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CIBC FirstCaribbean 3rd Annual Dawn Walk for the Cure and Clinical Breast Screening Raises Awareness & Funds for the VI Cancer Society
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The third annual CIBC FirstCaribbean Walk for the Cure kicked off in Tortola before sunrise on Saturday, October 4.
UPDATE: ‘Quick action saved truck driver @ ports project’ – Matthew D. Trousdell
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager for the IDL-Meridian project Mr. Matthew D. Trousdell said that the onsite crew acted quickly to get Calvin ‘Duck’ Smith out of the truck he had been driving which had overturned into the water on Monday October 6, 2014.
MASA takes Air ambulance to VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Residents of the Virgin Gorda community were loud in the praises to the Medical Air Services Association (MASA) as the insurance company extends their air ambulance services to the Island, thanks to the strong representation of one of their main agents Mr. Warren D. Wintz.
UPDATE: Minister Skelton being flown to Florida today!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This news site’s senior National Democratic Party sources have just got off the phone with our news room confirming that the Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton’s condition is stable but serious.
‘Stop using Cancer Society’s name!’ – Ms Gloria A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – President of the BVI Cancer Society Ms Gloria A. Fahie has issued an appeal to private individuals and others operating under promotional names to stop using the Society’s name for personal gains.
Residents blamed for spread of Chikungunya
EAST END/LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – Blame continues to be tossed around as Government and residents blame each other for the rampant breeding of mosquito especially as the disease Chikungunya is spreading and the victims believed to be numbering in the thousands.
‘Pregnant girls should not be @ school!’ – Talk Show hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A listener of the 'Speak Your Mind' show texted the host to voice his disagreement with the administration in allowing pregnant schoolgirls to continue their education in the same institution.
Scotiabank, BVIHSA partner on 5K Walk/Run
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Such is the growing popularity of mass participation sports such as Marathons, Triathlons and Road Running, in the search for a healthy lifestyle, Scotiabank has teamed up with the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) to host the inaugural 5K Walk/Run.
‘VI population too small for NHI’ – Hon J. Alvin Christopher (R2)
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative of the Second District Honourable J. Alvin Christopher said that based on the number of potential contributors to the National Health Insurance (NHI), he is afraid that the contribution rate of 3.75 percent for employees that is being quoted may not be sustainable.
‘Why not rent empty top floors of new Peebles Hospital?’ – Mr Julio 'Sam' Henry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the constant shifting of the dates for the official opening of the new Peebles Hospital and the struggles to finance its furnishings local talk show host Mr Julio ‘Sam’ Henry asked about the possibility of government renting some sections of the building as an income generating measure.