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BVI ducking another commitment – money problem

BVI ducking another commitment – money problem

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 […]

by / on May 1, 2017 at 7:31 AM /
Pay or Prison -Mother, daughter fined for marijuana

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 […]

by / on May 1, 2017 at 7:09 AM /
Two in custody weeks after bail offer in gun case

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 […]

by / on May 1, 2017 at 6:22 AM /
Gov’t clamps down on law-breaking moorings

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 […]

by / on May 1, 2017 at 5:50 AM /