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Joey Waldinger

March 6, 2020

Man charged with 2016 murder

On Feb. 19, detectives charged 29-year-old Ashan Westcott with the murder of Nickera Smith almost four years after her body was discovered beneath a blue tarpaulin in Hawks Nest, according …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 6, 2020

New statutory body to help oversee farming industry

As part of efforts to bolster farming in the territory, the government plans to establish a statutory body to handle the commercial aspects of the industry, leaving regulation in the …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 6, 2020

As audit looms, government tackles marine pollution

Virgin Islands leaders are working on a plan to curb marine pollution from boats ahead of a coming audit of the VI Shipping Registry, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 5, 2020

Two robbed at gunpoint in Long Bush, police say.

A video circulating on WhatsApp appears to show two men robbed at gunpoint at 3 a.m. on Feb. 24 outside The Edge Reloaded nightclub in Long Bush, Police Information Officer …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 5, 2020

Anthony McMaster appointed acting CEO of Recovery and Development Agency

Anthony McMaster, a Virgin Islander who has been working as director of operations at the Recovery and Development Agency, has been tapped to lead the agency following the resignation of …

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by Joey Waldinger
March 5, 2020

A leader from ‘country’: territory honours H. Lavity Stoutt

Once a semester, Hamilton Lavity Stoutt — the territory’s first chief minister — would visit BVI High School to speak at the general assembly, said Najan Christopher, a BVI HS …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 28, 2020

Corporation to help insure depositors

Premier Andrew Fahie has signed a contract with a United States-based consultant to help devise a scheme that will insure money deposited into Virgin Island banks, commencing an effort to …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 27, 2020

East End man killed in ATV wreck

Kehinda Frett, 30, of The Sound, East End, died early Saturday morning after crashing his all-terrain vehicle on the dual carriageway near One Mart, Police Information Officer Akia Thomas said. …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 27, 2020

Tourist dies after swimming off coast of Virgin Gorda

Agnes Cormack, a 62-year-old Canadian vacationing in the Virgin Islands, died after swimming off the coast of Virgin Gorda Friday afternoon, according to Police Information Officer Akia Thomas. After Virgin …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 20, 2020

Police issue warrant for WE man

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Nyron Erickson, 27, of West End, according to a Feb. 12 press release from the Police Information Office. The press release did not …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 20, 2020

VG man killed by bus

Norwell Creque, of Virgin Gorda, died Sunday morning after being struck by a bus, police said. Responding to an 11:06 a.m. report of a male trapped beneath a bus, police …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 20, 2020

Man shot during robbery

At around 3 a.m. on Saturday, a Virgin Islands businessman was shot outside his home while being robbed, according to Police Information Officer Akia Thomas. She added that investigations are …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 14, 2020

Jury trials resume in High Court

High Court resumed jury trials on Jan. 29, almost seven months after it halted them in July due to a judge’s ruling that the list from which the court’s registrar …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 14, 2020

Recovery and Development Agency acquires new tech to explore VI oceans

Standing on a boat in the waters off Cane Garden Bay last summer, Atoya George, a government lab technician, peered into a screen displaying a video feed from a camera …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 13, 2020

Police seek info on 2018 double murder

Clevaughn Sweeney and Michael Stevens, then 25 and 26, were driving between Tobacco Wharf and Station Avenue early in the morning on Feb. 10, 2018, when their vehicle came under …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 13, 2020

Man arrested on bail sent to prison for pot charge

A Purcell Estate man has spent more than two years in prison awaiting trial for a gun charge after his bail was revoked following his 2017 arrest for 17 grams …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 7, 2020

RDA plans more work at recreation grounds

C.W. General Maintenance and Caribbean Environmental Restoration Limited — two companies owned by Cliff Williams, a coach and former athlete in the Virgin Islands — were awarded contracts totaling more …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 6, 2020

Facing uncertainty, VI leaders looking ahead

Delegates from here and the United States Virgin Islands gathered at Maria’s by the Sea Tuesday for a meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council, a day of deliberations on the …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 6, 2020

1 dead 1 wounded in weekend wrecks

One man was killed and another seriously injured in two separate wrecks over the weekend on Tortola, police said. At about 3 a.m. Saturday, Reon Stephens, a 25-year-old Guyana national …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 6, 2020

Teacher accused of making student gargle Pine Sol

Speaking last Thursday to JTV broadcaster Cathy Richards about allegations that a teacher at Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay instructed a student to gargle Pine Sol as …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 6, 2020

Tortola resident wanted after gun seizure

Police are seeking information from the public regarding the whereabouts of a Johnsons Ghut resident after the Armed Response Unit seized a semi-automatic weapon and ammunition at about 3:30 p.m. …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 31, 2020

Virgin Islands to receive rescue training and equipment

Governor Gus Jaspert signed a memorandum of understanding last Monday that is designed to help shore up the Territorial Search and Rescue Team by providing specialised training and equipment. Under …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 30, 2020

HLSCC to offer solar technician training

As the Virgin Islands works to meet ambitious clean energy goals, government last week announced a partnership with a non-profit organisation co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, which …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 29, 2020

Police to target illegal motorbikes

The police have drawn up a two-tiered approach to reduce the disturbances caused by motorbikes and all-terrain vehicles, according to a Monday press release. In response to complaints from residents, …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 24, 2020

Man sentenced for cheating disabled woman

On June 13, Kelvin Lloyd allegedly met a woman in front of Simply Delicious restaurant to collect money for an apartment he falsely claimed he would rent to her, Magistrate …

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by Joey Waldinger

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