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‘Concerned Citizen’ asks Governor to investigate CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A ‘concerned citizen’ of the [British] Virgin Islands has written to Governor John J. Rankin, CMG requesting an investigation into Police Commissioner Mark Collins, in relation to a leaked email in which Mr Collins requested a Deputy Commissioner of Police to conceal and destroy evidence.
CoP finally answers leaked email on request to conceal & destroy evidence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A leaked email circulating on social media over the past two months written by Commissioner of Police (CoP) Mark Collins in 2021 to Deputy Commissioner St Clair Amory has been addressed.
Miya Marcano’s family sues Sheriff’s Office over mishandled investigation
ORLANDO, Florida, USA- Media outlets across Florida and the wider USA are reporting that the parents of Miya Marcano, who was abducted from her UCF-area apartment in Orange County by a maintenance worker and killed two years ago, have filed a lawsuit against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office over failings in its initial investigation into her disappearance.
Ex-VI Premier Andrew A. Fahie reportedly requests another trial delay
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Ex-Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Mr Andrew A. Fahie has reportedly asked a Florida court for more time to press United States (US) prosecutors about the identity of their confidential informant.
Trio accused of murdering Devern Stanley aka ‘Snoopy’ set free
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three men accused of the 2016 murder of Devern Stanley aka ‘Snoopy’ have been set free of the charges due to want of prosecution.
Ex VI Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie wants trial pushed to 2023
MIAMI, Florida, USA- The attorney for former [British] Virgin Islands Premier Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has asked a federal judge to delay his July 18, 2022, trial date to early 2023, according to documents filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
‘Mr Fahie has compelling reason to fight allegations’- Hon Fahie’s lawyer
MIAMI, Florida, VI- The attorney for ex-premier of the Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), Theresa Van Vliet, has responded to federal prosecutors' request to revoke Hon Fahie’s $500,000 bond, arguing that he is not a danger to the community and will not try to flee the United States.
CoI bars Silk Legal from making oral closing submissions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) called into Governance in the Virgin Islands during the COVID-19 pandemic by controversial ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert has scheduled a further hearing for Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
‘No evidence of tax evasion or personal corruption’ presented to CoI- Sir Geoffrey
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- UK Member of Parliament and attorney Sir Charles Geofffrey Cox, QC has labeled as inaccurate the reports in the British press and from fellow Members of Parliament that he is defending a ‘tax haven’ and that he is defending wrongdoing.
'Newton hearing' in Tambu Frett case as Crown & Defense reach stalemate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The sentencing hearing for Mr Tambu Frett, who previously pleaded guilty to Illegal Entry, Breach of Curfew and Smuggling, was delayed again today, May 1, 2020, in the Magistrate’s Court after the Crown and the Defense could not come to an agreement on a report introduced during mitigation that implicates Mr Frett as a person frequently engaged in smuggling for profit.