ROAD TOWN, Tortola — British billionaire Richard Branson says he was certain he was going to die in a biking accident in Virgin Gorda earlier this week in which he injured his cheek and tore some ligaments. The Virgin boss, who has built a vast business empire and is known for his

NO SPEEDY TRIAL FOR: Tahira Charles CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Tahira Charles has pleaded not guilty to murder and related charges. The 32-year-old Bovoni man appeared before V.I. Superior Court Judge Michael Dunston on Thursday morning for his arraignment hearing to formally answer to the five charges he faces in connection

DIED IN STX: Evelyn Freund CHRISTIANSTED — A woman with $6.5 million in land holdings in St. Thomas died in a traffic accident on St. Croix Wednesday afternoon. Police said Evelyn Freund was a passenger in a vehicle that hit a patch of wet road and flipped over near Little

The funeral procession for Lammy. KINGSHILL — Two weeks after Lesha Lammy was shot to death on a deserted Frederiksted beach, hundreds of people gathered at Kingshill Cemetary to pay tribute to the veteran police officer on Thursday. Fellow police officer Kai Javois — who was also shot to death

FREDERIKSTED — A man was reportedly injured in a machete fight on Tuesday could not be interviewed by police due to the extent of his injuries, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD). On August 23, 2016, about 7:37 p.m., police were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call Center

Kmart at Tutu Park Mall in St. Thomas CHARLOTTE AMALIE – V.I. Superior Court Judge Michael Dunston sentenced Nicaise Steele to a one-year suspended sentence for wounding Wendell Nibbs, Jr. with a box cutter. Steele, 47, was charged with third-degree assault, using a dangerous weapon and disturbance of the peace

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 52-year-old father of four learned of his fate today for fatally wounding another man with a rock, over a cigarette lighter. Having pleading guilty to smashing in Ellmeade Daniel’s head with a rock and killing him, Mario E. Brown appeared before V.I. Superior Court Judge Michael Dunston

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 27-year-old woman accused of beating and severely injuring a young girl has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Latoya Nicole Smith pleaded guilty Thursday morning to third-degree assault, admitting she beat and severely injured the girl using a broken glass bottle. Smith was charged with nine

REJECTS TERMINIX: Judge Harold Willocks CHRISTIANSTED – V.I. Superior Court Judge Harold Willocks has denied a request by Terminix to quash a subpoena from Attorney General Claude Earl Walker ordering the pest control company to provide documents and information relative to an ongoing investigation. Judge Willocks handed down his ruling

   James as he was arrested in June CHRISTIANSTED — Former St. Croix Senator Wayne James has been extradited from Italy to face corruption charges in the territory, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. James was charged in an October 2015 indictment with wire fraud and embezzlement from a