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Recaptured fugitive & girlfriend remanded to HMP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Recaptured fugitive Jose Almestica of the US Virgin Islands and his girlfriend, Sea Cows Bay resident Jennifer Smith, were both ordered to be remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut following their virtual court appearance before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
Man who escaped HMP following Hurricane Irma recaptured
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force yesterday, December 7, 2021, arrested and charged Jose Almestica, 33, for escaping lawful custody.
UPDATE: Prison officers Mark Kendall & Sharlene Maduro charged
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed Virgin Islands News Online’s first and accurate story about two prison officers being arrested as investigations continue into the murder of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) inmate Nickail Chambers in May 2021.
VI Gov’t to pay $269K to St Lucia for accommodating VI prisoners
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved payments of $269,940 to be paid to the Government of St Lucia, for accommodating prisoners as a result of damages to the Her Majesty’s Prison by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
HMP inmate serving life sentence allegedly threatens to kill prison officer
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- A prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut on Tortola has reportedly threatened to kill a prison officer.
Top Cop recommends moving life-serving prisoners out of VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Mark Collins said as part of his new tenure, an immediate review of Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, has been recommended.
Visitor @ HMP allegedly held with cannabis
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- A visitor to Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, was on June 21, 2021, charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug.
HMP inmate allegedly makes death threats to prison officers & families
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Some officers at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut are said to be concerned for their safety as well as their families, following death threats made to them by at least one inmate.
In-person visits to HMP suspended, drop-offs allowed
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- In the wake of the violent altercation that caused the death of Nickail Chambers and the injury of three others at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) on Sunday night, May 30, 2021, Government has suspended all in-person visits to the prison.
Joint services conduct early morning search @HMP
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our newsroom from sources at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, is that there was a search of the prison this morning, June 2, 2021.
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