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UPDATE: Police called over bike incident @ ESHS– Education Ministry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following some pandemonium at the Elmore Stoutt High School today, October 9, 2023, the Ministry of Education has today released a statement on what transpired on the campus.
UPDATE: Prison officer injured in shooting identified as Isha Martin
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The female prison officer shot this morning, October 9, 2023, while transporting a female inmate to High Court has been identified as Isha Martin, who is originally from St Vincent and the Grenadines. She was shot in her leg and, according to hospital officials, her injuries are not life threatening.
Homicide in Frederiksted marks USVI's 32nd for 2023
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who was shot multiple times on Queen and King Cross Street, Frederiksted Friday night, October 6, 2023, was pronounced dead at the Juan F. Luis Hospital early Saturday. The incident marked the 32nd homicide in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) this year, with an even split of 16 on St Thomas and 16 on St Croix.
At least 2 arrested in police operation @ Fisher's Lane
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- At least two persons have been arrested by police following an operation in Fisher's Lane earlier today, October 6, 2023.
Gunfire reported in Road Town
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information just reaching our newsroom is that there have been reports of gunfire in the vicinity of Joe's Hill Road and Main Street in Road Town, Tortola.
Miya Marcano’s family sues Sheriff’s Office over mishandled investigation
ORLANDO, Florida, USA- Media outlets across Florida and the wider USA are reporting that the parents of Miya Marcano, who was abducted from her UCF-area apartment in Orange County by a maintenance worker and killed two years ago, have filed a lawsuit against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office over failings in its initial investigation into her disappearance.
30th homicide of 2023 recorded in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A grim milestone has been reached in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) for yet another year, as the [US] VI Police Department on Sunday, September 24, 2023, confirmed the territory's 30th homicide for 2023.
Trio found with high-velocity ammo in vehicle granted $20K bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The three men arrested and charged after ammunition was found in a vehicle they were in while in Road Town on September 20, 2023, received bail in the Magistrate’s Court today, Monday, September 25, 2023.
‘I heard gunshots while in bed with my wife & child’- Hon Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Representative for the Second District Hon Melvin M. Turnbull told lawmakers on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA), while speaking under ‘Other Business’, about an experience he claimed to have had while in bed with his immediate family.
‘We must urgently increase security’ @ airport in Anegada- Gov Rankin
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has called for an urgent increase of security at the Auguste George Airport on Anegada.
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