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8-year-old dies from brain disorder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An eight year old boy, whose mother was desperately trying to raise funds to take him for treatment overseas, died this morning, July 12, 2016.
Demise of 5 police or 500 blacks is all about us’ – Part 3
By Alred C. Frett
NB: - The Police Force was never created to protect us:
Sit down and fasten your seatbelts for this is a bumpy ride ahead from beginning to end and while you may wish to disagree with the things I say, you know every word is true and deep inside you have known it even before I said it… The World seems governed by Corrupted Lords and Masters intent on using Evil and Injustice to pressure us into going along in order for them to get along.
Mosquito-eating bats enlisted in the battle against Zika
Caribbean360
NEW YORK, United States– While scientists scramble to come up with an effective vaccine against the Zika virus, one Long Island town has adopted a less conventional approach to fighting the disease: bats.
VI’s healthcare system to come under microscope of PAHO, WHO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chief Nursing Officer and Family Health Coordinator, Ms Jascinth Hannibal says she is optimistic that the Virgin Islands will be “validated” to have been successful at eradicating the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission from mother to child at birth.
About 600 USVI residents know they have HIV; 600 don’t- CDC
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — About 600 residents in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) are aware of their HIV positive status, with only a quarter of that number currently receiving care. Another 600 are infected but are unaware, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention statistics, relayed to media by Shamari Haynes, a CDC outreach specialist working at Frederiksted Health Care, Inc.
Large amounts of garbage removed from mangroves behind Festival Grounds
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The mangroves behind the Festival Grounds have been the subject of wanton abuse, especially when there are activities at the said venue.
Sharks in; Fowls out? With Feral Animal Control Plan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Passionate about saving the sharks in the Virgin Islands, Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr The Hon Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) is not taking too kind to the large amount of wild fowls as well as cattle, dogs and cats in the territory, describing it as a “vexing problem facing the territory.”
Patient did not die while ‘waiting’ for health care - Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BVI Health Services Authority, Bishop John I. Cline has blasted as “inaccurate”, reports by two online news sites that a woman died at Peebles Hospital while waiting for medical attention.
2 new Zika cases recorded in USVI today, bringing count to 26
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - There were two new cases of the Zika virus in the USVI according to the Department of Health and the weekly Zika report, bringing the total count territory-wide to 26. Of the new cases, one was recorded in St. Thomas and the other in St. Croix.
Young VIslander Dr Michael A. Turnbull opens Wellness Centre
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dr Michael A. Turnbull yesterday June 5, 2016 opened the Wellness Centre Behavioural Health Clinic in the Sir Olva Georges Plaza in Road Town on the main island of Tortola.
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