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Unhealthy eating & foods inculcated through culture in VI- Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Talkshow host and activist Mr Cromwell Smith says poor eating habits and food have been inculcated in the minds of Virgin Islanders through the local culture.
Over 100 women registered for free Pap smears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A very encouraging response is being received from women to the initiative by Mrs Globe BVI Dr Arliene T. Penn to make available free Pap smears to women in the Virgin Islands.
Hold Gov’t 'accountable' rather than just 'complain'– Cromwell Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, TORTOLA, VI – Talkshow host and activist Mr Cromwell Smith has called on the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to take concrete steps to hold the government accountable rather than just complain about issues.
VI looking to Ghana, Philippines & Cuba to fill nurse shortages in 2023– Hon Penn
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – In an effort to fill nurse shortages at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) in 2023, the [British] Virgin Islands will now be turning to new countries for nurses, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has revealed.
Mrs Globe BVI Dr Arliene T. Penn sponsoring Pap tests for women
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mrs Globe BVI Dr Arliene T. Penn has taken on a laudable initiative to help women in the Virgin Islands protect their reproductive health by affording them pap smears.
Millions of contaminated Pine-Sol products recalled
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Residents in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and [British] Virgin Islands (VI) should be on the lookout for Pine-Sol disinfecting products that contain bacteria that could potentially weaken their immune systems.
‘I wish VG could break away from Tortola, y’all evil!’- Sistah Joyce
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Local calypsonian Joycelyn Searles aka Sistah Joyce has blazed authorities involved in the reported transfer of an ambulance assigned to the sister island of Virgin Gorda over to the main island of Tortola over the past weekend.
No mask policy for public offices from Nov 1, 2022- Deputy Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr has said the ‘Mask Policy for Public Officers and Offices’ will be discontinued effective November 1, 2022.
2022 CIBC FirstCaribbean Walk for the Cure sees record participation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - More than 300 walkers registered for the 2022 CIBC FirstCaribbean Walk for the Cure which took place on Tortola on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
Monkeypox testing available in USVI from Friday
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- The availability of monkeypox testing and the start of the [US] Virgin Islands 2022 Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Plan for school children were among developments announced at the Government House press briefing on Monday, October 10, 2022.
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