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Former legislator Earl Fraser made to pay over $1500
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Brother of the Leader of the Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3), Earl Fraser was fined $250 and made to pay for damages of $1,275 after having been found guilty of driving without due care and attention resulting in an accident in 2013.
60-year-old man tries to break into home to have sex with woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 60 year old ‘hot blooded’ man was given 20 months to cool off after he admitted to trying to get into a woman's house, not to steal anything but to have sex with her.
No more 'picking up' marijuana for Nevin Sylvester
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Nevin Sylvester appeared yesterday July 17, 2015 before Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia N. Richards to answer to a two-year old crime he allegedly committed.
Nelburn Maduro bracing for heavy cash penalty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –When Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards slapped Nelburn Maduro with a guilty verdict for some four offenses he was forewarned that his pocket will feel a heavy squeeze when he returns to court to be sentenced.
Prisoners to be tucked underground @ Magistrate's Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It not yet known when it will come to fruition but the design for a new Magistrates Court is already drafted and one thing is certain; prisoners are going to be housed underground.
'Send me Balo' - Kawa Cornwall tells Snr Magistrate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Arrogance and ignorance best describe the behaviour of Kawa Cornwall when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this morning July 10, 2015 to the point that he told Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards to send him to prison.
Keevin Walker accused of stealing $$ from WWPS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Nottingham Estate man is before the courts accused of breaking and entering the office of the Willard Wheatley Primary School and carting away a silver cash pan containing $118 and a pencil case which had $4.00.
Dominican Rep nationals confess to burglarising home of elderly woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two men, Jeral Palmer, 25, and Graciano Calderon, 26, appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday June 26, 2015 and pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary.
JVD man allegedly admits to using 'weed' for 'breakfast, lunch & dinner'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Rubbie Pickering, 25, was brought before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards today June 26, 2015 to answer a charge of possession of an unverified amount of marijuana.
Trafficking of ‘weed’ from USVI raises concerns for Senior Magistrate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trafficking of illegal drugs from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) into the Virgin Islands is a growing concern for Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia N. Richards who insists it is an act punishable by law and the guilty must be dealt with accordingly.

