Nearly four years after Catherine Pickering was shot to death during the robbery of her daughter at their Paraquita Bay home, Akeem Hopkinson was sentenced to 35 years in prison …
March 13, 2025
February 27, 2025
One guilty, one freed in murder of senior
Nearly four years after 67-year-old Catherine Pickering was gunned down while her daughter was robbed at their home in Paraquita Bay, about a dozen spectators sat in High Court on …
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July 18, 2024
Rohan Williams found guilty of 2019 rape and murder of Lenia Lettsome-Green
On a rainy night on May 26, 2019, Jamila Stevens was driving home from the Leverick Bay Poker Run when she spotted a woman lying in the road in the …
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July 10, 2024
EDITORIAL: After scathing security review, UK and VI leaders must step up
Residents may be forgiven for feeling numb on the release of yet another scathing report about governance failings in the Virgin Islands. The 2022 Commission of Inquiry, the conviction of …
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March 29, 2024
Criminal filings launched on digital court platform
In 2023, the Magistrates’ Court saw 229 new criminal matters, 233 traffic matters and 26 juvenile matters, according to Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards. “If these trends continue, we expect to …
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March 21, 2022
Court tosses case against cops
After a legal ordeal stretching back at least three years, interdicted police officers Simon Power and Pamphill Prevost walked free on March 14, each exonerated from a charge of conspiracy …
February 11, 2022
Two cops facing retrial for role in cash seizures
Interdicted police officers Simon Power and Pamphill Prevost are currently on trial in the High Court for allegations stemming from their involvement in cash seizures going back as far as …
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November 18, 2021
Same-sex couple fights for rights
In a case that could have far-reaching consequences for gay rights in the Virgin Islands, two women who have been legally married under United Kingdom law since 2019 are seeking …
July 30, 2021
Magistrates’ Court still holding hearings remotely
After the Magistrates’ Court closed indefinitely on June 30 following a staff member testing positive for Covid-19, its Sakal Place offices reopened on July 12 with limited hours, but the …
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March 3, 2021
Government announces key high court positions
Three new officials recently have been appointed to the upper echelons of the Virgin Islands legal system, including a new Criminal Division head, a new High Court justice, and a …
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January 22, 2021
In pandemic, technology called central to court’s future
Speaking at a special virtual sitting to mark the commencement of the 2021 law year, Dame Janice Pereira, chief justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, said the Covid-19 pandemic …
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August 27, 2020
United States fisherman denied bail in closed court
United States fisherman Michael Foy, who has been imprisoned in the territory since June, lost an appeal for bail last week in closed court, but his sister is continuing to …
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March 6, 2020
New bill to target debt dodgers
A bill passed last week in the House of Assembly will help creditors collect debts through the High Court by going after debtors’ land and other assets, leaders said. Lawmakers …
February 14, 2020
Jury trials resume in High Court
High Court resumed jury trials on Jan. 29, almost seven months after it halted them in July due to a judge’s ruling that the list from which the court’s registrar …
October 14, 2019
EDITORIAL: Sentencing guidelines are huge, but more reforms should follow
Kudos to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for introducing its first set of sentencing guidelines. The new system should help ensure that justice is administered fairly and consistently in the …
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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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April 18, 2019
Attorneys face off over D-4 seat
Attorneys faced off in High Court on Friday and Saturday over the validity of Mark Vanterpool’s short-lived attempt to resign from his position as Fourth District representative. The hearing is …
January 25, 2019
Cops face trial over claims of missing cash
Three police officers, who are accused of agreeing to steal money from suspected criminals they detained or arrested, returned to court this week to face trial. Pamphill Prevost, Simon Power …
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May 11, 2018
Trial ends between Skelton-Cline and government
After years of litigation, arguments in the trial between former ports head Claude Skelton-Cline and government concluded on Monday, and a judgment is now pending from High Court Justice Vicki …
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