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Holder ordered deported after feud with ex-lover

Holder ordered deported after feud with ex-lover

Governor John Duncan has ordered the deportation of Andy Gostain Holder, who had committed the offence of aggravated burglary against his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. The Jost Van Dyke resident, who is also called Splurt, should leave the British […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM /
Man to visit police station after alleged death threat

Man to visit police station after alleged death threat

A resident of Vanterpool Estate on Tortola Maximin Casimir has been put on $40,000 bail amid allegations that he made death threats against his neighbour at a time when he was in possession of a machete. A native of St […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 2:46 PM /
Maduro finally confesses to beating over wife

Maduro finally confesses to beating over wife

Right at the door of his trial, John Maduro this week retracted his not guilty plea and confessed to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and being armed with a machete while at the government’s Central Administration Complex in Road Town. […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 9:00 AM /
Man denies helping with savage group beating

Man denies helping with savage group beating

Kimron Jackson has told the Magistrate’s Court that he did not help his three travelling companions to severely beat a Haitian man in 2015. The 34-year-old native of St Vincent made the declaration after he pleaded not guilty to charges […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Jesus quoted in gun case – No gun shop in BVI

Jesus quoted in gun case – No gun shop in BVI

Now at the mercy of a senior magistrate, Selvin Chinnery today declared  that he had no intention to use the illegal gun police found at his Jost Van Dyke residence just over a year ago. “This is not something I […]

by / on May 10, 2017 at 8:00 PM /
Man allegedly caught on camera denies crime

Man allegedly caught on camera denies crime

A man who was allegedly caught on camera with two others vandalising a businessman’s vehicle has denied committing the offence. The 27-year-old accused, Glenroy Davis, pleaded not guilty during his appearance before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards. The complainant who owns […]

by / on May 10, 2017 at 6:36 AM /
Bail revoked, ex-con pleads guilty to gun charge

Bail revoked, ex-con pleads guilty to gun charge

Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has ordered the immediate remand of Selvin Chinnery, following the offender’s guilty plead to gun and ammo charges. The 45-year-old, who was charged with possession of three point-22 rounds of ammunition and carrying an unlicensed firearm, […]

by / on May 10, 2017 at 6:01 AM /
Neighbour denies assaulting Moviene Fahie

Neighbour denies assaulting Moviene Fahie

A woman who the court heard is a native of the Dominican Republic, Bianca Shulterbrandt, has made an appearance in the Magistrate’s Court in relation to an incident in which she and her neighbour Moviene Fahie were locked in an […]

by / on May 9, 2017 at 6:02 AM /
Smith guilty of beating sex worker for more

Smith guilty of beating sex worker for more

Garry Smith has been convicted after he was accused of assaulting and stealing from a ‘sex worker’ because he did not get his money’s worth of pleasure. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards found the 43-year-old guilty of theft and assault occasioning […]

by / on May 8, 2017 at 3:29 PM /
DeCastro charged following alleged drug bust

DeCastro charged following alleged drug bust

Arthur DeCastro, who police allegedly saw participating in a drug deal, has been put on $40,000 bail. The 61-year-old was granted bail when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court last Friday, charged with possession of a controlled drug, and possession […]

by / on May 8, 2017 at 7:32 AM /