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Husband accuses expat wife of kidnapping & extortion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jamaican national Shakesha O'Neal has accused her husband Carlton O'Neal of offering her money after he abused her.
Domestic Violence is 'unacceptable & we take it most seriously’- CoP Michael Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Less than a year after Ms Lucinda Gordon was chopped severely by her estranged boyfriend, Renold L. Peters, she shared her story during the ‘Stiletto Walk- walk a mile in her shoes’ on June 28, 2017. The event designed to raise awareness of domestic violence in the Territory was held at Captain Mulligan's Bar and Restaurant.
‘The police dropped the ball on me’ – Lucinda Gordon
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - With her hand severed from the wrist and multiple scars about her head and other parts of her body, Ms Lucinda Gordon is, nevertheless, grateful to be alive and vows to write a book, drive a car again, and to be back in her classroom as a teacher.
Dr Sylvia M. Simmonds ‘not surprised’ @ recent domestic violence murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Family Support Network (FSN) is appealing to women and men who are experiencing especially physical domestic violence to waste no time in getting help as it is the fear that more lives will be lost at the hands of abusers.
Don’t judge female victims of violence- Joanne Penney
ROAD TOWN, Tortola,VI- Founder and Director of the CADA Players, Joanne Penney has urged women to not judge victims of violence, but assist them to find their voice, and stand up to their abusers.
Insurance & health care providers abusing NHI– Hon Melvin M. Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Honourable Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull (R2) spared no bones in blasting health care providers and insurance companies guilty of abusing the National Health Insurance of the territory.
Another radio talk show host condemns Hon Walwyn’s actions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Radio talk show host Edmund G. Maduro is the latest person to publically condemn the way in which Culture Minister Hon Myron V. Walwyn treated Leader of the Opposition Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) on the opening night of Virgin Islands Festival 2016.
‘More men are coming to FSN for help’ - Dr Sylvia M. Simmonds
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite financial challenges, Director of Family Support Network (FSN) Dr Sylvia M. Simmonds believes that the work of the entity must continue especially when it comes to keeping families together as she stressed that healthy families mean healthy societies.
Dr Heskith A. Vanterpool slams ‘abusive’ ballot counting system
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It was shortly after 7:30am that counting officers were called to breakfast, but this came on the heels of Dr Heskeith A. Vanterpool blasting the system of ballot counting, calling it an abuse of human beings, including counting officers and all others concerned.
Jamaican accused of punching belly of mother of 6-week-old
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Jamaican man has been accused of punching the mother of his baby in the belly, causing her to bleed from the vagina. The baby’s hand was also bitten during the ordeal, prosecutors told Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on January 28, 2015.
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