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March 21st, 2024
21 illegal immigrants nabbed in VG's North Sound area

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI– Twenty-one illegal migrants were located in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on March 21, 2024, according to information from the Department of Immigration.

January 14th, 2022
Desmond Alphonso aka ‘DA’ passes

NEW AMSTERDAM, Guyana, SA- Word reaching our newsroom is that popular Guyanese businessman Desmond Alphonso aka ‘DA’ passed away around 1:30pm on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

March 15th, 2021
Guyanese sentenced to time served for Illegal Re-Entry into US via USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) recently announced that Warren Michael Whyte, a citizen of Guyana, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after being ordered deported and removed.

September 29th, 2016
Pay attention to US Presidential Candidates’ policies- Julian Willock

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With many in the Virgin Islands (VI) and across the Caribbean closely following the dramatic political battle between Hillary R. Clinton (D) and Donald J. Trump (R) in the lead up to the US Presidential Elections on November 8, 2016, political consultant and former Permanent Secretary Julian Willock believes the policies of the two candidates as they relate to the VI and the wider Caribbean need to be closely examined.

February 2nd, 2016
SVG 'wanted man' charged with cellphone theft in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man caught with a stolen cellular phone is now on remand not only for the theft but for landing in the territory without leave from immigration and giving police false information.

September 12th, 2015
Trinidadian family sentenced to 418 years in US prison

NEW YORK (CMC) – A Trinidadian couple and their daughter, accused of conning 19 Caribbean immigrants in the United States of more than US$1.8 million, have been sentenced to a total of 418 years in prison.

January 3rd, 2015
PE teacher Kendale P. Thomas deported to the USA!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information just into our newsroom from our many well placed sources within the National Democratic Party (NDP) administration and in parts of the United States Law Enforcement community today confirmed that Elmore Stoutt High School Physical Education teacher Mr Kendale P. Thomas was deported from the Virgin Islands to the United States of America yesterday January 2, 2015.

December 23rd, 2014
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lawbreaking expats will be deported!’ – Ian B. Penn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New acting Chief Immigration Officer (CIO ag) Mr Ian B. Penn said that while he is working to change the negative perceptions of the Immigration Department and to ensure that there is better customer service, he remains steadfast on dealing with foreigners who run afoul of the law and are deemed unfit to remain in the Virgin Islands (VI).

November 21st, 2014
Barack Obama enforces US immigration overhaul

BBC NEWS

Millions of immigrants living illegally in the US will be allowed to apply for work permits under a major shake-up unveiled by President Barack Obama.

March 30th, 2014
Last-ditch bid to keep student Yashika Bageerathi in UK

BBC News

Lawyers are set to make a last attempt to block the removal of a Mauritian student who is due to be deported.

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