entity on Tortola to be approved by the BVI Electricity Corporation to sell electricity it generates …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 14, 2021

Police: Scooter rider fled scene of wreck, cyclist hurt

On Saturday, police recorded at least three vehicular collisions, including a crash between a bicycle and a motor scooter, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said Monday via WhatsApp. The scooter …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 14, 2021

Gunshots reported in Cane Garden Bay but police find nothing

Police received two reports of gunshots in the areas of Cane Garden Bay and Ballast Bay at around midnight on Sunday, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said via WhatsApp on …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 11, 2021

Man charged with raping a minor

After a 52-year-old male was charged Dec. 15 with raping a minor, the St. Vincent native was scheduled to appear in a closed sitting of the Magistrates’ Court, police stated …

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by Joey Waldinger

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