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Doctors available for limited days on Anegada, JvD & VG- Hon Wheatley
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has announced that persons on the Sister Islands needing to see a doctor will now have an opportunity to do so without having to travel to Tortola.
Females defeat males in HM Prison's 1st ever inmates debate
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- His Majesty's Prison held its first debate between male and female inmates as part of its ongoing rehabilitative initiative.
Governor Daniel Pruce does meet & greet on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- He may not be an elected official, but United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor Daniel Pruce is not letting that stop him from making the rounds in meeting and greeting public servants and ordinary residents of the [British] Virgin Islands.
462 cases of cancer reported in VI from 2016 to 2022- Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Health Insurance (NHI) has reported an average of 41 new cases of cancer per year, over the last six years, with a high of 59 in 2022, and a low of 22 in 2017.
Hon Wheatley throws support behind prison rehab initiatives
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley has voiced his support for rehabilitation initiatives at His Majesty’s Prison following a visit to to the prison on February 1, 2024.
$44,286 starting salary for nurses not attractive for recruitment & retention- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Recruiting doctors and nurses is a real challenge because there is a global shortage and it is very hard to compete on salaries with other countries such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Canada, UK, United States. They are making working in those countries very attractive for nurses and doctors. So recruitment and retention remains a challenge for us.”
13 prison inmates complete Skills of Life Programme
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Thirteen prisoners at His Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut on Tortola have received completion certificates for successfully navigating a Skills of Life Programme.
Dr Arliene T. Penn to take cervical cancer battle throughout region
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Cervical cancer survivor Dr Arliene T. Penn is expected to travel to various countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) this year, as she continues to champion the fight against cervical cancer.
‘Did you know that cervical cancer also affects men?’- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In his message as part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2024, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) is urging males to also do checkups for the virus that causes cervical cancer in women.
VI’s oldest citizen Ms Enelle Smith celebrates 105th birthday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One of the territory’s centenarians, Ms Enelle Smith, celebrated her 105th birthday on December 22, 2023.
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