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BVIHSA: Funding, staffing & global impacts are the major challenges
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Funding, staffing and global impacts are the three major challenges facing the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), according to Financial Comptroller Mr Errol Jones.
USVI: Virgin Islands to Expect Another Year of Heavy Sargassum in 2026, DPNR Warns
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI- Virgin Islands residents and coastal businesses are being advised to prepare for what officials expect will be another year of heavy sargassum accumulation along local shorelines, following new scientific assessments indicating elevated levels across the Caribbean and Atlantic heading into 2026.
Work begins on Long Look Social Home Complex
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Construction has officially begun on the Long Look Social Home Complex, a major social development initiative aimed at providing safe, supervised accommodation and structured support for some of the most vulnerable persons in the Virgin Islands.
Buildings don't save people
By Concerned Citizen
I keep thinking about Bucky Sprauve.
He collapsed at a basketball game in Virgin Gorda. His friends- people who loved him- rushed him to the clinic. The Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre. The one they built for us.
WINBVI Ambassador Dr Arliene T. Penn launches 2026 free pap smear screening
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and in recognition of this important milestone,
cervical cancer thrivor Dr Arliene T. Penn is reinforcing her commitment to women’s health across the Virgin Islands through her signature mantra: Know > Fix > Live > WIN!
Gov't inks contract with Barry's Electrical for hospital power upgrade
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands government says it is taking significant steps to enhance resilient energy capabilities for health infrastructure across the territory.
New elevator shaft & updated signage coming @ RT Clinic
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is officially accepting tenders for upgrades at the Road Town Clinic.
'Consistent compliance with contributions & regulations is indispensable' for NHI- Lorie A. Freeman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A call has been made to employers and small businesses owners in the Virgin Islands (VI) to consistently honor their commitments to the National Health Insurance (NHI).
Women aged 21 to 65 urged to get Pap tests & HPV screenings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Health Promotions Unit is encouraging women aged 21 to 65 to get Pap tests and HPV screenings, as the Virgin Islands (VI) recognises Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
'We have heard you'; NHI under review- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), has assured Virgin Islanders that a review of the National Health Insurance (NHI) is underway to create a more efficient and sustainable system.
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