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CIBC splits $39.2K raised from cancer walk between BVI Cancer Society & BVIHSA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2019 ‘Walk for the Cure’ saw the event raising some $39,200.00 and the funds have since been donated to the BVI Cancer Society and the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), putting them both in a stronger position to fight the disease that claimed the lives of 9.6 million persons worldwide in 2018 alone.
Gov't 'beefing up' ports of entry with quarantine areas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Heightened screening of persons entering the Territory due to the Novel Coronavirus epidemic will see ports of entry across the Virgin Islands being outfitted with new isolation areas.
Computer & phones allegedly hacked @ Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the computer systems at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital and by extension, the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) were hacked which resulted in the hospital suffering from some system downtime and interruptions in its delivery of service to the general public.
Peebles Hospital signage change likely to cost over $100K
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The signage to reflect the renaming of the Peebles Hospital to the Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital is estimated to cost upwards of $100, 000, according to officials from the British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA).
VI has nothing to fear about release of 'sterile' male mosquitoes in USVI- Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) make moves to control its mosquito population through the release of sterile male mosquitoes as a form of pest control, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), Dr Ronald E. Georges says the Virgin Islands has nothing to fear.
'High risk' VI implementing border control measures for measles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With global measles cases soaring in places like the United States, Latin America and Europe, local health authorities have been on the alert and encouraging the populace to get vaccinated as a matter of priority.
Ronald E. Georges In! Paula G. Chester-Cumberbatch Out! as BVIHSA CEO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Under pressure for their history and legacy of not hiring locals for top jobs, the National Democratic Party (NDP) through its Cabinet has appointed local medical specialist Dr Ronald E. Georges as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BVI Health Services Authority.
Ministry Of Health receives Telecommunications Kit
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Health Disaster Coordinator, Dr Ronald E. Georges received a communications kit today to support efforts towards the re-establishment of the health sector’s emergency telecommunications network.
Fired T&T health boss Paula Chester-Cumberbatch new CEO of BVIHSA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our newsroom is that the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is Trinidadian Paula Chester-Cumberbatch.
How many more Zika infected persons slipped into VI?– Resident asks
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Following the recent revelation that self-proclaimed dancehall king Beenie Man, born Moses Davis, was allowed in the Virgin Islands despite being infected with the Zika virus, many are now asking how many others may have entered the territory with the virus.
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