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Man gets 4 years for 3kg of 'weed'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mitch Christopher, 28, was sentenced to four years in prison today, July 31, 2013 after pleading guilty on July 4, 2013 to possessing over 3kg of cannabis. The offence carried a maximum fine of $100,000 or ten years’ imprisonment.
SUV rolls off hill at Baughers Bay!
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Tragedy was averted on April 11, 2013 when a vehicle plummeted over a precipice measuring at least 30 feet to a parking lot below in Baughers Bay.
Head-on vehicle collision at Baugher's Bay
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI- Two vehicles collided head-on in pouring rain just after 3 P.M. on February 11, 2013 in the vicinity of CSY Dock in Baugher's Bay.
UPDATE: Family of 'Tutor' proud of his efforts to turn life around
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI - Bryan Malone aka 'Tutor', who was electrocuted while in a mango tree in Baugher's Bay on January 25, 2013 was laid to rest today February 9, 2013 following viewing and funeral service at Road Town Methodist Church.
Police operations result in tickets, premise closures
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Royal Virgin Islands Police Force through both its Crime and Traffic Divisions conducted a number of traffic stops and spot checks of premises and both owners of liquor licence premises and vehicles owners were reported for violations.
Electrocuted Baugher's Bay man’s sister relates last moments
BAUGHER’S BAY, Tortola, VI – “I don’t believe it, because I just passed there and saw him picking mangoes in the tree for real,” Michelle Malone related. It was the last time she had seen her brother, Bryan Malone, alive; incidentally, she was also the last family member to have seen him alive.
Ready for School! Tech Institute at Baugher’s Bay cleaned & repaired
BAUGHER’S BAY, Tortola, VI – Final preparations were being completed on Friday, January 4, 2013 for the resumption of classes at the BVI Technical Institute located in Baugher’s Bay.
Le Petite – a different Sports Lounge!
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Le Petite Sports Lounge opened its doors on December 1, 2012 with the aim of catering to a different sort of clientèle.
UPDATE: Respiratory issues forced out tech students, Walwyn admits
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online, students of the Virgin Islands Technical Institute were forced to evacuate the Sir Rupert Briercliff Hall over respiratory issues and relocated to Baugher's Bay. This was confirmed by Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Myron V. Walwyn in the House of Assembly today, December 18, 2012.
UPDATE: Cash & jewellery taken in Baughers Bay bar armed robbery
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since confirmed our story that a bar in Baughers Bay was robbed on October 8, 2012.