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Regional police officers told to get rid of the rotten ones among them
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Acting Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr has called on police officers to expose and remove those within their forces who aid criminals or are involved in crime.
RVIPF ‘always willing to sweep its own house’- Acting Deputy Commissioner Davis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— In the wake of a recent high-profile murder in the Territory, Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Kendrick Davis has categorically denied any current evidence of internal compromise within law enforcement agencies.
Law enforcement personnel complete UK-funded training course
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, Financial Investigation Agency, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Attorney General’s Chambers underwent training to strengthen their capabilities in financial investigations.
BVIEC falls victim to cyber-attack
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has confirmed that the company has been a victim of a cyber-attack that has affected its internal and external operations.
The BVI has for years suffered corruption & allegations of corruption- Ex-UK police officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although the Commissioner of Inquiry was not considered a criminal investigation and did not find hard core evidence of corruption in the Virgin Islands, a former police officer in the United Kingdom, Andy J. Cooke, has surprisingly stated that the [British] Virgin Islands suffered from corruption for years.
More conversations to come on Police Act, crime fighting in VI– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has promised to bring more conversations on the Bill titled 'Police Act 2023' and on crime in the Virgin Islands, as part of seeking ways to help local law enforcement target crime in the Virgin Islands.
It took us nearly 1 month to identify 'someone shot & killed in our street'- Lesmore Smith
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- The security system of the Virgin Islands came in for criticism from Independent At Large candidate Mr Lesmore Smith, as he lashed out at the system’s failure to quickly identify the body of a man fatally shot in the heart of Road Town on February 12, 2023.
RVIPF's confidence index continues down a slippery slope- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio moderator Claude O. Skelton-Cline says uncertainty over the case of the death of Frandie M. Martin Jr and other issues continue to erode the confidence of the people in the local law enforcement system.
Police & Customs bosses first to receive COVID jabs for law enforcement
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Commissioner of Police (CoP) Michael B. Matthews and Comptroller of Customs Wade N. Smith led the way for their charges by being first in line to take the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at Police Headquarters in Road Town on February 18, 2021.
New Gov’t funded police boat ‘Midnight Justice’ launched
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- With eyes on the policing of the territory’s borders due to activities of illegal entry, human smuggling and drug-running even in this pandemic, the Government of the Virgin Islands continues to fight back.
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