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New Police Act will give RVIPF ‘teeth’ in DNA, detainments – CoP Matthews
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI- Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews is pleased that the proposed modernisation of the Police Act, which has already received its First Reading in the House of Assembly (HoA), will give the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) ‘teeth’ in crucial areas, such as in the collection of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
Man found dead in abandoned well in USVI identified by DNA
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The identity of a man found in an abandoned well in Estate Richmond, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on January 15, 2015 has been determined through DNA testing, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Friday, November 11, 2016.
Indigenous Virgin Islander is misnomer – Umoja host, Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Touching on a sore point for many locals last evening, August 23, 2012, on the Umoja radio show, aired on a local radio station, host Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, said blacks are not indigenous to the Virgin Islands (VI).
Police legislation need upgrading, says acting COP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Acting Commissioner of Police David Morris will be working closely with the Attorney General’s Chambers to have some of the legislation surrounding the Territory’s “law enforcement” be upgraded.