Rape trial closed to public

The rape trial of Sylon “Sly” Forbes began Tuesday morning with the jury selection.

Cleaning up lives and the coast

Michael Wheatley was 19 years old in 1986 when he got mixed up with the wrong crowd and began using crack cocaine.

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Cops nab 8 suspected illegal immigrants

Eight suspected illegal immigrants were detained on Peter Island on Saturday, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.

3,479 pot plants mean 33 months for VG man

Virgin Gorda resident Bakembe George was sentenced to 33 months in prison at Magistrates’ Court on Friday for the charge of cultivating cannabis.

Community officers introduced at Police Week

This year’s Police Week featured the unveiling of a new initiative that will place one “community officer” in each of seven different areas on Tortola.

DPP and magistracy both ask for more staffers

Both the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Magistrates’ Court are seeking more staffers, according to the annual report on the deliberations of the Standing Finance Committee.

Cancer Society launches VG branch

Last week the Virgin Islands Cancer Society came one step closer to its goal of establishing a branch on each of the four main Virgin Islands.

Community officers introduced at Police Week

This year’s Police Week featured the unveiling of a new initiative that will place one “community officer” in each of seven different areas on Tortola.

CDB loan to fund Palestina roadwork

In 14 days, work is set to begin on the Pleasant Valley Bridge in Palestina, which was severely damaged during the passage of Tropical Storm Otto in 2010.

Riders want bigger bikes legalised

Attendees at a forum held Thursday at U.P.’s Cineplex discussed a seemingly counterintuitive way to make the roads safer for Tortola’s bikers: legalising larger motorcycles.

Cameron guilty of indecent assault, but not abduction

The High Court trial of Walter Cameron for abduction and indecent assault charges didn’t take long to complete, with the case beginning last Wednesday and ending a day later.

Cops focus on ‘neighbourhood policing’

This year Police Week will focus on the introduction of “neighbourhood policing,” with seven officers taking posts in selected communities, according to the Police Information Office.