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Horseracing 'will never be the same' without ‘Bob’ & ‘Mileage’- Lesmore Smith
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The horseracing fraternity in the Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands is still reeling from the death of two of its most prominent horse owners and supporters of the ‘sport of kings’.
‘We must reject the spirit of criminality’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the slaying of businessman and prominent horse owner, Earl D. Hodge aka ‘Bob’ last evening, February 9, 2021, and two fatal shootings last week, Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has urged Virgin Islanders to understand that it is their moral and civic responsibility to neither condone nor support criminality nor to impede the process of justice.
'Bob' & 'Tico' Extradition decision postponed until September 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - All ears were glued to radio and online news to hear the decision of the extradition hearing for Earl D. Hodge, aka 'Bob' and ex Customs Officer, Roberto Harrigan aka 'Tico'.
Extradition hearing #2 for ‘Bob’ Hodge & Tico Harrigan begins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Imported Magistrate Shawn Innocent has ordered the doors of his court room be closed to reporters as he commenced sitting over the extradition hearing of two locals wanted by the United States of America, Earl Deville Hodge aka Bob Hodge and Roberto ‘Tico’ Harrigan.
UPDATE: New evidence against drug conspiracy group; case deferred
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Crown has received additional evidence against the five men accused of allegedly being involved in a thirteen (13) year drug conspiracy ring and are locked in an extradition battle with the United States of America (US).
Local charges dropped for five drug ring accused
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – All local charges have been dropped against the five men originally accused of being involved in an alleged drug ring.
UPDATE – Ruling in extradition will be "any day"
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two days of arguments for the pros and cons of extraditing five alleged drug traffickers to the United States culminated with Justice Albert Redhead informing the Crown and Prosecution that he will hand down his decision "any day".
UPDATE- Pre-trial in alleged drug traffickers’ saga set for June 18
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After some two hours of case management this morning May 1, 2012, the Crown and lawyers for five men wanted in the United States of America for narco-trafficking will converge at the High Court on June18, 2012 for a pre-trial hearing.
Alleged Drug traffickers heading to HC in May!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A date in May 2012 is marked on the High Court’s calendar for the habeas corpus hearing for the five alleged drug runners, who are wanted in the United States of America, to answer narco-trafficking charges.
No habeas corpus filed in Bob Hodge’s saga….as yet!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – They have been remanded to Her Majesty Prison until Governor Boyd McCleary decides if they will be extradited to the United States of America to face narco trafficking charges, but a check at the High Court Registry up until yesterday March 14, 2012, revealed that none of the lawyers for the five alleged drug traffickers have filed a habeas corpus – a writ to determine whether the government has the right to continue detaining them.
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