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Exclusive: VI prisoners in St Lucia complain of ‘inhumane’ treatment
CASTRIES, St Lucia, WI - Virgin Islands (VI) inmates housed at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) in St Lucia are allegedly being subjected to ‘inhumane’ and ‘discriminatory’ treatment on the neighbouring Caribbean Island.
Two VG men face firearm related offences
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Two male Virgin Gorda residents were charged with firearm-related offences in relation to a robbery over the weekend.
Man shot dead near vegetable market in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was shot several times in the upper body on Sunday night, May 27, 2018 in Frederiksted, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
Cocaine bound for Tortola held by Trinidad & Tobago police
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, WI- Virgin Islands News Online’s media partner Trinidad Express is reporting today May 25, 2018 that cocaine valued at $20 million and bound for Tortola, Virgin Islands, was found on Wednesday May 23, 2018 at Queen’s Wharf, Port of Spain.
2 VI men arrested @ STT airport for alleged cocaine possession
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- — Jason Frett, 36, and Ashley Warner, 54, both of Tortola, were arrested today, May 24, 2018 on a complaint charging them with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
Hewlitt, Dagou & Ashby charged in commercial burglaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Three men were charged last week for burglarising commercial premises.
USVI boat captain faces 10 years for human smuggling
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— On May 10, 2018, Shawn A. Callwood, 36, of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), Glenys GruzCalcano, 28, Anyi Paola Calcano, 19, Luis Alberto Pimentel Gautier, 42, and Rafael MoralesOsoria, 35, all of Dominican Republic, made their initial appearances before US District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, after being charged in criminal complaints with immigrant smuggling and illegal reentry into the United States, USVI Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
Domestic melee: Man beats girlfriend & her lover; Fight @ Hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was in the wee hours of Sunday morning, March 13, 2018 when a local man, who is a former Police and Customs officer, reportedly assaulted his girlfriend and her lover.
USVI man gets 15 years jail for possession of firearm near school
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) man was sentenced Wednesday May 9, 2018 to 15 years for being found with an illegal handgun during a police operation more than a year ago, [US] Virgin Islands Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen announced Wednesday.
St Maarten hit & run victim Ryan L. Best undergoes 2 surgeries in US
PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten- Scotiabank BVI Branch Manager Ryan L. Best, who suffered severe head trauma and was subsequently air dashed to the United States of America (USA) following a hit and run accident on Sint Maarten on April 28, 2018, has since undergone two surgeries and has been responsive.
