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USVI: Man shot while driving, followed & attacked again
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A 27-year-old man was fatally shot at the Williams Delight intersection on the Melvin Evans Highway early Sunday morning, August 27, 2023, the [US] VI Police Department has announced.
USVI: Car Stolen @gunpoint from bar owner in Christiansted
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, ST Croix, USVI- In a frightening late-night incident, the owner of Yamasa Bar in Peter's Rest was robbed at gunpoint and her car stolen. The theft occurred outside the bar around 12:40 AM on Saturday, August 19, 2023.
Police make raids on homes in Anegada
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Following the seizure of a small aircraft and the discovery of a large amount of cocaine in it at Auguste George Airport on Anegada on August 19, 2023, police are said to be conducting raids on certain homes on Anegada as part of their investigations.
Nyron Erickson may walk free in USVI due to insufficient evidence
VI CONSORTIUM
A man accused of money laundering and cash smuggling who was extradited from the [British] Virgin Islands to stand trial in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on federal charges, might soon walk free after prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment.
Ex VI prosecutor Valston M. Graham accused of vehicular fraud in St Kitts
BASSETERRE, St Kitts - Well-known Attorney in the Virgin Islands (VI), Mr Valston M. Graham, who served as Senior Crown Counsel working in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the VI, before taking up the post of DPP in St Kitts and Nevis in 2016, has been accused of vehicular fraud in St Kitts.
Reports of stabbing @ bar in Paraquita Bay
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Reports reaching our news centre are that there was a stabbing incident at a bar in Paraquita Bay last night, August 20, 2023.
UPDATE: Suspected cocaine found on seized aircraft on Anegada- RVIPF
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Large amounts of cocaine have reportedly been discovered on an aircraft that was grounded at Auguste George Airport on Anegada yesterday, August 19, 2023.
Oleanvine & Kadeem S. Maynard want leniency in drug trafficking case
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Ahead of the sentencing date for former BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard and her son Kadeem S. Maynard, their defence has appealed to the court to consider leniency and reduced sentence for their clients.
Vehicle found with gunshots near boat fire scene in West End- RVIPF
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating reports of a vehicle found with gunshots “within close proximity” of the boat fire at West End early this morning, August 16, 2023.
Police recover stolen boat; Ammo seized
EAST END, Tortola, VI- A boat reported stolen on August 12, 2023, has been recovered by police, our news centre has been informed.