News
'This is the first time I really feel unsafe' in VI– Hon Marlon A. Penn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Opposition legislator in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) says, as a result of crime, now is the first time he has really felt unsafe in the VI.
'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.
Christian Council condemns recent fatal shootings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Christian Council (BVICC) has condemned the recent fatal shootings in the Virgin Islands, including the murder of a young man in broad daylight in Cappoons Bay on January 30, 2022.
Who killed Lovell Parker, Aaron Erickson & Winston Olliverre?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is seeking the public’s assistance to solve three murders that occurred in July of 2008.
5 die in 5 days in STT shootings
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A wave of shootings in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) that started on Saturday, December 21, 2019, continued into Christmas Day and left a total of five men dead, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has confirmed.
RVIPF pleads with public to help solve October 2018 murders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is pledging confidentiality as it solicits the assistance from members of the public with information that would lead them to apprehend the killers in two unsolved murders and an attempted murder which occurred in October 2018.
Purcell Estate residents report hearing 'loud gunshot’
Purcell Estate, Tortola, VI - Sometime Saturday November 25, 2017, a “loud bang” was reportedly heard in the area of Purcell Estate, on the main island of Tortola.
Support the police to 'stomp out crime' in VI- Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heels of the three recent shootings in the territory, Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party Honourable Andrew A Fahie (R1) has shared his displeasure at the criminal acts and his sympathy for those bereaved.
‘US’ type gang culture present in VI – CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The incidents of fatal shootings in the territory as of recent times are linked to gang rivalry, which Commissioner of Police, Michael Matthews, attributes to a ‘US’ type gang culture now present in the [British] Virgin Islands. He added that the rivalries are mainly linked to drugs and guns.
‘Bring back death penalty’- E. G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Recently there has been a series of fatal shootings and armed robberies in the Territory with hardly anyone being brought to justice.
.png)
Follow Us On
