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Officer who allegedly punches inmate likely for trial July 20
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An officer accused of punching a juvenile inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison until he was rendered unconscious, has to re-appear in the Magistrate’s Court on July 20, 2012 when his trial is likely to commence.
No "comfortable" prison for criminals – Rev. Hoyt
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Imprisonment when resorted to must be made a genuine punishment if it is to exercise any effect as a deterrent,” charged former police officer Reverend Robert Hoyt.
Many honoured at Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration [Slideshow Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Many gathered at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Road Town, Tortola, where the Governor of the Virgins Islands, Government Officials and members of the public gathered to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and her 86th birthday celebration.
Her Majesty’s Prison: Tortola Hilton Hotel & Resort?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident came up with a new name for Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsum Ghut, referring to the penitentiary as “Tortola Hilton Hotel and Resort” since inmates seem to be eating and living better than innocent people in the Territory.