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RVIPF cracking down on motorbike offenders, illegal ATVs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is cracking down on the illegal use of motorcycles and other type of vehicles such as the ‘All Terrain Vehicles’ (ATV’s) following an increasing amount of complaints over the illegal use such in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Man shot dead outside bakery in broad daylight
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — A young man was shot to death outside the Thomas Bakery in Castle Coakley near Sunny Isle, the USVIPD has confirmed to the Consortium.
Meghan, Brexit, & Change
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Meghan Markle story is part of the ongoing process of change in the west and a UK slow to enter the 21st Century.
Meteor? Mysterious fireball seen falling from sky
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - For the second time in two months, residents of the Virgin Islands were again left stunned at a strange phenomenon in the sky, this time, a ball of fire descending from the sky late this afternoon, January 17, 2019, at around 17:30hrs.
UPDATE: Boxing Day Races- Part 2 cancelled
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The continuation of the Boxing Day Horse Races that were cancelled due to poor weather at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay on December 26, 2019 has been hit with another snag.
'There needs to be separate test to licence bigger bikes' - CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Reiterating his calls for safer roads before bigger bikes, Commissioner of Police, Michael B. Matthews says robust requirements are needed with the introduction of bigger CC motorcycles in the territory.
2 arrested in USVI for deadly counterfeit Fentanyl Pill; 4 deaths on St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- On November 4, 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warned the public about fatal victims overdosing on dangerous counterfeit pills in the United States.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Ahmad L. Mahoney
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Young Professional Ahmad L. Mahoney always had a love for the sun, sea and sand which led him to pursue a tourism-based career. On the surface, he might seem like just an average Virgin Islander, but that is far from the truth.
Jury Act an ongoing travesty of justice- R. Dancia Penn-Sallah QC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “There is an ongoing travesty of justice in this country, and it is that of the jury system. The Jury Act of 1914 is contrary to the rule of law; it is a violation of the constitution and all principles of democracy that we still have that Jury Act on our books. I speak for the profession when I make a call for a very urgent rectification of that.”
Cabinet meets; Trade Dept offers on-the-spot services on Anegada
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- The residents of the sister islands of Anegada and Jost van Dyke are finally having the dreaded “stepchild” tag removed, thanks to the unconventional initiatives of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government.
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