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2 USVI men arrested at sea
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two men have been charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon and Unlawful Possession of Explosives after being intercepted at sea by police.
84-year-old VIslander Ivy Hodge-Baker fulfills lifelong parachuting dream!
SALISBURY, North Carolina- You are never too old to do many things, including parachuting, as proven by 84-year-old Virgin Islander Ivy Hodge-Baker recently.
UPDATE: Jahnai Pickering charged in connection with boat chase @ West End
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have charged the captain and lone occupant of a boat that fled from US authorities in Virgin Islands waters on Monday, August 22, 2022.
Police intercept powerboat @ Frenchman’s Cay following chase
FRENCHMAN’S CAY, VI- A high-speed chase allegedly involving officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Marine Branch and two powerboats resulted in one of the vessels being intercepted at Frenchman’s Cay, moments ago, August 22, 2022.
Residents now have a new 'first-class' Frenchman's Cay bridge - Hon Rymer
FRENCHMAN'S CAY, Tortola, VI- Following the completion of the new Frenchman's Cay bridge, Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) said that the residents of the area now have a first-class bridge.
Bypass road & temporary bridge under construction @ Frenchman’s Cay
FRENCHMAN’S CAY, VI- Residents and visitors of Frenchman’s Cay will soon be using a bypass road and temporary bridge as work begins on the re-construction of the Frenchman’s Cay Bridge.
Reports of bodies found @ Frenchman's Cay fake news!
FRENCHMAN'S CAY, Tortola, VI- Reports circulating on social media today, March 19, 2021, of at least two bodies found floating at Frenchman's Cay in West End have been confirmed as false.
UPDATE: Willy T worker found dead; Police investigating
FRENCHMAN’S CAY, Tortola, VI – As first reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), Police have identified the body of a man found in Frenchman’s Cay Harbour—in the wee hours of Thursday morning, April 25, 2019—as Willy T employee, Branson Read, age 32, of Soper's Hole.
14 year-old among five busted with 'ganja' in 72 hours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Five persons including a 14 year-old boy, from Hodges Creek, was recently charged with the unlawful possession of cannabis sativa (ganja/marijuana) in a 72 hour period, between June 20 and 22, 2018 last.
Parts of WE out of power after pole collapses
WEST END, Tortola, VI- It didn’t take a storm to hit Tortola for a utility pole to come crashing down at West End today, September 3, 2017.