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B & F Medical set to officially open new state of the art facility
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The long-awaited new medical facility B & F Medical Centre located in the Road Town area is here. B & F Medical Complex owned and operated by businessman, social activist, commentator, musician and former politician Alred C. Frett aka ‘AC’ is set to open a new medical facility located on the dual carriageway going east in Pease Estate on the main island of Tortola.
Is VG 'Health Committee' genuine or about a selfish political agenda?
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Ad Hoc Committee For Urgent Enhancement of Health Care to the Virgin Gorda Community says it was birthed out of love for the Virgin Gorda community and the need for holding accountable those in charge of the Territory’s healthcare; however, not everyone is convinced it is that innocent.
‘I live here also’- Hon Wheatley to VG residents
CHURCH HILL ROAD, Virgin Gorda, VI- Minster for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has told the people of Virgin Gorda he understands their pain, being also a resident of the sister island.
The question of making COVID-19 an excuse for abuse
Alred C. Frett
Making Right wrong or Scapegoating Uncle Tom:
Sincere thanks and empathy to all those persons and businesses who are helping others even as they struggle and suffer through this Covid-19 pandemic and other disasters… We remain in this together and should be concerned about a potentially bad hurricane season so all I am doing is using our past, present and future to deal with issues with the hope of avoiding dangers.
Primary Health Services return to Rosalind Penn Health Centre
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Rosalind Penn Health Centre has been reopened and will now offer health care services to the communities of East End and Long Look.
Gov’t to expand efforts to attract young people to Nursing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is committed to drawing more young persons to the profession of nursing.
Crisis in the Virgin Islands
By Lorna M. George
I had the distinct honour of studying at the feet of some of the most distinguished educators of this country. Included in this short-list are Aunt Adorothy L. Turnbull, Almeania Dawson, Erlin George, Mackel Chalwell, Louis Potter, Jennie N. Wheatley, Pearl Smith, Dr Lydia Pickering, and Reynold S. ‘Ray’ O’Neal OBE. I am a bit wiser and a bit taller because I am standing on their shoulders.
People failing to take charge of their health - Simone T. Monsanto
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Recognising the importance of a nation’s health to its economic and social well-being, Caribbean Insurers Ltd. (CIL) is again hosting its Health and Fitness Expo, where local and regional healthcare providers, alongside various fitness centres, are set to converge under one roof.
NHI should never mean ‘No Help Intended’
By Alred C. Frett
Is NHI as ready to deliver as the Public is to receive?
This is mid-January 2016 and, while I do not agree with the Minister that time for NHI Debate has passed or that it is going smoothly, I do agree that NHI started as scheduled on January 1, 2016… It arrived with both Promises and Threats and even as most of us retain our opinions regarding the pros and cons, both Consumers and Providers will finally be forced to see whether or not it functions.
Rescuing NHI from itself & accepting our own history
By Alred C. Frett
Oops! NHI has come too far to fail so soon:
Rumours that B&F Medical Complex has yet to sign on to NHI may simply be a lapse in journalist delivery by the Media… We thought we would have been the last to sign on but no one’s Memory is so short not to remember that B&F Medical Complex made History by being the first to sign with NHI – even before Government’s own Medical Agencies - Seems they had doubted themselves.
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