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March 23rd, 2025
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard released from US prison

BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA- The former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) in the Virgin Islands, Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard, has been released from prison, less than a year after being sentenced to nine years in jail in the United States for her involvement in a drug smuggling plot that also implicated her son Kadeem S. Maynard and former premier Andrew A. Fahie.

October 15th, 2024
4 accused of murdering Matthew D. Daly freed of charge

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The four men who were charged on October 13, 2021, for the murder of businessman Matthew Daly on September 10, 2020, were freed of the charge in the High Court today, October 15, 2024.

November 21st, 2022
‘Best judge in Tortola’- Vicardo Farrell aka ‘Scar’ on being freed of murder charge

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two of the three men freed of the charge of murder on November 15, 2022, have briefly commented to Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).

December 10th, 2017
3 looters freed after completing 300 hours of community service

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Seven persons who were not spared the disciplinary pangs of the justice system after being caught looting from businesses, post Hurricane Irma, had another day in the Magistrate’s Court on December 8, 2017.

October 5th, 2014
‘Time served!’ - Elroy G. OKeiffe freed

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following deliberation which concluded in the Court of Appeal on Friday October 3, 2014 it was ruled that Elroy G. OKeiffe should be freed as the court agreed with his attorney Mr Richard G. Rowe that his client’s time spent in prison sufficed for the charges he had pleaded guilty to.

January 20th, 2012
Ricky Callwood freed!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Ricky Callwood five year rape conviction and sentencing were quashed in the Court of Appeal on Friday morning, January 20, 2012.

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