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HoA adjourned abruptly; Next meeting date unknown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Members will have to wait a while longer to have their questions answered, as the House of Assembly (HoA) was abruptly adjourned yesterday, Tuesday May 1, 2018.
Malfunctioning AC unit forces adjournment of Magistrate's Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Magistrate’s Court today July 3, 2015 adjourned all of the cases coming before it following a malfunctioning of the air conditioning system which could not be fixed following several minutes of attempts by technical staff.
Hon O’Neal, Hon Fraser skip today’s HoA sitting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two prominent members of the Opposition were today September 25, 2014 absent from the Tenth Sitting of Third Session of the Second House of Assembly.
Delays hamper start of sex offence trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – IT Specialist, Mr. Oliver Lewis, 34, will return to the Magistrate’s Court next month for the start of his trial after delays forced an adjournment today, January 10, 2014.
Andre Penn’s retrial traversed to 2014 assizes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “No more adjournments for Andre Penn…” this was part of a headline carried by Virgin Islands News Online on October 1, 2013 as it was a stern warning dished out by High Court Judge Vicki Ann Ellis at the opening of the final assizes of the High Court for 2013.
UPDATE: Penn manages another adjournment!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The facts are sketchy but former legislator Andre A. Penn, who is accused of sex related offences allegedly committed on a minor, has managed to get yet another adjournment to his retrial in the High Court.
Ministers' show of no-confidence in Premier Smith glaring-Hon. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Ninth Sitting of the Second Session of the Second House of Assembly (HOA) ended in dramatic fashion yesterday July 9, 2013 after First District Representative and Former Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Andrew A. Fahie rose to question what section of the Standing Orders Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool was speaking under after seconding the motion for the House to be adjourned.
Update: DJ Commodore gets new attorney
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Attorney at law Patrick Thompson has taken on the task of representing Ian Thomas aka DJ Commodore, who is to be tried in the High Court for allegedly raping a minor.
Prosecution ready to proceed with Vanterpool drug possession case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Crown’s case against Joel Vanterpool on charges of possession of cannabis and cocaine was all set to proceed when the matter came before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday November 28, 2012.
Legal rep. for alleged killer McKelly remains uncertain
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – From all appearances, it seems the preliminary inquiry into the shooting death of Kareem ‘Bingy’ Sebastian will be delayed further by the continued lack of representation of the accused, Jessroy McKelly.

