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UPDATE: Matthew Hart found guilty in Festival Grounds stabbing case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - (Post Time: 4:10 P.M.) Jurors in the High Court moments ago, May 22, 2013, found Matthew Hart guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man on July 27, 2012 while at the Festival Grounds in Tortola.
UPDATE: Under pressure Governor & Ag. CoP appoint PC Sharpe!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After pressure from many in the community over Police Constable Olfred Sharpe being on probation for nearly 7 years and him turning to the courts for justice against the United Kingdom appointed Governor William B. McCleary and Acting Police Commissioner David Morris, Officer Sharpe has been appointed, according to information reaching this news site.
UPDATE: Kandy James gets sentence reduced to 3 years
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – (Posted: 11:10 A.M.) Kandy James, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison in 2011 for procuring a substance could have resulted in a miscarriage and three years for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, has successfully appealed for a reduction in prison time.
UPDATE: Suspended sentence, fine for Simeon Pope
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Simeon Pope has been spared jail time after High Court Judge Albert Redhead slapped him with a fine and suspended sentences today, March 18, 2013.
UPDATE: Simeon Pope cross-examines witnesses!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Two persons who are witnesses for the prosecution in the case against alleged fraudster Mr Simeon Pope have given their testimonies in the High Court. Mr Pope even cross-examined the witnesses, and alleged that he gave one of them two options during their alleged transaction.
UPDATE: Wakima Lettsome sentenced to 20 years
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Wakima Lettsome was today, February 15, 2013, sentenced to 20 years in prison by Justice Albert Redhead.
UPDATE: DR man denies threatening High Court Witness
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dominican Republic national Kelvin Solomon, 26, pleaded not guilty to all charges against him when he appeared before the Magistrate’s court today, February 7, 2013.
Five cases completed at October Criminal Assizes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some five cases of the 16 scheduled to be heard were completed at the eventful October criminal Assizes, which closed last week Thursday December 13, 2012.
Judge Redhead bans all media from coverage of sex offence trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All sexual-related matters in the Virgin Islands High Court are now likely to be held in camera as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has vowed to continually block the media from covering such cases.
UPDATE: Advance Marketing files case in Appeal Court on order of Judge!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- True to their word and complying with the order of High Court Judge Vicki Ann Ellis, lawyers from Advance Marketing and Professional Services on November 14, 2012 filed their case in the Court of Appeal to set aside a Default Judgment involving Dr. Hubert O’Neal.
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