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Fisherman accused of assaulting girlfriend on boat
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man was placed before the Magistrate’s Court today, January 30, 2013 accused of assaulting his girlfriend on a boat in the vicinity of Great Camanoe Island.
UPDATE: Private ferry to be contracted for medical emergencies at VG
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A privately owned ferry will soon be contracted to service emergency medical water transport needs of the medical facility at Virgin Gorda as the island continues to wait for the boat provided by Government to be fixed.
UPDATE: PR national gets 6 months for illegal entry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Puerto Rican national Ramon Santiago, 28, was sentenced to six months imprisonment on a charge of illegal entry when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday, December 14, 2012.
VG boat remains on schedule, Chairman mum on timeframe
EAST END, Tortola, VI – A boat for the emergency transport of sick patients from Virgin Gorda to Peebles Hospital in Tortola remains in the works, according to the Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), John I. Cline.
Update -Three charged in guns & ammo seizure!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police confirmed that they have charged three persons from the United States Virgin Islands, in connection with carrying unlicensed firearms following the interception made yesterday July 20, 2012 in Frenchman's Cay.
Drama on high seas: duo allegedly threw $2.85M worth of cocaine overboard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Lester DeCastro, self employed mechanic and Isaac Caena, who are facing cocaine related charges, allegedly threw packages of cocaine in the sea near Brewers Bay when they spotted law enforcement officers on November 1, 2011, Crown Counsel Valston Graham disclosed.