Another embarrassing episode is staring the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the face as it runs the risk of shirking another sub-regional commitment due to financial problems. The Territory was scheduled to host the Leeward Islands Debating Competition – an […]
Archive for May, 2017
Pay or Prison -Mother, daughter fined for marijuana
Mother-daughter duo Cecilia and Niecia Callwood has been fined a combined total of $2,500 in the Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo fined the women last Friday for possession of a controlled drug. Cecilia, who police claimed was found with 8.5 […]
Two in custody weeks after bail offer in gun case
Boat captain Lee Martin and Mitchell Warren, who are charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of explosives, have opted to contest the charges. The two residents of St Vincent pleaded not guilty to the gun and ammo […]
Gov’t clamps down on law-breaking moorings
Government Information Service (press release) – The National Parks Trust has issued a notice to mariners to submit GPS coordinates and proof of Cabinet-approval for territorial moorings. Deputy Director for Science, Research and Environmental Policy Mrs Nancy Pascoe stated that […]