A West End man accused in 2023 of helping to run a major drug ring from His Majesty’s Prison was shot dead shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. …
May 15, 2025
December 28, 2024
EDITORIAL: After 7 years of strife, the VI must emerge stronger
The past 12 months have not been easy for the Virgin Islands, but 2024 nevertheless brought glimpses of the light at the end of a tunnel the territory entered when …
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August 5, 2024
Andrew Fahie sentenced to 11 years in prison
MIAMI, Florida – Former premier Andrew Fahie sat expressionless in a Miami courtroom this afternoon as a federal judge sentenced him to a little over 11 years in prison for …
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April 11, 2024
Fahie sentencing delayed to June
Former premier Andrew Fahie’s sentencing on drug-conspiracy charges was initially scheduled for this month in Miami, but it has been delayed until June 25 after his lawyer requested more time …
March 7, 2024
Lawyers still at odds over Fahie jurors
United States attorneys who led the recent prosecution of former premier Andrew Fahie on drug-conspiracy charges are open to the idea of an inquiry into last month’s contested guilty verdict, …
January 11, 2024
Fahie defence still under wraps as lawyers wrangle
Former premier Andrew Fahie’s lawyer is opposing four motions from United States prosecutors that could shape his upcoming drug conspiracy trial in Miami, which was scheduled to start Monday but …
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November 23, 2023
Kadeem Maynard gets almost five years
Virgin Islander Kadeem Maynard was sentenced to nearly five years in a United States prison on Monday after pleading guilty to participating in an alleged conspiracy to traffic large amounts …
November 2, 2023
Two hit with gun and drug charges after vehicle search
After stopping a “suspicious vehicle” on Saturday night in the Fat Hogs Bay area, police arrested two men for drug and firearm offences, they said. Keanus Smart, 18, of Free …
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September 29, 2023
Erickson accused of helping run 2021 drug ring from HM Prison
After United States prosecutors decided to drop their four-year-old money-laundering case against Virgin Islander Nyron Erickson last month, he was released from house arrest on St. Thomas last week and …
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April 29, 2022
Criminal complaint details claims against premier, port boss [FULL COMPLAINT]
Premier Andrew Fahie and BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard have been accused of agreeing to allow cocaine to pass through Tortola ports in exchange for a percentage of …
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October 16, 2020
Venezuelan pleads guilty to 124 kilograms of coke charge
Four Venezuelans appeared in Magistrates’ Court Monday to face multiple charges stemming from a Sept. 27 raid at Anderson Hill, where police confiscated a loaded gun and 124 kilograms of …
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