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Articles By: Julia Donavan

63-year-old sentenced for marijuana

63-year-old sentenced for marijuana

Richard Thomas, who police found with 610 seedling marijuana plants, was sentenced to two years imprisonment. That sentence was however suspended for two years. That means the 63-year-old offender will only serve the jail time if he commits another offence […]

by / on March 20, 2017 at 7:20 AM /

The declining Virgin Islands moral culture

The callous murders of Kendoy Penn, Nickeria Smith, Alston Penn and Ashburn Dawson point to a community that has compromised its moral culture. The question is asked: has the Virgin Islands sold its soul to Mammon? Unsolved murders increase as […]

by / on March 20, 2017 at 7:15 AM /
The declining Virgin Islands moral culture

The declining Virgin Islands moral culture

The callous murders of Kendoy Penn, Nickeria Smith, Alston Penn and Ashburn Dawson point to a community that has compromised its moral culture. The question is asked: has the Virgin Islands sold its soul to Mammon? Unsolved murders increase as […]

by / on March 20, 2017 at 7:15 AM /
Pickering wants more courts as problems worsen

Pickering wants more courts as problems worsen

Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering said a children and family court is needed in the British Virgin Islands, adding that he anticipates social and family problems to only worsen as the territory becomes more prosperous. “We are getting to the […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 3:43 PM /
Deron Walters charged for $1.5M worth of cocaine

Deron Walters charged for $1.5M worth of cocaine

Police have charged 29-year-old Deron Walters of Fat Hogs Bay on Tortola following the seizure of 14 blocks of cocaine, which the law enforcers said has a street value of $1.5 million. He is charged with unlawful possession of cocaine, […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 3:13 PM /
Premier undermines governor’s reason for using force

Premier undermines governor’s reason for using force

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has tried to undermine Governor John Duncan’s explanation for using his constitutional powers to force Government to allocate an additional $800,000 in budgetary support to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). When the governor […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 9:28 AM /
More fireworks at drug trial – THIS IS MY COURT!

More fireworks at drug trial – THIS IS MY COURT!

The trial involving four men accused of cocaine possession has reached a virtual standstill as a result of defence attorney Marlon Gordon and Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards being at loggerheads. Gordon, who this week accused the senior magistrate of bias, […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 9:01 AM /
Fahie wants ‘bully’ government further disciplined

Fahie wants ‘bully’ government further disciplined

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has outlined a number of strong actions he would like Governor John Duncan to take towards improving governance in the British Virgin Islands before his tenure ends in August. Fahie’s requests come a day […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 9:01 AM /
Premier mulls immediate help from abroad, retired cops

Premier mulls immediate help from abroad, retired cops

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has declared that overseas help should be sought and highly trained cops pulled from retirement if such actions are needed to help arrest an upsurge in crime. “No stone should be […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 9:00 AM /
DNA before child support

DNA before child support

Government lawmakers Alvera Maduro-Caines and Dr Kedrick Pickering have welcomed the fact that a man may not be required to pay child maintenance unless it is proven that he fathers the child in question. The establishment of paternity is among […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 8:19 AM /