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Justice Rita Olivetti to leave VI’s jurisdiction
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – High Court Judge Rita Joseph-Olivetti is expected to leave the Virgin Islands within the next few months to take up a post in St. Vincent, Virgin Islands News Online was reliably informed.
Security for judges & magistrates must be addressed-Justice Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Security personnel for judges and magistrates is one area Justice Indra Hariprashad-Charles would like to see addressed in the Virgin Islands (VI) jurisdiction.
Child molesters are being sifted out – Justice Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Thanks to the hard work being conducted by the Family and Juvenile Unit within the police force and the Social Development Department (SDD), the Virgin Islands (VI) has come a long way in finding out and prosecuting men who have sex with under-aged girls.
Justice Charles says Swain’s case was her most challenging
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The David Swain case was the most challenging matter that senior High Court Judge Indra Hariprashad-Charles presided over during her seven years sitting on the Virgin Islands (VI) High Court bench.
Driver accused of Tofficah Thompson’s death for 2012 trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Wendell Varlack, the driver who allegedly caused the death of a college student in April 2010, will stand trial on February 13, 2012 – close to two years after the tragic accident.
Justice Hariprashad-Charles heads to Bahamas to take up new post
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Within a few weeks, High Court Judge Indra Hariprashad Charles will depart from the Virgin Islands to take up a position in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas.
Trini found guilty of raping minor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Trinidadian was unanimously found guilty of rape and indecent assault when his trial wrapped up yesterday afternoon Monday, November 7, 2011 in the High Court.