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UPDATE: Dead is Tyrone Thomas aka ‘Jarmon’ in early morning shooting
BRADY GHUT, Tortola, VI: Our news desk can confirm that the man shot to death around 4:00 AM this morning, Monday, October 22, 2018, is local resident Tyrone Thomas aka ‘Jarmon’.
Mercer gets 191 months jail for cocaine smuggling @ King Airport
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Gerald W. Mercer, 42, was sentenced on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, to 191 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
More UK Police officers on the ground
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Funding from the United Kingdom (UK) is being used to import skilled officers into the Territory with some focusing on homicides and cold cases.
Passing out Parade today for RVIPF recruits
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It is a year overdue, but the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is now in position to host the Passing Out Ceremony for the 2017 recruits.
Police officers vindicated in killing of prisoner-report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The findings of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Virgin Islands prisoner has vindicated police officers who were involved in the man’s demise last December.
Dion Thomas pleads guilty to drugs, gun & ammo charges
JOHN’S HOLE, Tortola, VI – Dion Thomas, the 39-year-old man found with drugs, an illegal firearm and two sets of ammunition during this year’s Festival activities, has admitted to the charges laid against him in the Magistrate Court, at John's Hole, Tortola.
Another St Lucian gets top Job in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has announced that Saint Lucian native, Shawn Innocent, has been appointed as a full-time Magistrate for a period of six months, with effect from September 3, 2018.
Prisoners describe conditions in St Lucia as ‘barbaric’
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands News Online, first and accurately reported that the remaining prisoners from Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) at Balsam Ghut, who were sent to St Lucia—following Hurricane Irma—had been returned to Tortola, on September 6, 2018.
Missing man found shot dead in apartment
VI CONSORTIUM
GROVE PLACE, St Croix, USVI — A man who went missing several days ago was found dead in his Mutual Homes apartment on Thursday morning (September 6, 2018), after a concerned resident filed a report at the VIPD’s Francis Command Police Station, relative to a missing person, VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Thursday.
Police busts dangerous gang: Arrest five with guns, fake plates
Kaieteur News
GROVE EBD, Guyana, SA - Police have dismantled a gang that is believed to be linked to a recent multimillion dollar heist, after intercepting a car with five men yesterday at Samatta Point Grove, East Bank Demerara.
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