During a candlelight vigil, Michelle Dawson aimed directly at the heart of the murderer who gunned down her step-son Ashburn ‘Ashie’ Dawson near the Sunday Morning Well in Road Town on March 10. She delivered a strong reprimand and appeal […]
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Smith apologizes for premier’s wrong info
The government has found itself in another embarrassing situation, which has prompted public apologies at the start of this week from Financial Secretary Neil Smith as well as Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith. The apologies came […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]