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Inmate allegedly stabbed @HMP
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our news centre is that an inmate of Her Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut, on the main island of Tortola, has been stabbed.
Law student to spend 6 mths @ HMP for stealing over $44K
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The dreams of becoming a lawyer for Shekimah Lettsome Joseph may have just been shattered after she was convicted of theft and operating a business without a trade license.
Kenaz Hazel sentenced to 5 years @ HMP for unlicensed gun
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 24-year-old Purcell Estate man will spend the next five years at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut after pleading guilty to the offence of ‘carrying an unlicensed firearm’.
Full term pregnant woman among VZ nationals remanded on drug & firearm charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman who is in her full term of pregnancy was among six Venezuelans remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) on charges relating to drugs and illegal entry following their appearance before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin today, Thursday, October 1, 2020.
No serious incidents or escapes in nearly 4 months @ HMP – Mario Christopher
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Acting Superintendent of Prisons, Mr Mario Christopher is reporting that Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, had a relatively uneventful few months under his watch.
“Somebody loves you!’ Reformed ex-inmate brings hope to prisoners
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Ex-inmate of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), Alcedo Lettsome has sought to bring hope to prisoners at the local penitentiary.
T&T man caught during police raid admits to entering VI illegally
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of Trinidad and Tobago has been fined $1,000 plus two months at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) for illegally entering the Virgin Islands.
HM Prison visits resuming after long COVID-19 lockout
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Public visits to Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut will officially resume from Monday, July 13, 2020, while church visits will resume a day earlier on Sunday, July 12, 2020, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
Robbery accused gets 2 mths @ HMP for Breach of Curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dekembe Parsons, 22, of Harrigan's Estate, has been granted $25,000 bail for his alleged involvement in the burglary of Sunshine Grocery Store in Chalwell Street, Road Town, on March 30, 2020.
After nearly 7 yrs man sentenced for escaping HMP to go for walk
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Close to seven years after Andrew Angus Penn escaped from Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut to go for a walk, he has finally been sentenced for the offence.
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