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Woman who crashed while overtaking political motorcade fined
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman, who attempted to overtake a ‘political motorcade’ and ended up colliding with another vehicle, is facing jail time if she fails to pay $850 in court fines.
‘It’s weed officer’- Greenland man allegedly told police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man from Greenland, on the eastern end of Tortola, was fined $400.00 after he pleaded guilty before the Magistrate’s Court on September 12, 2019 for having a small quantity of marijuana in his possession.
Australian was held with over $100K @ airport
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo has ordered that the seized monies amounting to US$107,005.24, be returned to the owner, Australian Warwick James Reid.
Kittitian who overstayed 1 yr, 8 mths said he couldn't find a 'sponsor'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A St Kitts national, who unlawfully remained for one year and eight months in the territory and used an alias to police, was fined $1,350 and ordered to spend four months at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP).
'Not enough market for local beef'- Hon Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - During the June 13, 2017 Sitting of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly, Opposition Member Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) raised the issue of stray cattle in his district, describing them as a nuisance as he sought answers of government's plans and strategies to deal with the issue.
Man fined for biting lover over sex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Trevor Frett, a resident of Purcell Estate, has to fork up $750 or spend two months in jail for allegedly biting the mother of his child who refused him sex sometime in April, 2016.
Mossack Fonseca slapped with heaviest fine ever by FSC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what is regarded as the heaviest fine ever issued by the Financial Services Commission (FSC), trust company Mossack Fonseca & Co (VI) was fined $440,000 for what Government has described as its contravention of numerous sections of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice and BVI Regulatory Code.
Another 'big' charter company fined by HM Customs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As Her Majesty's Customs intensifies its operation to clamp down on charter sailing companies breaching the laws that govern the industry, another prominent charter company has been fined for non-compliance.
Charter company fined $95K for Customs & Immigration breaches- Wade Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Resulting from a strategic operation executed jointly by Her Majesty’s Customs and the Department of Immigration, a charter company was fine $95,000, having been found defaulting as it related to its compliances for operating charters in the territory.
Jamaican Dave Smith slapped with $850 in traffic fines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Jamaican national Dave Smith, who resides at Cane Garden Bay on the main island of Tortola, was yesterday June 8, 2016 slapped with a fine of $850 for various traffic offences, including driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
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