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June 27th, 2012
UPDATE - DDP Hinds still on the job, contract extended!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the selection of a new Director for Public Prosecution (DPP) at an advanced stage, the contract for the outgoing DPP Elizabeth Hinds has been extended by two months to facilitate a smooth transition, this news agency has been informed.

June 26th, 2012
UPDATE - Beverlie Brathwaite no longer Ag. CEO

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following an article posted on June 11, 2012 that Beverlie Brathwaite, the acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) will be replaced, Virgin Islands News Online can confirm that Ms. Brathwaite no longer holds the post.

June 26th, 2012
Michael Stevens walks free!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Michael Stevens, one of the three men who were on trial for the January 21, 2011 MoneyGram robbery, walked out of the High Court last week a free man after his lawyer successfully argued that the Crown did not have enough evidence to prosecute.

June 25th, 2012
UPDATE - Alleged killer boasted of "tricking" Police

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After he was first picked up and questioned in the shooting of Kareem Sebastian in 2008, Jessroy McKelly allegedly watched the DVD of himself being interrogated by police officers with a friend and boasted how he tricked them.

June 25th, 2012
PSC shocker! - Ishmael Scatliffe out! Keturah Crabbe in!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In what many political, legal and social commentators are describing as an unprecedented move by the United Kingdom appointed Governor, it’s this news site’s understanding from our team of reporters around the Virgin Islands and many public officers close to this matter, that the Governor has rejected the re-nomination of the Civil Service Association’s (CSA) choice Ishmael Scatliffe to serve on the Public Service Commission (PSC).

June 25th, 2012
Sex, women & brothels in the VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sex sells and its common knowledge that there are bars and strip clubs that act as a “guise” for what religious leaders and concerned residents frown upon – women selling sex for money.

June 25th, 2012
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.

June 24th, 2012
Contestants revealed for Miss BVI 2012

LONG BAY, Tortola, VI- During a fashion event by local and regional designers organised by Soiree BVI, the long awaited five contestants of the 2012 Miss BVI Pageant were revealed to the public.

June 24th, 2012
Anica Penn is Little Miss ESPPS! [Photoslide Included]

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With a multitude of confidence and a smile that warms the heart, a future model outshine her seven competitors to become the 2012 Little Miss Enid Scatliffe Pre-Primary School.

June 23rd, 2012
St. Georges cops top students at Primary Five Examinations

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The top students of the Territory at this year’s Primary Five Examinations are from the St. Georges Primary School.

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