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Crime

October 17, 2019

Valentine’s Day bar fight leads to assault trial

Last year on Valentine’s Day, Seanna Jack went grocery shopping with Shannon John, the father of her child, later stopping for drinks at Sabrina’s Bar. Also at the bar was …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 10, 2019

Inmate accused of assaulting two prison guards

An inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison will be tried in November and December for allegations that he assaulted two prison guards and damaged government property during two separate incidents that …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 10, 2019

VG man fined for assaulting woman

A Virgin Gorda man was fined more than $1,000 last Thursday for assaulting his significant other and breaking her phone. Upon entering his home on Nov. 17, 2018, Theodore Wiclisle …

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by Joey Waldinger
September 30, 2019

Court using new sentencing guidelines

As Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo considered a minor drug offence on Tuesday, she applied new sentencing guidelines launched last week by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Ms. Baptiste-DaBreo then sentenced 21-year-old …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 12, 2019

Gunmen rob Virgin Gorda store

Two masked gunmen stole $30 from a store in Virgin Gorda on Sept. 4, police said Friday. The men entered VG Graphics adjacent to Prince Bar and demanded cash before …

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by The BVI Beacon
September 12, 2019

Sentencing guidelines coming next week

On Tuesday in Antigua and Barbuda, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will launch sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates in the Criminal Division, according to Government Information Services. “The intention …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 5, 2019

Female hitchhiker robs driver

A female hitchhiker and an accomplice on a motor scooter robbed a motorist at around 11:20 a.m. Friday on eastern Tortola, police said. Shortly after the female victim stopped to …

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by The BVI Beacon
July 26, 2019

Cop retrial scheduled for January

Two police officers who faced a hung jury earlier this year on charges of perverting the course of justice are now scheduled to face retrial next year. Pamphill Prevost and …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 26, 2019

False alibi leads to two-month sentence

A woman was sentenced to two months in prison for giving a false statement to police officers during their probe into an alleged murder. Rebekha Persaud will serve her sentence …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 25, 2019

42kg of coke seized on vessel in Port Purcell

Police and customs officers seized 44.2 kilograms of cocaine last Thursday aboard a boat named Krautsand at Port Purcell, the Police Information Office reported. The Guyanese news website INewsGuyana reported …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 18, 2019

Stabbing last week leads to wounding charge

A Greenland 25-year-old was charged with wounding on Tuesday in connection with a stabbing last week that allegedly left the victim holding his intestines in his hands. Callique Collins, 25, …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 18, 2019

Man gets 6.5 years for killing his wife

On Friday a police messenger was sentenced to four years in prison for looting a television after Hurricane Irma, another man got eight years for raping his juvenile stepdaughter, and …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 26, 2019

Man faces court for looting television after Irma

A former police messenger awaits sentencing for looting an electronics store in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Shamoi Dagou entered Infinite Solutions and stole a 32-inch flat-screen television worth nearly …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 26, 2019

Daycare worker gets prison for child cruelty

A woman was sentenced to two months in prison on Monday for allegedly harming a 4-month-old child she was supervising at a daycare centre in March 2017. Debra Jobe, who …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 25, 2019

$45k burglary case tossed due to cops’ mistakes

This month High Court Justice Ann-Marie Smith dismissed a $45,000 burglary case due to police mistakes. In a June 5 oral ruling, the judge alleged that Detective Sergeant Donna Monsanto’s …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 3, 2019

Man denies pulling knife on girlfriend, gets $60K bail

In Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday afternoon, Cliff John was accused of putting a knife to his girlfriend’s throat while at a bar in Virgin Gorda on May 24. He denied …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 30, 2019

Crown: Woman named killer before dying

A 46-year-old mother who was shot multiple times and left on the roadside in Georges Northside on Sunday night identified her killer shortly before she died, a prosecutor said Tuesday …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 16, 2019

Armed robber hits RT restaurant

A lone gunman entered Capriccio di Mare restaurant on Waterfront Drive on Tuesday evening and assaulted an employee before leaving with cash, a bag and personal documents belonging to the …

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by The BVI Beacon
May 16, 2019

Three arrested for Belle Vue robbery

Three people were charged for the robbery of a Belle Vue resident that occurred in early April, according to the Police Information Office. Arien Fahie, 23; Shaquille Benjamin, 23; and …

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by The BVI Beacon
May 16, 2019

Ex airport cashier gets suspended sentence

A former cashier at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport received an 18-month suspended sentence after allegedly stealing thousands in cash through falsified receipts. Jillian Fahie was arrested in July …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 16, 2019

Man to be sentenced for raping minor

In the final stages of the trial against 54-year-old Andre Stedman, who was found guilty of the rape and indecent assault of a girl under the age of 13, the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 10, 2019

Man accused of taking jewellery from homes

The main suspect in the case of $13,225 worth of goods that went missing between March 22 and April 25 said he wants to deal with the matter as quickly …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 25, 2019

Man accused of attempted murder

Kenai Jacobs, of Long Look, was denied bail during his appearance in Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, when he was charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm. A shooting …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 14, 2019

Police report rise in dinghy theft

There has been a recent rise in the theft of dinghies and dinghy engines over the past two weeks, particularly at night and around marinas, police reported last week. In …

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by Amanda Ulrich
February 14, 2019

3 arrested, released, in murder probe

Three men were arrested on Feb. 6 in connection with the recent murder of Erran Charles, but by the next morning they had been released without charges pending further investigations, …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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