United States fisherman Michael Foy, who has been imprisoned in the territory since June, lost an appeal for bail last week in closed court, but his sister is continuing to …
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United States fisherman Michael Foy, who has been imprisoned in the territory since June, lost an appeal for bail last week in closed court, but his sister is continuing to …
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Two belongers were arrested on August 11 for illegal entry and breach of curfew, according to a police press release issued the same day. Police said they spotted a small …
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Oshane Daley, a 20-year-old Jamaican residing in Purcell Estate, was remanded to prison after being charged with three counts of burglary and damaging property in relation to burglaries at Rite …
Oshane Daley, 20, a Jamaican residing in Purcell Estate, is in prison after being charged with three counts of burglary and damaging property in relation to burglaries at Rite Way …
Following allegations from abroad that United States fisherman Michael Foy has been unfairly treated while in custody on Tortola, Director of Public Prosecutions Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit issued a circular on Friday …
Police are again urging the public to help locate two men after previously issuing arrest warrants and pleas for assistance earlier in the year, according to two July 8 press …
Two United States senators and a congressman wrote last week to Deputy Governor David Archer Jr. urging him to ensure that a US commercial fisherman who was arrested here in …
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Crawford Sabaroche, a 53-year-old Dominica national charged with illegal entry and smuggling after police arrested him and ten Haitian migrants, has been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison while he seeks …
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Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Junior Peters, 50, of Carrot Bay, who has been missing since June 27, when he was last seen at Horse Path at …
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Responding to a tip from the public, a joint police task force last week arrested ten Haitian migrants and a Dominica national who was charged with being engaged in illegal smuggling …
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As police investigate a string of burglaries at Virgin Gorda businesses, they are asking anyone who can to provide relevant information and help bring the perpetrators to justice, according to …
Police found an illegal gun during one traffic stop this month and illegal drugs during another, according to a June 16 press release. During a routine traffic stop on June …
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As part of a series of pleas to the public about unsolved killings in the territory, police last week asked for help in learning who killed 20-year-old Anderson Thomas of …
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Last Thursday, 14 police recruits became constables following six months of training provided in the territory with the help of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, according to a Saturday …
After a short car chase through Road Town Saturday afternoon, one man was apprehended and arrested following the discovery of suspected marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine, Police Information Officer Akia …
Police renewed calls last week for the public’s assistance in identifying the perpetrators in the 2011 murder of Cardinal Roberto Fahie and the 2017 murder of Jefferson Mark Joseph, according …
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Tambu Frett was sentenced Friday to spend two years in prison and pay fines totaling $14,000 for charges of illegal entry, breach of curfew, and smuggling, after he was arrested …
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The territory has conducted post-mortem tests for Covid-19, all of which have come back negative, Deputy Premier Carvin Malone said during a press conference last Thursday in response to a …
Police have caught at least 153 people breaking the curfew since it was first imposed by government on March 27 to restrict residents’ movements and stymy the spread of Covid-19 …
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Juwan Richardson, 22, of Greenland, was arrested on Sunday and charged with indecent language, resisting arrest and assault on police, according to a Monday press release from the Police Information …
Three residents were found dead at their homes over the past eight days, according to police, who did not disclose the causes of any of the deaths. On the night …
A police sergeant the media was asked not to name testified in Magistrates’ Court yesterday that he believes Tambu Frett is part of a human trafficking organisation and received payment …
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Two Virgin Islanders were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled drug, and one was charged with additional crimes, after a police chase through East End Saturday afternoon, …
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Two Virgin Islanders were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled drug, and one was charged with additional crimes, after a police chase through East End Saturday afternoon, …
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Thursday morning in Magistrates’ Court, attorney Leroy Jones insisted that his client Tambu Frett smuggled United States Virgin Islands citizen Bryan Boland into the territory as an act of kindness. …
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