News
Kenaz Hazel sentenced to 5 years @ HMP for unlicensed gun
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 24-year-old Purcell Estate man will spend the next five years at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut after pleading guilty to the offence of ‘carrying an unlicensed firearm’.
VZ duo claims passports stolen; Overstayed 12 months in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two Venezuelans, who were placed before the Magistrate’s Court and fined $1,000 each for overstaying for nearly a year, admitted to remaining in the territory without permission from an immigration officer because a friend reportedly stole their passports.
Local who called policewoman a ‘fat bitch’ fined nearly $4K for traffic offences
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Long Trench resident Irvin Anthony Smith, who reportedly called a female auxiliary officer a ‘fat bitch’ and hurled other indecent slurs at her, was fined nearly $4,000 when he appeared virtually before the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 7, 2020.
DR woman entered VI illegally but caught trying to leave via airport
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of the Dominican Republic residing in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was caught trying to exit the Virgin Islands via the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island on July 8, 2020, after entering illegally.
Belle Vue man in domestic dispute matter found guilty of resisting arrest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Eric Nibbs of Belle Vue was ordered to pay $750 in fines after he was found guilty in the Magistrate's Court on Monday, July 6, 2020, of ‘Resisting Arrest’ and ‘Use of a telephone without a hands-free device’ while police were responding to a dispute at his residence.
VG landlord guilty of damaging tenant's washing machine & car windshield
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Virgin Gorda landlord was found guilty of a 2012 matter where he reportedly destroyed a washing machine and a car windshield of one of his tenants.
Ex-educator found guilty of cannabis & ammo possession; Fined $4K
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo found an ex-educator guilty of having more than 100 grams of cannabis and possession of ammunition over six years ago.
$20k bail for driver in 'bizarre' police chase
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The driver of a motorcar who led members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in a bizarre chase on the Blackburn Highway, Tortola, on May 9, 2020, was granted $20,000 bail after pleading guilty to all but one charge.
Youth who broke curfew to buy weed jailed for 2 mths
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite his passionate plea for a non-custodial sentence, stating that he wanted to spend an upcoming birthday with his infant child, Nikolai Brathwaite was sentenced to two months at Her Majesty’s Prison for ‘Breach of Curfew.’
T&T man fined $1000 for overstaying in VI; Was seeking work- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of Trinidad and Tobago has been fined $1000 for overstaying in the Virgin Islands.

