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NSC supports increased police presence @festival events
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Security Council (NSC) convened a special meeting today, August 7, 2026, under the chairmanship of Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Mrs R. Dancia Penn, OBE, KC.
2 high-powered rifles among firearms & ammo recovered by police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) has said it recovered three firearms and a substantial amount of ammunition from the streets over the past week from multiple locations.
2 injured in shooting @ festival village in Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Two people have been injured after a gunman opened fire at the festival village in Carrot Bay around 5:45 PM today, Thursday, August 6, 2026.
Gun fired during altercation @ Long Bay Beach
LONG BAY, Beef Island, VI- A firearm was discharged in a crowd during an altercation that started between two persons at Long Bay Beach on Beef Island this morning, Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
Governor orders Aristides Gerardo Cedano deported
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man recently convicted of indecent assault has been ordered deported from the territory by Governor Daniel Pruce.
You ‘will face the full force of the law’- ACoP Ullger to criminals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Interim Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger has promised that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will never give up its mission to uphold the law and to find and prosecute criminals.
Every life lost in VI is ‘one life too many’- ACoP Ullger
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Interim Commissioner of Police (CoP), Richard Ullger, has said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is actively seeking to solve the two murders which occurred in the Virgin Islands (VI) and called on the public to assist in whatever way they can.
Kai de Castro 'was not wearing' bulletproof vest- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the fatal shooting of local businessman Kai de Castro in Brewers Bay on July 28, 2026, reports began to circulate that the slain man was wearing a bulletproof vest.
'Enough is enough'- NDP on shooting death of Kai de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "Enough is enough. We refuse to accept gun violence as the new normal." This is according to the National Democratic Party (NDP) in response to the shooting death of local businessman Kai de Castro at Brewers Bay on July 28, 2026.
Lack of juvenile detention centre a ‘gaping hole in our system’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for the Virgin Islands to have a juvenile detention centre.
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