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July 28th, 2021
HMP inmate serving life sentence allegedly threatens to kill prison officer

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- A prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut on Tortola has reportedly threatened to kill a prison officer.

December 3rd, 2020
Inmate allegedly stabbed @HMP

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our news centre is that an inmate of Her Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut, on the main island of Tortola, has been stabbed.

January 13th, 2020
Hunger strike @ HMP?

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI – Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that an inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, has refused to eat food offered to him by the prison and has been making demands to see elected officials.

August 28th, 2019
‘I literally felt like I was in a coffin’- Ex con Ramon George

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Time served and back to everyday life in society, Ramon George aka ‘Ramon G’ has made an emotional appeal for society to positively influence the lives of young boys and men in the Virgin Islands (VI), especially through supporting the programme, Mentoring Anointed Leaders Everywhere (M.A.L.E).

July 1st, 2018
Man held in Robbery escapes from Hospital; recaptured by Police

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Reports reaching our newsroom is that the same man who was held on suspicion of attempting to rob Stones Jerk Stand in Long Bush on the morning of June 30, 2018, is in trouble again.

November 29th, 2017
Prisoner Keon Edwards seen on streets in Baughers Bay, Tortola

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- It was sometime around 1:30 P.M. today, Wednesday November 29, 2017 that persons called our newsroom to report that they saw a prisoner, Mr Keon Edwards, allegedly wandering the streets in the Baughers Bay area of Tortola.

November 6th, 2017
Prisoner found dead in St Croix cell

VI CONSORTIUM

GOLDEN GROVE, St Croix, USVI— A man was found dead in his prison cell in the Golden Grove Correctional Facility in St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Saturday morning, November 4, 2017, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Sunday, November 5, 2017.

June 9th, 2017
UPDATE: Recent incident @ HMP had potential of escalating- Source

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- The June 1, 2017 incident that resulted in a security guard and an inmate receiving injuries at Her Majesty 's Prison in Balsam Ghut had the potential of escalating into a major one, according to a source at the prison.

May 2nd, 2017
UPDATE: Escaped prisoner turns himself in to police

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- After spending the weekend as a fugitive, Olanzo Dore, who escaped lawful custody while a prisoner on Friday April 28, 2017 has turned himself in to police.

April 1st, 2017
Kenyatta Boynes stabbed @ HMP

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- An inmate of Her Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut on the main island of Tortola is said to be in critical condition following a stabbing incident today, April 1, 2017.

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