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Medical school may lease up to 50% of Joe's Hill Manor Estate- SSB
JOES HILL, Tortola, VI- On Monday, April 28, 2025 the Social Security Board (SSB) and Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) executed the Heads of Terms agreement, outlining the medical school’s occupancy of the Joe’s Hill Manor Estate (JHME), a story first reported by our News Centre on April 30, 2025.
Medical school & SSB reportedly ink MoU for housing @ Joe's Hill Manor Estate
JOE’S HILL, Tortola, VI- Reports reaching our news centre indicate that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked between Social Security Board (SSB) and Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) – BVI School of Medicine for housing at Joe’s Hill Manor Estate.
New medical school will help shape healthcare in VI- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said Ponce Health Sciences University (PSHU), once opened, will shape the future of healthcare in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Education Minister lauds VI-based medical school for offering scholarships to locals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. De Castro (AL) has welcomed the offer of two scholarships per year to Virgin Islanders by Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) School of Medicine in the Virgin Islands (VI).
New medical school to kickstart edu-tourism in VI- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the opening of the medical school, Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) in the Virgin Islands, will kickstart the Territory’s edu-tourism sector.
VI's economy expected to be boosted with opening of medical school
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) is gearing up for an economic boost with the opening of the Territory's first-ever medical school, Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU).
New medical school will boost VI economy- PHSU President
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- The opening of the Virgin Islands (VI) campus of the Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) will be economically beneficial to the VI according to the university’s President Dr. Gino Natalicchio PhD.
VI's first medical school to begin with 50 students in August 2025
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands first medical school, Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), has begun receiving applications for a 4-year Medical Doctor degree programme.
Chairman of BVIHSA Board Ron R. Potter asked to tender resignation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our news centre from sources familiar with the matter have said the Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority, Mr Ron R. Potter, has been asked by Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) to tender his resignation as Board Chairman.
No automatic acceptance for locals in VI medical schools- Hon Flax-Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has revealed there would be no automatic acceptance for locals in medical schools when they become operational in the Virgin Islands.

