The recent rash of violence across Tortola should serve as a wake-up call to police, policymakers and other residents to work together to tackle gang activity and other crime in …
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The recent rash of violence across Tortola should serve as a wake-up call to police, policymakers and other residents to work together to tackle gang activity and other crime in …
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The BVI Financial Investigation Agency may soon use artificial intelligence to crack down on child sexual exploitation, human smuggling and other illicit activity as it intensifies its efforts following recent …
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A constable has been interdicted from duty as police investigate a report of an attempt to smuggle contraband into His Majesty’s Prison on July 5, police said. As part of …
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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 …
Crime in the Virgin Islands appears to be approaching a dangerous tipping point where the rule of law and the institutions that ensure it are at risk of being overwhelmed. …
Following allegations from abroad that United States fisherman Michael Foy has been unfairly treated while in custody on Tortola, Director of Public Prosecutions Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit issued a circular on Friday …
Crawford Sabaroche, a 53-year-old Dominica national charged with illegal entry and smuggling after police arrested him and ten Haitian migrants, has been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison while he seeks …
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Carwill Potter, 72, was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison after allegedly smuggling 21 migrants into the territory last year. During a hearing on April 23, …
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