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Customs Boss Wade N. Smith still not called back to work
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Customs Mr Wade N. Smith has not been instructed to return to work, according to sources close to the situation speaking on condition of anonymity to Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).
Customs Boss Wade N. Smith sues Gov’t over being sent on leave!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Armed with a high-powered Attorney in the person of Terrence F. Williams—a former Virgin Islands Director of Public Prosecution—the Controller of Customs, Mr Wade N. Smith has headed to the courthouse in a case against the Government.
Ex VI Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie wants trial pushed to 2023
MIAMI, Florida, USA- The attorney for former [British] Virgin Islands Premier Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has asked a federal judge to delay his July 18, 2022, trial date to early 2023, according to documents filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Crypto hedge fund based in VI ordered by court to liquidate
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Three Arrows Capital Limited, recently relocated from Singapore to the [British] Virgin Islands, was recently ordered by the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to liquidate, after creditors sued the cryptocurrency hedge fund for failure to repay its debts.
‘Mr Fahie has compelling reason to fight allegations’- Hon Fahie’s lawyer
MIAMI, Florida, VI- The attorney for ex-premier of the Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), Theresa Van Vliet, has responded to federal prosecutors' request to revoke Hon Fahie’s $500,000 bond, arguing that he is not a danger to the community and will not try to flee the United States.
Premier Fahie could be released on $500k bond- US Judge declares
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) could be released on a $500,000 bond as he awaits trial on charges tied to a US government narcotics sting, a federal judge in Miami said today, May 4, 2022.
Smith siblings remanded to HMP for harbouring Jose Almestica
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards remanded two more persons – Shamal Smith and Renee Smith – to Her Majesty’s Prison, charged with Harbouring former fugitive Jose Almestica.
Tortola boat captain sentenced for entering the U.S. illegally
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI — Unites States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Friday that Juwon Potter, 25, of Tortola, BVI was sentenced to one-year probation and ordered to pay $2,000 for illegally entering the United States. Potter was tried for destruction of evidence, illegally bringing in an undocumented noncitizen, and illegally entering the United States.
Bail denied for boat captain & helper who allegedly smuggled 28 Illegal Immigrants into VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards said she could find any conditions suitable to grant two men bail who are accused of smuggling 28 illegal immigrants into the Virgin Islands.
'Days over' for lengthy hearings @ Labour Tribunal- Jamal S. Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Attorney-at-Law and new Chairman of the Virgin Islands' Labour Arbitration Tribunal, Mr Jamal S. Smith has promised a complete reform of the tribunal under his stewardship.
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