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A 32-year old fugitive from the US Virgin Islands, Demare Encarnacion, who is wanted for first-degree murder, has been extradited to St. Thomas after surrendering to authorities here. According to an article on the VI Consortium, this was confirmed by the V.I. Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). It said his return to the U.S. Virgin … Continued

Officers of the Virgin Gorda Police Station have arrested and charged a 17-year-old male of Virgin Gorda with Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm following a stabbing incident that occurred on Saturday, March 15, after 7:00 PM. Preliminary investigations indicate that a verbal dispute between two individuals escalated, resulting in the stabbing of one individual. The … Continued

The Royal Virgin Islands police force has issued a missing person appeal today March 18th for a missing Virgin Islander. 51-year-old Melvin Edrick Donovan was said to be last seen in February 2025. Melvin E. Donovan is a resident of Carrot Bay and was said to be last seen in the Road Town area wearing … Continued

On Saturday, 15th March, family members of 22 honourees proudly gathered at Long Bay, Beef Island to plant seagrape trees in honour of their ancestor’s legacy and contributions to building The Virgin Islands’ community. The spirited community event marked the continuation of the initiative to replant and name 100 seagrape trees as part of the … Continued

The Virgin Islands will join the rest of the region for Caribe Wave, an annual earthquake and tsunami response exercise on March 20th, 2025.For this exercise, the simulated scenario is an earthquake off the coast of Jamaica that triggers a tsunami warning and evacuation. The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate tsunami response plans, … Continued