News
Alberto Rosa De La Rosa back on the waiting list for trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It will be some more months of sitting behind the bars of his prison cell at Her Majesty’s Prison, Balsum Ghut before he returns to the High Court of the Virgin Islands for his trial to get started having been extradited from the United States to face trial for alleged manslaughter.
UPDATE: Wayne Stoutt Jr charged & granted bail in illegal gun find
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have charged the man arrested over the weekend in relation to an illegal gun find at a Great Mountain home. The man has since been granted bail and released.
Cadet Corps holds ‘Drill Off’ Competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An Annual Inter-Organizational ‘Drill Off’ Competition was held among members the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), the BVI Fire & Rescue Department, Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) and members of the Virgin Islands Cadet Corps (VICC) last Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Caribbean Cellars Parking Lot in Lower Estate.
Top Cop calls questions of legal action against him ‘convoluting’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commission of Police (CoP) for the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr. David Morris, has made emphatically clear that he is not affected personally when a member of his police force seeks to take legal action against his office.
Teen Charged with Aggravated Burglary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting that it has charged Tyrell Samuels, 18, with an offence of Aggravated Burglary.
Police officers annoyed with policy to declare assets
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It has been brought to the attention of Virgin Islands News Online that a number of police officers are taking offence to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) policy which compels them to reveal their assets- a move they are claiming is an act of the Acting Commissioner of Police David Morris.
UPDATE: RVIPF intensifies calls for leads for unsolved murders
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI - The community meeting called by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) sought to bring together residents of the 7th and 8th districts at The Stickett with the main purpose of thanking residents for their cooperation that resulted in the conviction of two men for a murder committed in the community.
Police week essay winners receive generous prizes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Three students and a school were today presented with prizes sponsored by Harney, Westwood and Riegels as winners of the second Police Week Essay Competition.
New day, new high for VI Tramp II [Slideshow Included]
EAST END / LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI - Day two for this year’s Rise and Shine Tramp was definitely double the hype and double the fun, with rain pouring, music beating, hands in the air and careless wining, everyone enjoyed their last dance in town.
An anti-corruption unit needed in the VI?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force will not tolerate corruption in any shape or form, declared the Territory’s acting Commissioner of Police, and has suggested that an anti-corruption unit be established to tackle such an issue.
