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VG man allegedly attempts suicide
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A male was allegedly rushed to Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda this afternoon, December 19, 2022, after an attempted suicide.
Virgin Islanders told to report medicine side-effects, reactions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Ministry of Health and Social Development is encouraging persons to report suspected side effects of medicines as the VI joins over 80 countries in observing med safety week from November 7 to 13, 2022.
Minor forced to take pills to induce miscarriage- Court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man and woman were charged with procuring and administering a poisonous or noxious substance to a minor with the intent to produce a miscarriage.
UPDATE: Kandy James gets sentence reduced to 3 years
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – (Posted: 11:10 A.M.) Kandy James, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison in 2011 for procuring a substance could have resulted in a miscarriage and three years for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, has successfully appealed for a reduction in prison time.