President of the BVI Cancer Society, Mrs Gloria A. Fahie, has expressed concern that the organisation receives what she described as the lowest government subvention among non-profit organisations, despite the growing demands placed on it by cancer patients and their families. Photo: Internet Source

Speaking on 5th District Dialogues on Sunday, October 25, 2026, President of the BVI Cancer Society, Mrs Gloria A. Fahie, left, said the Society continues to operate with limited public funding but has relied heavily on fundraising, advocacy, and the commitment of its team to assist persons diagnosed with cancer. Photo: Facebook

Speaking on 5th District Dialogues on Sunday, October 25, 2026, Ms Fahie said the Society continues to operate with limited public funding but has relied heavily on fundraising, advocacy, and the commitment of its team to assist persons diagnosed with cancer.

“The government gave us a small subvention, very tiny,” she said. “Out of all the non-profit organisations, we get the lowest subvention.”

Work continues 'despite limited funding' 

Ms Fahie, a cancer survivor, said the limited allocation has not stopped the Society from pursuing support for cancer patients.

“I could take a dollar and make it into $1,000, and I could take $1,000 and make it into $300,000, because I’m out there,” she said. “My team and myself have done this. We work all the time. We don’t rest.”

She said the Society’s work cannot slow down because cancer continues to affect individuals and families regardless of circumstances.

“Cancer doesn’t pause. The BVI Cancer Society cannot afford to pause either,” Ms Fahie said. 

'Society assists all cancer patients'

The president also reiterated that the organisation assists all eligible cancer patients who submit the required documentation, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or background.

“As we say over and over, we don’t discriminate,” she said. “Once you are diagnosed with cancer and you submit all the relevant documents, we are going to help you.”

Ms Fahie pledged that the Society will continue fundraising and advocating for greater support as it works towards its long-term goal of reducing the impact of cancer in the Virgin Islands.

“We’re going to keep going and going and going until, maybe and hopefully one day, this disease would be eradicated,” she said.

The BVI Cancer Society is among community organisations that receive government support, with eligibility tied to the submission of audited financial statements and annual reports.