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RVIPF officers taught ‘latest skills’ in crime-fighting & investigation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have now been equipped with the latest skills in crime-fighting and crime scene investigation as part of training from Agencia Ltd, a UK based company specializing in law enforcement training and consultancy.
Boyfriend of UK woman who went missing in USVI is spotted in Grenada
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Those interested in keeping tabs on the whereabouts of Ryan Bane, the man who is the last person known to have seen UK national Sarm Heslop before she disappeared off the coast of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) thought they had finally tracked him down after he sailed out of USVI waters and off the radar for months since Heslop’s disappearance in early March 2021.
UK PM’s ‘dodgy dealings hang over him like a bad smell’- Labour Party MP
LONDON, UK- “These latest revelations prove that the prime minister appears to be allergic to telling the truth about the dodgy dealings and the web of conflicts of interests, secret loans and cover-ups that hang over him like a bad smell.”
HoA Speaker calls on UK Foreign Secretary to investigate Hickinbottom
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Honourable Julian Willock has written to the United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and First Secretary of State, Dominic R. Raab, calling for an investigation into the conduct of the lone Commissioner of the Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands, Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom.
Gold jewellery valued $25K allegedly stolen from Long Trench home
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating reports of an alleged theft of gold jewellery at a home in Long Trench, on the main island of Tortola.
Police officer accused of indecent assault
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is being investigated for alleged indecent assault.
Flustered CoI orders investigation into leaked position statement to VINO
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance paused its questioning of witnesses this afternoon, June 16, 2021, to turn its attention to Virgin Islands News Online’s (VINO) article published today with the headline: ‘CoI document reveals ‘turf war’ between Ex-Governor Jaspert & VI Gov’t’.
HMP inmate allegedly makes death threats to prison officers & families
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Some officers at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut are said to be concerned for their safety as well as their families, following death threats made to them by at least one inmate.
NSC orders two senior Prison Officers to take admin leave
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Subsequent to a meeting held on Monday, May 31 2021, the National Security Council (NSC) decided to place the two senior Prison Officers on duty during the violent altercation that caused the death of Nickail Chambers and the injury of three others at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) on Sunday night, May 30, 2021, on administrative leave.
Shots fired @ Fort Hill
FORT HILL, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating reports of gunshots fired at Fort Hill, on Tortola, in the wee hours of May 27, 2021.