The rape trial of Sylon “Sly” Forbes began Tuesday morning with the jury selection.
US: VI money-laundering risk still a concern
Even as the Virgin Islands has continued to step up its regulations and criminal penalties to deter financial crimes in recent years, the United States government once again has named …
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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.
Body recovered at Little Bay
Virgin Islands Search and Rescue volunteers recovered the body of Natanael Gumbs Tuesday around 7 a.m. at Little Bay, 18 hours after he was reported missing, according a press release …
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.
Special report: 2014 development outlook (FULL TEXT)
The territory’s construction industry has had a rough time since the 2008 global economic downturn, and an oversupply of villas and office space still persists. But industry observers see positive …
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Musicians, poets remember VI’s first chief minister (PHOTO GALLERY)
The Virgin Islands has a lot to thank H. Lavity Stoutt for, from his commitment to education to the groundwork he laid for critical infrastructure and economic development, said Education …
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CRUISE SHIP SCHEDULE
LOCATION KEY: ANC – Anchorage GS – Gorda Sound CP – Cruise Pier SOP – Soper’s Hole NI – Norman Island ANE – Anegada JVD – Jost Van Dyke BI …
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.
Girl Guides practise safety during earthquake drill
Drop, cover and hold. If you haven’t been drilled lately, you might not know that those three words are the recipe for safety during an earthquake.
Lawyers argue over superyacht grounding
Roughly 15 tonnes of lead still pollutes Carrot Shoal as lawyers representing the owners of the superyacht that grounded on the reef more than a year ago try to minimise …
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.
Pickering touts climate change initiatives abroad
Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering represented the territory at two events in the United States this week.
Girl Guides practise safety during earthquake drill (PHOTO GALLERY)
Drop, cover and hold. If you haven’t been drilled lately, you might not know that those three words are the recipe for safety during an earthquake.
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.
Minister outlines efforts to improve prison
Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn, who shares responsibility for the prison with the governor, released an update this week on the status of the facility’s rehabilitation programme and other …
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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.
NPO requests permission for solar grid-tie
While officials from around the region met to talk “renewable solutions” like alternative energy earlier this month at Mosquito Island, the non-profit organisation Green VI continued its push to green …
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Cops destroy illegal drugs
Officers of the police Special Crime Team led the process of recording and counting a quantity of illegal drugs that were then taken to the Pockwood Pond incinerator and destroyed …
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.
VI writing in the spotlight
Though there are many Virgin Islands writers, their number has declined with time, Chief Records Management Officer Christopher Varlack said during a panel discussion Thursday at the 1780 Lower Estate …
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.