After spending two nights on remand at Her Magistrate’s Prison for staying in the British Virgin Islands without a valid permit, Fior Feliciano changed her plea to guilty when she returned to court for trial yesterday, January 19. Magistrate Ayanna […]
Category: Court
Man fined for dislocating girlfriend’s finger
A man accused of dislocating his lover’s finger during a quarrel was fined $750 in the Magistrate’s Court today. Germaine Stevens pleaded guilty to the offence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo ordered the Free Bottom resident to pay the fine by […]
It’s official: President Donald Trump
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He decried abandoned factories, crime and a failed education system as problems of the past, pledging […]
Woman loses job, remanded for alleged over-staying
A woman from the Dominican Republic was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison when she appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for remaining in the British Virgin Islands without a valid permit. Thirty-four-year-old Fior Feliciano pleaded not guilty during her appearance […]
Man charged for pointing plastic gun at father
A 21-year-old man was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court this morning for allegedly pointing a plastic gun at his father and his father’s girlfriend. The accused, Arien Fahie, is charged with possession of a firearm with intent to put another […]
Fireman fined nearly $5K for marijuana, cocaine
Fire Officer Gregory Alleyne, who was charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana, has been fined $4,800 in the Magistrate’s Court. He was fined this week after he pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste Dabreo. Magistrate Dabreo fined the 27-year-old […]
Man accused of drug dealing pleads not guilty
Halim Scatliffe, a US Virgin Islands native who is accused of dealing in drugs, has pleaded not guilty to marijuana and cocaine-related charges in the Magistrate’s Court here in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Local police have charged him with […]