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June 14th, 2012
Negotiations with “missing baby” parents ongoing

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A Filipino couple, who made headlines late last year when their deceased baby was mistakenly cremated at Peebles Hospital, is still negotiating with the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) for compensation, its chairman announced today June 14, 2012.

March 7th, 2012
Sick baby reportedly ignored by doctor at Peebles Hospital

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A very upset grandmother has reported to Virgin Islands News Online of an alleged shocking incident where her 10 month old grandchild, who was severely stricken by fever and convulsing, was allegedly ignored by the doctor on duty, which forced her to seek medical advice from another country after waiting for nearly three hours at Peebles Hospital on Sunday night March 3, 2012.

February 22nd, 2012
Walk to support Heart Health Month

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- – On behalf of the BVI Health Services Authority, the Campaign Against Chronic Diseases (CARES) Committee is seeking to attract strong participation in the upcoming “Heart Health Walk” in recognition of Heart Health Month. The walk is scheduled for this Saturday, 25th February, 2012.

November 2nd, 2011
VIslander Audiology student gives back to community

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ms. Gennell Bowen, a BVIslander currently in her fourth year at the Nova Southeastern University, collaborated with the University, and the BVI Health Services Authority to fit hearing aids to fourteen children in the Virgin Islands.

October 20th, 2011
UPDATE - BVIHSA accepts blame for disposing of baby’s body

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has taken the responsibility for accidentally removing an infant’s body from the hospital’s morgue and cremating it.

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