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Joey Waldinger

July 1, 2022

Belle Vue man charged in fatal shooting

Akeem Durrant, 35, of Belle Vue, was charged with murder in the shooting death of Corey Butler on the night of June 21, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on …

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by Joey Waldinger
July 1, 2022

Cops seize four illegal motorbikes

Police seized four oversized motorbikes over the weekend after an off-duty officer spotted the min the Cane Garden Bay area and alerted several teams of officers who helped confiscate the …

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by Joey Waldinger
July 1, 2022

Top cop apologises for leaked video

Police Commissioner Mark Collins apologised on Monday for a video circulating on social media that used footage of shootings and boat chases to portray the Virgin Islands as a paradise …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 30, 2022

One charged in Elmore Stoutt High School wall probe

As a result of investigations into the Elmore Stoutt High School perimeter wall project, Kelvin Thomas, of Chalwell Estate, has been charged with obtaining property by deception, making a false …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 30, 2022

Premier says government is on track to hit COI targets

The National Unity Government is on track to meet most of the deadlines stipulated by its agreement with the United Kingdom for implementing the Commission of Inquiry recommendations and avoiding …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 28, 2022

Fahie could face steep odds at trial

The April 28 arrest of then-Premier Andrew Fahie in Miami plunged the Virgin Islands into the most uncertain period in recent history and sullied the reputation and political ambitions of …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 23, 2022

Joes Hill homes done early

About five months after government officials held a ground-breaking ceremony at the Joes Hill housing project in April 2017, Hurricane Irma decimated the territory, scuttling the development before it even …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 16, 2022

Lost sailboat found near Culebra

After working on his sailboat into the evening of June 2, Nick Buckell returned to the mooring field at St. Thomas Bay, Virgin Gorda, the following morning to find that …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 16, 2022

Fahie out on bond after Albion “Bobby” Hodge posts his $500k surety

Former Premier Andrew Fahie was released from the Federal Detention Center in Miami on Monday pending his trial after his lawyer and prosecutors argued over his bond for more than …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 16, 2022

Reform proposal includes dozens of deadlines

Along with the broader governance reforms laid out in the proposal, the National Unity Government committed to an extensive list of deadlines for carrying out recommendations included in the Commission …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 12, 2022

Eight new cops promoted to constable

After completing police training, eight officers were promoted from auxiliaries to constables on the morning of June 1, police announced the same day. All eight were part of the last …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 12, 2022

HOA okays $31 million in spending variations

After spending nearly seven hours in closed-door committee on Tuesday, the House of Assembly passed a motion approving a Schedule of Additional Provisions on Tuesday with a unanimous vote, freeing …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 3, 2022

Nearly $1.5 million spent on $3.5 million ‘water network’ plan

Government has spent nearly $1.5 million of $3.5 million allocated for a “water network improvement plan” via an August 2018 Cabinet memorandum, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said last Thursday …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 3, 2022

Government to pay $1.4 million to fix sewage treatment plant

Since hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the sewage treatment plant at Burt Point has been inoperable, leaving Tortola flushing much of its sewage into the ocean as the two …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 3, 2022

Incinerator repair date bumped again

After two fires at the Pockwood Pond dump last month sent thick smoke over West End and beyond, Health and Social Development Minister Marlon Penn said May 26 in the …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 27, 2022

COI: Fahie deployed radar barges unilaterally

In May 2020, then-Premier Andrew Fahie received an unsolicited offer from the company EZ Shipping to use radar barges to help secure the territory’s borders, which were closed to gird …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 26, 2022

Another migrant flees detention at Castle Maria

Immigration officials are asking the public to help locate Haiti national Elena Milford, who they say escaped from detention at Hotel Castle Maria last week and remains at large. “The …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 26, 2022

VI mourns death of track star and coach

Sanya Penn, a former track star who represented the Virgin Islands on the world stage and later coached youths back home, died last week, prompting family, friends and co-workers to …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 26, 2022

Autopsy ordered for firefighter Shaquoi Smith

The family of Shaquoi Smith, a 24-year-old firefighter who died on April 22 after reportedly succumbing to injuries sustained during an April 18 scooter wreck on Hope Hill, has ordered …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 25, 2022

COI suspects ‘serious dishonesty’ in Covid grants

As residents struggled to stay afloat during the Covid-19 border shutdowns two years ago, House of Assembly members were each allotted an extra $300,000 to disburse to needy residents as …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 25, 2022

Fahie pleads not guilty in Miami after judge ups bond to $1 million

Former Premier Andrew Fahie pleaded not guilty yesterday in Miami to charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and launder money, Reuters reported. Mr. Fahie’s arraignment was …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 25, 2022

COI: Halt assistance grants straightaway

In 2009, government auditors blasted the House of Assembly Assistance Grants Programme for a lack of transparency and accountability, noting that legislators had approved constituents’ funding requests for items including …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 24, 2022

Judge grants Fahie’s bond but ups it to $1 million

After United States prosecutors moved to revoke former Premier Andrew Fahie’s $500,000 bond, a federal judge yesterday ruled that Mr. Fahie could be released from custody but doubled the amount …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 19, 2022

Fahie and US prosecutors continue battle over bond release

While awaiting trial for conspiracy drug and money laundering charges, former premier Andrew Fahie is being held in the general population at the Federal Detention Center in Miami, where family …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 19, 2022

On Facebook, photos prompt new questions in mystery of missing men

Police believe that on Dec. 31, 2021, Khori Prince and Kelvin Turnbull Jr. boarded the 36-foot Avanti speed-boat Gorda Sound. They’ve been missing ever since, but on Monday a photo …

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by Joey Waldinger

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