On the 22nd December, 2020 Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards sentenced Anthony Angol.  Angol was found guilty on December 14, 2020 for the two (2) offences that were before the Court. The offences were:

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was recently made aware of a December 2, 2020 news article that inaccurately suggested that a man faced $100,000 bail and would shortly face trial in the Magistrate’s Court.

While we understand the inherent news value of the case stemming from last week’s seizure of firearms and illicit drugs, we would urge all commenters, pundits and journalists to exercise good judgment in their coverage and discussions of the case.

We wish to inform the public that the Defendant Michael Foy changed his plea before the Magistrate’s Court on 28^th October, 2020.

The BVI community is notified that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has published a document entitled “Without Prejudice”, and is available for viewing on the Government’s Portal at www.bvi.gov.vg.

The public is advised that beginning September 7, the Magistracy will operate Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Persons wishing to make payments are advised that the cashing facilities will close at 11:00 a.m.

Please see document attached

Stakeholders involved in the establishment of the Halls of Justice met on July 9 to discuss the design elements and layout of the Magistrate’s Court phase of the project.

The Magistrate’s Court will reopen on Monday, May 25 and will process matters through the use of in-person and remote hearings.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is reminding the public of its stance on victims of crimes seeking to discontinue matters before the Court.