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‘Treatment’ for COVID-19 ordered- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that Government was trying to be preventative and yet proactive, Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) disclosed on Thursday, April 9, 2020 that the Territory will be receiving some three thousand to four thousand supplies of "treatment" for COVID-19 disease.
‘I’m unemployed with three kids’- man found with drugs tells court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man caught with a quantity of cocaine and cannabis wants the court to be lenient on him during his sentencing because he is currently unemployed and has three children to maintain.
Reggae singer ‘Maccabee’ found guilty of having proceeds of crime
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Beyond a reasonable doubt, Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on November 5, 2019 found reggae singer Bradford J. Prince, also known as Maccabee, guilty of having proceeds of crime when he appeared before her virtually from Her Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, where he is on remand.
Gov't working on more drug intervention programmes - Hon Malone
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), in addressing claims of high drug use in the territory, says his ministry is looking to combat the social issue through a number of early intervention programmes that can come into effect before full drug addiction kicks in.
UPDATE: No arrests in cocaine seizure on vessel @ VG- RVIPF
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Four days after a significant amount of cocaine was seized on a vessel at Virgin Gorda, no arrests have made and police are seeking the public's assistance for information.
Time to decriminalise marijuana in the VI - Karl M. Scatliffe
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Former President of the BVI Taxi Association and Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Fourth District Candidate in the 2019 General Elections, Mr Karl M. Scatliffe, says it is time the territory follow international trends and decriminalise marijuana, however, there must be restrictions in place to prevent drug abuse from vulnerable groups.
'There's a high use of drugs' in VI - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Without providing any solid statistics or research to back his claims, ZBVI 780am 'Honestly Speaking' radio show moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has declared that drug use amongst men and youths in the Virgin Islands is now at a staggering high.
Sleeping men found with drugs get suspended sentence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jariel Harrigan and Dillon Findlay, who were found guilty of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply to Another, were spared an immediate prison term when they appeared before Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo for sentencing on Thursday, September 26, 2019.
USVI man was ‘testing’ new boat found with drugs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Gerard Hilaire claimed to be giving his new fishing boat a test run when he was caught heading to an undesignated port of entry on Tortola with illegal drugs.
Jamaican prison cook arrested in Police sting operation
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI - Word reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) from senior law enforcement officials, is that a cook who works at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut on the main Island of Tortola, has been arrested by Police in a sting operation.
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