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Trial starts for USVI man caught with bag of jewellery days after Irma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A nine-member jury is expected to decide whether a man from St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) found carrying a number of gold and silver jewellery after three jewellery stores in Road Town were looted after Hurricane Irma, is guilty or not.
White US cop shoots unarmed black man 7 times in back
KENOSHA, Wisconsin, USA- Nearly 3 months after protests erupted on a global scale after a white Minnesota police officer caused the death of black man, George P. Floyd Jr, by kneeling on his neck, a white cop shot an unarmed black father 7 times in the back in front of his children in Wisconsin on Sunday, August 23, 2020, sparking protests in the US County.
Shamoii A. Dagou out on bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Shamoii A. Dagou, the youth who was sentenced to 2 years at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, for looting a television, has been released on bail pending his appeal hearing, according to reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online.
Police ready to combat looters this hurricane season
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews has assured that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is primed and ready for any type of crime or looting that may occur should a catastrophe hit the territory this hurricane season.
Look who is back! Radio personality ‘Gadiethz’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our roving cameras caught up with popular and controversial radio personality Mr Paul A. Peart aka ‘Gadiethz’, who is back in the Territory.
Police officer Jermaine Brewley charged for looting-related offence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have officially charged a serving police officer with a looting-related offence.
Police Constable Jermaine Brewley, a VIslander, appeared today, November 22, 2017 before the Magistrate’s Court held at Road Town Police Station, charged with handling stolen goods.
'No point in state of emergency before Hurricane Irma' - Premier Smith
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI - The day after category 5 hurricane Irma destroyed the territory, there was widespread looting of many businesses. Then, His Excellency Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert declared a state of emergency where the UK military and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) officers were called upon to maintain law and order.
‘I did not loot after Hurricane Irma; I can return to VI’- Radio host Gadiethz
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaking today November 9, 2017 exclusively to Virgin Islands News Online from his new home in Philadelphia, United States of America (USA), popular radio personality and International Morning Ride Show host Paul A. Peart aka 'Gadiethz' has broken his silence on the allegation of looting and his immigration status.
Looters damaged what Hurricane Irma spared - Business owners
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The following days after Hurricane Irma caused total destruction to the territory, some persons saw this as an opportunity to loot whatever they could from stores and other places of business.
Curfew hours now 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM- Governor Jaspert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - His Excellency the Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert announced today, Friday October 20, 2017 that the ongoing curfew will be further relaxed.