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February 22nd, 2026
USVI: 43-year-old man arrested after minor reports sexual assault

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CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI — A Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (USVI) resident was arrested on Friday, February 20, 2026, for sexual assault of a minor following a report from a woman who recently reached the age of majority.

February 21st, 2026
Asphalt scam operating in the Virgin Islands

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Communications and Works has advised the public of an asphalt scam currently operating in the Virgin Islands (VI).

February 21st, 2026
USVI: Steven Payne gets 25 year sentence for sexual battery of minor

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA- Former at-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday after a Florida jury convicted him on one count of sexual battery of a minor following an October 2025 trial.

February 20th, 2026
Female pedestrian injured in hit & run @ Pasea Estate

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it is investigating a hit and run collision that occurred after 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in the vicinity of Delta Gas Station in Pasea Estate.

February 6th, 2026
Andrew A. Fahie files appeal against 2024 conviction

JESUP, Georgia, USA – Former Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie has filed an appeal regarding his 2024 conviction for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, claiming a lack of evidence, unreliable government agents, and judicial errors.

February 4th, 2026
Police officer convicted of Breach of Trust ordered deported from VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A police officer who was charged with Breach of Trust in January 2025 and later convicted has been ordered deported from the Territory by Governor Daniel Pruce.

January 30th, 2026
Wade N. Smith CoI witch-hunt bogus case dismissed as expected!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another of the Commission of Inquiry’s (CoI) witch-hunt cases against residents of the Virgin Islands who speak up for justice, oppose double standards and corruption, and who have good integrity, has been tossed in the waste bin by the courts.

January 29th, 2026
11 charged in Medicaid fraud that cost USVI $309,099

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A sweeping Medicaid and food assistance fraud investigation widened significantly on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as the [US] VI Department of Justice confirmed multiple arrests of Department of Human Services employees, their relatives, and associates, and issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect who remains at large.

January 24th, 2026
USVI: Disruptive Spirit Airlines passenger arrested

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A woman was arrested Thursday afternoon at the Cyril E. King Airport after authorities say she caused a disturbance aboard a Spirit Airlines flight and refused to comply with crew instructions just moments before the aircraft was scheduled to depart.

January 23rd, 2026
USVI: Calvert White sentenced to 5 years in federal prison

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Former Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White was sentenced Thursday, January 22, 2025, to 60 months (five years) in federal prison, followed by 36 months (three years) of supervised release, after being convicted of honest services wire fraud and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds.

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