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Death penalty wanted for USVI men accused of murdering Florida dentist
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Prosecutors in Florida are seeking the death penalty for two male suspects from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) who have been charged with killing a Hialeah, Florida dentist.
‘Bring back death penalty’- E. G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Recently there has been a series of fatal shootings and armed robberies in the Territory with hardly anyone being brought to justice.
Hon. Christian calls for death penalty, blasted UK for its abolition!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was on May 12, 2017, during the continuation of the House of Assembly (HoA) that Hon. Archibald C. Christian (AL), the Junior Minister for Tourism questioned whether keeping the death penalty on the Territory's books would have been a good deterrent for crime.
‘UK messed up the VI by banning death penalty’- Radio caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A caller to the Speak Out BVI radio programme aired on July 21, 2015 on ZBVI 780 FM has questioned whether the Virgin Islands has to accept every policy that is proposed by the United Kingdom and even suggested that the territory seek to manage even more of its own affairs.
No death penalty in VI unless Independence given - Caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One caller on the most recent Speak out BVI show was of the opinion that the death penalty should never be put into law in the Virgin Islands.