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Man brutally attacked with machete outside nightclub in Long Bush
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- A man remains hospitalised in serious condition at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital after he was attacked by a man with a machete outside a nightclub in Long Bush at the weekend.
Probe into attempted armed robbery on VG leads to discovery of cannabis farm
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI– On Friday, May 31, 2024, officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) conducted several search operations on Virgin Gorda as part of investigations into the attempted armed robbery at Leverick Bay Resort on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
UPDATE: 3 fishermen arrested, charged in $34M drug bust
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI - Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have indicated that charges have been laid in relation to a recent drug bust.
Masked gunmen who attempted to rob Leverick Bay Resort remain at large
LEVERICK BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Police are seeking the help of the community in bringing to justice two masked gunmen who attempted to rob Leverick Bay Resort on Virgin Gorda during the 20th Anniversary Leverick Bay Poker Run on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Gunmen attempt robbery @ Leverick Bay
LEVERICK BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Information just reaching our news centre is that there has been an attempted armed robbery at Leverick Bay on Virgin Gorda where the annual Poker Run is being held today, May 26, 2024.
‘Far from the truth’ that I like women & not men- Deputy CoP Vanterpool
PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI– Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Ms Jacqueline E. Vanterpool says despite her professional accomplishment and resilience in the job, she continues to face name-calling as a top-ranking officer in the force.
'I attempted suicide three times'– Jacqueline E. Vanterpool
PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI – She is one of the most pleasant police officers in the Virgin Islands, and she remains that way despite moving up the ranks and now being a Deputy Commissioner of Police. However, little does one know that Ms Jacqueline E. Vanterpool faced a life of being forced into a career she did not want based on the wishes of her mother and she soon fell into depression and even attempted suicide multiple times.
UPDATE: Body found in VG home is that of Everette A. O’Neal aka ‘Fisher’
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Our newsroom can confirm that the body found by police yesterday, May 17, 2024, on Virgin Gorda is that of businessman Everette A. O’Neal aka ‘Fisher’.
Skelton-Cline arrested & charged over 2008-2010 Gov’t contracts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into our news centre is that police today Friday, May 17, 2024, have arrested and charged a popular clergyman and a former Government Consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton Cline on matters relating to Government contracts.
VI lost a true national icon with passing of Vernon E. Malone – Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands and his family, has joined the territory in expressing condolences to the family and loved ones of the late former Member of the House of Assembly, Mr Vernon E. Malone.
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