A proposal to give the governor sweeping new powers over areas including customs, immigration and financial investigations has been roundly condemned by both sides of the House of Assembly. HOA …
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
A sampling of security suggestions
The second volume of the law enforcement review is extensive. It examines nine public-sector bodies and seven other public service organisations in their roles connected to the criminal justice system. …
April 10, 2025
HOA says yes to shipping reforms
After returning from a closed-door committee session last Thursday, the House of Assembly passed a bill that members said is designed to update maritime rules and help keep the seas …
April 10, 2025
Security review sets stage for UK-VI spat
Claiming that corruption and organised crime have seriously undermined security in the Virgin Islands, the second volume of a scathing law-enforcement review lays out a 10-year reform plan that would …
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April 3, 2025
Five charged amid robbery probe
While searching five properties linked to armed-robbery suspects on March 25, police seized a nine-millimetre semi-automatic Glock pistol and 41 rounds of assorted ammunition, they said. As a result of …
April 3, 2025
US mum as Maynards freed early
The mother and son convicted of conspiring with then-premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into the United States in 2022 have been released from US federal prison several years early. …
April 3, 2025
Maritime rules to be updated
Keeping the seas safe and retaining the territory’s shipping credentials are among the goals of a bill the House of Assembly is considering this week, leaders said. Kicking off an …
March 27, 2025
Premier alarmed over assault rifles
The Virgin Islands is being “terrorised” by youths with semi-automatic weapons, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said last week as he pledged a crackdown on the gun crime that has been …
March 27, 2025
VG man dead after stabbing
A Virgin Gorda man is dead and another has been charged with manslaughter following a stabbing shortly after 8 a.m. last Thursday in Gun Creek, VG, police said. After the …
March 20, 2025
Despite criticism, Kartel show draws a crowd
Beneath a bright moon, an ocean of cell phone cameras pointed upwards as Jamaican dancehall artist Vybez Kartel took the stage just minutes after midnight. The crowd erupted, and photographers …
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March 20, 2025
Tourist dies at The Baths
A tourist was found unresponsive in the waters near The Baths on Virgin Gorda on March 12, police said Monday. “Initial inquiries indicate that the deceased was part of a …
March 20, 2025
One dead in car accident
A fatal vehicle accident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Friday in the Brewers Bay area, police said the next day. “The circumstances surrounding the lone-vehicle accident are unknown at this …
March 20, 2025
Roadside robbery, gunshots reported
An armed robbery on the Ridge Road in the Meyers area and a report of gunshots in the Purcell Estate area were among a “few incidents” over the weekend that …
March 20, 2025
Four charged as two guns seized
Early on the morning of March 11, police carried out an operation that led to the arrest of two men and two women and the seizure of illegal guns, ammunition …
March 13, 2025
Hopkinson hit with 35-year sentence
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 7, 2025
Rental vehicles stolen, found
On Friday morning, police asked the public for help finding two vehicles they said had been stolen from M.R. Rentals in Paraquita Bay the previous night. That evening, they reported …
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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February 20, 2025
With commish search stalled, senior cop resigns
A high-level resignation has raised questions about the leadership of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force at a time when the search for a new commissioner is stalled pending a …
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January 28, 2025
Gang blamed for crime spike
Hours after the first murder of 2025, acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool called a press conference to reassure the public that police have made substantial progress in addressing a 12 …
January 16, 2025
Police, cybercrime bills rushed through HOA
Over the past 10 days in the House of Assembly, the government fast-tracked two bills designed to boost law enforcers’ authority, drawing criticism from opposition members irked by Premier Natalio …
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January 16, 2025
Alleged Virgin Gorda burglars charged
Police have arrested and charged two men in connection with a string of villa burglaries and other crimes in Virgin Gorda. Paul Jack, of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was …
January 16, 2025
Cop charged with breach of trust
A police officer was arrested and charged following an internal investigation into a “significant security breach” that occurred during a planned operation last November, police said last week. Police Constable …
January 16, 2025
20-year-old dead amid shooting spree
A 20-year-old man was shot to death shortly before 2 a.m. yesterday morning near his Purcell Estate residence amid a series of violent incidents across Tortola over 24 hours, police …
January 16, 2025
Man found dead in derelict SUV
Courtney Fahie, a 68-year-old with no fixed abode, was found dead in a derelict vehicle in Long Swamp last week, but police said they found no signs of violence or …
January 16, 2025
After five days, cops report gunshots
Five days after apparent gunshots damaged vehicles and an apartment building late in the evening of Jan. 8 in Hannahs Estate, police announced the incident to the public in a …