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Expect same-sex marriage referendum 'very soon'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A referendum regarding the matter of same-sex marriages is likely to be executed for the first time in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) ahead of June 2023.
‘We’re defending marriage between a man & a woman’- Premier Wheatley
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance and Seventh District Representative Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has said while the Virgin Islands (VI) welcomes persons of different cultures and beliefs in its society without discrimination, it is not in favour of anyone trying to force a different culture and beliefs on the VI people.
Nyron Erickson extradited to US jurisdiction today, Feb 27, 2023
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Nyron Erickson, who is wanted by the United States Government to face charges of conspiracy to launder monetary funds from outside the USA and unlawfully transporting the funds into the USA, has been extradited to a US jurisdiction.
Nyron Erickson loses appeal against extradition to US
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Nyron Erickson, who is wanted by the United States Government to face charges of conspiracy to launder monetary funds from outside the USA and unlawfully transporting the funds into the USA, has lost his appeal against extradition.
Kittitian Andreas Norford gets 30 years in prison for C. Melbourne Francis murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- St Kitts national Andreas Norford, who was convicted on November 30, 2021, of the murder of Cornel Melbourne Francis aka ‘Trouble’, has been sentenced to 37 years imprisonment; however, after considering time served High Court Judge Richard G. Floyd reduced the sentence to 30 years, 6 months.
Bail granted to local youth imprisoned since Dec 2019 on firearm & wounding charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 21-year-old local male who was in custody at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut since December 12, 2019, was recently granted bail by High Court Judge Richard G. Floyd.
Interdicted policemen Prevost & Power found Not Guilty in High Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that interdicted policemen Pamphill Prevost and Simon Power, who were allegedly linked to missing money while they were executing search operations while on police duty between January 2012 to July 2014, have been found not guilty in the High Court.
ESHS students brawl inside compound of HoA/High Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A video shared on social media on Monday, February 21, 2022, is showing several students of the Junior School section of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) engaged in a brawl in the compound of the High Court and House of Assembly (HoA) in Road Town.
Acquitted policeman seeking to have charges struck out from records
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jamaica national Shawn Henry, the only policeman acquitted in the 2019 court matter where he and two others – Pamphill Prevost and Simon Power – were allegedly linked to missing money while they were executing search operations while on police duty between January 2012 to July 2014, is now seeking to have his record cleared in the judicial system.
Alleged human smuggler Danny Dennevil loses another bid for bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Stating that if he is granted bail, it would lead to an erosion in public confidence in the justice system, High Court Judge Richard G. Floyd has denied the bail application for 31-year-old Danny Dennevil.
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