Topic: Licences and Fees, Novel Coronavirus, The Courts | Posted By: aphillip
Friday, 8 May 2020 - 4:32pm
The public is notified that the Licencing Magistrate will hold a Special Session of the Magistrate’s Court at John’s Hole on Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Topic: Novel Coronavirus, The Courts | Posted By: npickering
Friday, 1 May 2020 - 9:41am
The public is advised that beginning Monday, May 4, the Magistracy will operate between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday until further notice.
Nikolai Brathwaite and Dekembe Parsons were sentenced for violation of the curfew during a sitting of The Magistrates’ Court held via video-conferencing on April 20.
The Criminal Court has heard two matters over three sittings while the Magistrate’s Court has dealt with one matter despite the 14-day, 24-hour lockdown.
Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. met last week with Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mrs. Erica Smith- Penn to discuss the way forward in returning the Jury Bill to the House of Assembly.
A week of activities has been planned by the BVI Supreme Court in conjunction with the BVI Bar Association to mark the 53rd Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit, LL.M. made a presentation on the BVI’s Criminal Justice System at a leadership meeting with officials from Her Majesty’s Customs and the United States Virgin Islands’ Department of Justice.