Magistrate Charmaine Rosan-Bunbury has been interdicted from duty since May 4, but it’s in the public interest to share her story now, she told reporters last Thursday during a briefing …
September 21, 2011
September 21, 2011
Police: Two more arrested in coke case
Two people were arrested Tuesday who police believe assisted Linda Todman-Huggins, the customs officer who admitted to taking a bribe in exchange for helping load suitcases allegedly containing drug money …
September 21, 2011
Officials halt work on Road Town building
Work has apparently stopped on a Wickhams Cay I construction project,
September 21, 2011
Sargassum hits VI shores
Sargassum, the brown algae commonly found in the Sargasso Sea region of the mid-Atlantic, has inundated shorelines in the Virgin Islands and around the region in recent weeks.
September 21, 2011
Man acquitted of gun, assault charges
Antonio Frett was acquitted of assault and firearms charges last Thursday,
September 21, 2011
NDP launches D-4 candidate
Road Town, as the territory’s capital and the “economic engine” of the Virgin Islands,
September 21, 2011
Complaints commish reviews year
The Office of the Complaints Commissioner appears to be catching on among members of the public.
September 21, 2011
Man charged in two burglaries
Milford Todman Jr., 20, appeared in Magistrates’ Court Monday, charged with two commercial burglaries committed in August.
September 21, 2011
VIP launches elections lineup of ‘ordinary people’
The Virgin Islands Party is asking voters to reflect on the party’s 40-year history
September 20, 2011
Jamaican group performs play at HLSCC
“Me nah cry over no man,” Vanessa Dickens exclaimed shortly after learning that her husband had impregnated the family’s new helper.
September 20, 2011
‘Green’ event planned at HLSCC
Volunteers will use their bodies and bicycles to spell out the number “350” on Saturday at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.
September 20, 2011
Trial concludes in 2008 coke case
Closing arguments finished Friday in the case against six men facing charges in connection with an alleged January 2008 cocaine seizure, and Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens said she will issue …
September 19, 2011
Volunteers clean the coast
Wearing boots and gloves, they walked in and out of the mangroves at Wickhams Cay II on Saturday.
September 19, 2011
Immigration officer charged in drug case
Walter Maduro, a 31-year-old immigration officer, appeared in Magistrates’ Court Monday, charged with five counts of breach of trust and five counts of using his public office for gratification. He …
September 19, 2011
Voters list up for review
The Election Office has published a list of all 12,656 registered voters in the territory so that the public can review it. Corrections to the list, such as omissions or …
September 16, 2011
40 Anegadians get land documents
It wasn’t so long ago that Anegada residents who wanted a particular plot of land would simply fence it off,
September 16, 2011
School lunches in effect
At lunchtime on Thursday, form one student Dimitry Donovan was seated under a large tent
September 16, 2011
CFD warns against catching ‘crop fish’
Conservation officials are discouraging residents from catching “crop fish,” such as hardnose, crevalle and mackerel, weighing less than half a pound.
September 14, 2011
Gunmen attempt to rob pharmacy
Two masked men, dressed all in black and armed with handguns, attempted to rob the Medicure Pharmacy in Road Town this afternoon, police said.
September 14, 2011
VI Cadets visit Barbados for competition
Standing at just six inches, the third place precision drill display trophy might not look like a big award, but for the members of the Virgin Islands Cadet Corps, it’s …
September 14, 2011
Man gets 18 months in pharmacy break-in
A man named Howard Hughes pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Sept. 7 to two counts of burglary, after breaking into Road Town’s Medicure Pharmacy and the adjoining Eureka Medical …
September 14, 2011
Main Street community meets on crime
After a string of burglaries and robberies in the area, Main Street business owners and residents met last Thursday at St. George’s Episcopal Church to discuss what can be done …
September 14, 2011
Branson mansion to be rebuilt
Necker Island is set to resume receiving guests in about six weeks, said Kenton Jones, the resort’s general manager, and plans are being made to rebuild Sir Richard Branson’s Great …
September 14, 2011
Hodge competes at Miss Universe
Her red dress glittering under the lights, Sheroma Hodge walked to the microphone in front of thousands of people in Sao Paulo, Brazil during the Miss Universe Pageant.
September 14, 2011
Customs officer pleads guilty to taking bribe
Linda Todman-Huggins, 44, pleaded guilty to bribery by a public official in Magistrates’ Court yesterday,