No case to answer!  (Although, to be fair, the DPP is fighting back.)Which should mean, there was no breach of trust.  And yet the individuals were deprived, for years, of their good names, their reputations and standing in the community and amongst family and peers.How do you recoup those tangibles when time has moved on?  Do we call on Cher?  Her unfulfilled wish was “If I could turn back time.” Should we bring in the mythical ‘Wonder Woman’ who...

During the first press conference for 2025, Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool highlighted the arrest of one male individual stemming from multiple reports of gunshots on the western end of Tortola during the early hours of Wednesday, January 15.The individual, 28-year-old Shamauri Camsel of St. Thomas, USVI, has since been charged with Unlawful Possession of Explosives and remanded to His Majesty’s Prison following his court appearance.The arrest occurred after officers i...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) wishes to inform the public that as part of its ongoing efforts to combat violent crimes in the Territory, officers from various units conducted search operations in Cane Garden Bay during the early hours of Friday, January 24, 2025.During the search activities, officers recovered two (2) firearms along with several rounds of ammunition. Four (4) individuals were taken into custody and are being questioned in connection with the recovered items.Actin...

The Government of the Virgin Islands will commemorate and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the life of the late H. Lavity Stoutt on Sunday 2nd March 2025.Mr. Stoutt, who is considered as one of the Territory’s greatest visionary leaders and National Heroes, will be remembered this year under the theme, “Heroes Live Forever”.Director of Protocol and Chairperson for the Planning Committee, Mr. Kareem-Nelson Hull is encouraging persons to attend this year’s concert as the c...

Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool, Executive Producer of Targeted Pain Treatment – Hope for Patients with Pain, Premieres Documentary on East Tennessee PBS

𝗕𝗩𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 “𝗝𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗲 & 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗲” 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 | 𝘼 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙑𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙮𝙠𝙚

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change in collaboration with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Center Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and Spatial Innovision Ltd conducted a series of training sessions to enhance the capability of environmental and technical officers in water quality monitoring, data analysis and storage.Approximately twenty – one (21) officers attached to the Ministry, HLSCC, Environmental Health Division, Water a...

The Cabinet Office is notifying the public that three (3) Bills have been published for public review. All three, which were introduced and read for the first time in the House of Assembly on Monday, 13th January, 2025, are now available for review on the Virgin Islands Official Gazette website at https://eservices.gov.vg/gazette/.The Commercial Recreational Vessels Licensing (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Cruising and Home Port Permit (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Customs Management and Duties (...

Ova Drive’s Operation Christmas Food Drive was a heartwarming success. The band who initiated a fundraiser over the festive season, were able to donate various food items to FSN. A donation corner was set up at famous On The RoX bar, at the Cyril B Romney Pier Park, where customers were able to drop off food items during the festive season.“A huge thank you to everyone who generously contributed to this cause. Because of you, we were able to donate to the Family Support Network,...