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Legislators health insurance tender process halted- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the matter of supplemental health insurance coverage for former and current members of the House of Assembly (HoA) is going back to the drawing board and the tender process put on hold.
Exposed! Hon Turnbull not telling truth about private insurance matter- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They say a captain should be the last to jump ship or not save himself if his passengers and crew are not evacuated; however, the architect of the supplemental insurance for current and former legislators, Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) was the first to jump ship once the waters started to get rough.
Hon Turnbull should be blasting his own colleagues about NHI- Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The older and more experienced legislators in the House of Assembly have come under fire for not taking the time out to groom one of the youngest legislators in their midst- Hon Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull (R2).
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.
NHI should never mean ‘No Help Intended’
By Alred C. Frett
Is NHI as ready to deliver as the Public is to receive?
This is mid-January 2016 and, while I do not agree with the Minister that time for NHI Debate has passed or that it is going smoothly, I do agree that NHI started as scheduled on January 1, 2016… It arrived with both Promises and Threats and even as most of us retain our opinions regarding the pros and cons, both Consumers and Providers will finally be forced to see whether or not it functions.
'People must be heard if they have concerns over NHI!' - Hon RT O’Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Premier, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE believes that Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith should take heed of the concerns regarding the National Health Insurance (NHI) as manifested in a petition which will shortly reach the Premier.