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'We make more noise for silly things than when somebody loses their life' - Hon Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "We make more noise about things that are far more silly for a longer length of time than when somebody loses their life in this country. It's like the melee just goes on for 2 days and then we move on to the next thing."
'The injustice, not cancer, killed Charmaine R. Rosan Bunbury'- Husband
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- It was a time of mourning but the hurt that ran deep due to the alleged injustice meted out to late magistrate Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury was hard to ignore, especially by her husband Alec G. Bunbury Snr and sister Rosemary L. Rosan-Jones aka ‘Cindy’, at her funeral on February 11, 2018.
Candlelight walk in memory of late Magistrate Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury
LONG BAY, Beef Island, VI- Family, friends and some in the legal community are still mourning the passing of Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury on December 31, 2017 at a United Kingdom hospital.
Candlelight walk in remembrance of Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Her battle with cancer, from the time of detection to the time of death, was a short one but the fight continues with the loved ones of late former magistrate Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury, who died on December 31, 2017 at a hospital in the United Kingdom.
James T. John reportedly dies on LIAT flight to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mr James Telesford John, who was charged and tried a few years ago by the Crown following a major drug bust on Tortola, reportedly died on Wednesday January 25, 2017.
Should the VI impose a ban on styrofoam use in restaurants?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several residents in the Virgin Islands (British) have been expressing concern about the possible growing health risk of styrofoam containers used in almost all restaurants across the territory.
UPDATE: Mika et ses soldats has died
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – During the month of September, which was designated Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, many across the territory were touched by the condition of tourist, Mika et ses soldats.
Tribute To Threcio Phillips In Song – Local Artists Come Together
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Some local artists have come together to pay tribute to local musician Threcio G. Phillips, who transitioned to be with God on December 29, 2015 at the age of twenty eight, after a well fought battle with cancer.
Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes – WHO
THE GUARDIAN
Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer, the World Health Organisation has said, placing cured and processed meats in the same category as asbestos, alcohol, arsenic and tobacco.
Cancer, exercise, & Aspirin
By Dickson Igwe
In a story on Virgin Islands News Online of September 21, 2015, titled, "THERE IS A CANCER EPIDEMIC IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS," she described how, “death from cancer can be avoided with increased government support and funding, for prevention, detection, and treatment programmes.”
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