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Still no sign of ‘Bongo’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dive operations and extended search efforts on the surface of the water for Deshaun M. Bryon aka ‘Bongo’ have so far yielded no result following a boat mishap in Sir Francis Drake Channel around 5:30 P.M. on July 11, 2017.
Additional UK police arrives in the VI; Conflicting info on mission
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom’s sources have confirmed that some additional United Kingdom Police Officers arrived in the Virgin Islands (VI) within the last few days.
Man nursing fractured skull after hit outside CSY Dock nightclub
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- After receiving numerous calls about an alleged shooting outside a nightclub in Baughers Bay on Tortola, our newsroom decided to investigate and found the reports to be inaccurate.
Will the Financial Secretary Neil M. Smith return to office?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was our newsroom with sources around every table in government that first and accurately reported that Financial Secretary Mr Neil M. Smith was scheduled to proceed on "vacation" from Monday March 27, 2017 after discussions with Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
Body of Shaun H. Richards yet to be released for burial
LONG LOOK, Tortola VI- It was on Saturday May 6, 2017 around 10:20 PM that 22 year old Shaun H. Richards was said to be sitting outside his home in Long Look on Tortola when a lone gunman allegedly came up to him and fired at least 2 gun shots at him.
UPDATE: Cruise passenger suicide occurred in VI waters- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The death of a male cruise passenger on April 19, 2017 by suspected suicide-a story first reported by this news site- occurred in Virgin Islands waters, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has stated.
Man arrested & released in Jefferson Joseph's murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI Word reaching our newsroom from senior sources within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is that a local male was today April 18, 2017 held by police as part of ongoing investigations into the shooting death of Jefferson Joseph.
UPDATE: Man released without charge in Ashy’s murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on March 23, 2017 that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) announced they had arrested a man as investigations continued into the murder of Virgin Islander Ashburn A. Dawson of Carrot Bay, Tortola.
GraceKennedy Ltd’s corned beef safe
KINGSTOWN, Jamaica- GraceKennedy Ltd can confirm that the plants that supply corned beef to us are not under investigation by the Brazilian authorities.
Another vehicular accident on Paul P. Wattley Road
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three days after this news site reported about an accident on the Paul P. Wattley Road, another accident has occurred there.