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‘We surrounded by water & for days you can’t find fish to eat’- Bishop Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Prominent clergyman Bishop John I. Cline says as the Virgin Islands (VI) develops, he wants to see the local economy take full advantage of resources at the disposal of the people, including in the marine sector.
Local Depression under spotlight with workshops planned
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Ministry of Health and Social Development will embark on the training of clinicians, caregivers and other healthcare workers as well as members of the public on the signs and symptoms of depression as part of a workshop to be hosted on October 6, 2022.
'I would like to see more young people exercising’- Hon Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Noting that a healthy nation is a prosperous nation, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said he is pleased to see a lot of persons out walking in the mornings; however, he would like to see more young people exercising as well.
Creating a new beginning in the tracks of COVID-19
Alred C. Frett
Face to Face with Cruel Fate or Wasted Opportunities in the Year 2020:
When Lockdowns are all over and Curfews have all ceased there will be empty spaces in our lives of many who left us without the privilege of their Last Rites… A lonely passage made still lonelier without the dignity of that last chance for fond memories or sad good byes… Years from now may find us searching for those we never knew had died or encountering those we thought long dead.
Preparing ourselves before COVID-19 reaches the VI
Alred C. Frett
As the World spins on its head:
What we don’t know is hurting us more than what we know… Churches and schools closed from teaching and preaching, persons anxious to work for an honest living are denied access to job sites, death tolls are rising but mourners are prohibited from attending funerals, world leaders are falling within the target zone and the young are basking in carelessness… World powers are weakened.
New Iris O’Neal Centre likely by end of 2019 - Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) says the wait for a new and improved medical facility on Virgin Gorda may come before the end of 2019, with an assurance that once opened, the new Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre will be furnished at a level surpassing the current one.
First Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) inserted @ Peebles Hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An important step in healthcare in the Territory was made on April 18, 2019 when for the first time ever an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) was inserted on a patient at Peebles Hospital.
Avoiding NHI's collapse by putting patients first
By Alred C. Frett
Moving from Foolishness to Possibilities:
We have finally exited April; a Special Month - not just because it is All Fools Month but because this should have been the Month of Free and Fair VI Elections that could have forestalled those damages we have seen done over the past 10-months… Even those steeped in denial have now become concerned that Leaders are unable to show real accomplishments in the People’s interest.
Negative impacts of NHI already seen– Nagico MD Shan Mohamed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Managing Director of Nagico Insurances Mr Shan Mohamed believes that it is yet too early to properly assess the true impact of the National Health Insurance scheme on the insurance sector.
‘Visitors burden our health care system’ - Winston E. Nibbs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The territory’s medical services and facilities for health care are being unduly burdened by the influx of foreigners to the detriment of Virgin Islanders.
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