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Pastor Salmon urged HoA members to look into crime & violence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Pastor Winston Salmon has made an urgent plea to members of the House of Assembly (HoA) to take a deeper look into crime and violence in the Virgin Islands, before offering the opening prayer of the Eighteenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
Hate riots engulf UK
LONDON, United Kingdom- Unrest, the worst seen in more than a decade, has gripped the United Kingdom (UK), following the stabbing to death of three girls and the wounding of eight others by a lone individual on Monday, July 29, 2024.
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Violent weekend in St Thomas leaves 20-year-old woman dead
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A series of violent incidents over the weekend has left the St Thomas community reeling, prompting a call for public assistance from law enforcement officials. In a tragic culmination of events, a 20-year-old woman was killed, and several others were injured in separate shootings, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has confirmed to the Consortium.
Haitian PM says he’ll resign once new gov’t council is formed
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday, March 12, 2024, that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created.
Murderers ‘literally’ walking around in VI communities– Premier Wheatley
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Virgin Islands (VI), particularly those in the East End Community, on Sunday, August 20, 2023, came together for a march to end violence in the VI. It was dubbed ‘Stop the Violence March'.
School teacher calls for ban on toy guns in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A school teacher has called for a ban on toy guns in the Virgin Islands, as she believes their use could be training the minds of the youths to engage in activities involving real firearms.
'Help us to restore calm'- CoP Mark Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola,VI – Commissioner of Police Mark Collins is asking for the public’s help in ending the rise in violence marked by the recent spate of firearm incidents around the Territory.
Help police 'get these killers off the streets'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has issued a call for persons to do their part in helping police to apprehend the person or persons responsible for the recent shooting deaths of Kawa Cornwall aka 'Willie' and Kadeem E. Frett in East End, Tortola on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Graphic police video casts VI as plagued by crime, drugs; CoP says video ‘incomplete’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 5-minute disturbing video clip entitled ‘Police in Paradise’ has been drawing criticisms from the public for portraying the [British] Virgin Islands, a place where crime is still low and people live in relative safety compared to many countries, as plagued by crime, including drugs and violence.
'Don’t live your life like a fry in the sea'- Hon Turnbull to young people
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) has called on the young people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to lead respectful lives as opposed to one where they are in constant fear of being caught by the police or killed.
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