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Mother desperately seeking to raise £20K for local toddler with ‘breathing’ challenges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A distressed mother desperate to save the life of her almost 2-year-old son has turned to the public to help raise some £20,000 via GoFundMe.
Popular martial arts instructor struck with ‘mysterious’ spinal infection
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Popular martial arts instructor at Purple Dragon Dojo, Shihan (Master of Martial Arts) Bevon Baptiste has reportedly been struck with an infection that has affected his spine.
Rare disease leaves young woman 'trapped in paralysed body'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Described as ‘pain in silence’ by friends and family, young twin Keisha Almorales could have never imagined that her body would be reduced to a state of paralysis after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome during the festive Christmas season of 2022.
Father of abused 4-year-old seeks help to get child to UK
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The father of a four-year-old boy that was recently allegedly physically abused on Virgin Gorda is seeking the help of the Virgin Islands community to assist him with travelling and medical expenses that would enable him to whisk his son away to the United Kingdom to live with him.
Injured truck driver transferred to Florida hospital
DIAMOND ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Kavin Robin, 23, who was injured when the flatbed truck he was driving fell off the side of a road at Diamond Estate on February 27, 2021, has been transferred to a hospital in Florida, USA.
VI resident seeking assistance for brother with stage 4 prostate cancer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “My fight with stage 4 prostate cancer is deteriorating daily. I'm in constant pain mainly in my chest, pelvis, both feet and headaches.” Those are the words of 62-year-old Higman M. Peters, whose sister Veronica Prince has set up a GoFundMe page to raise monies to help cover her brother’s medical expenses.
Family battling to help scooter accident victim walk again
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Family and friends of Kawa G. Williams, a scooter accident victim, are banding together to help raise urgent funds to help the young man walk again.
$25K being raised for Paraquita Bay accident victim Keron Andrews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- St Vincent national Mr Keron Andrews, who was involved in a lone vehicle accident in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on Friday, January 31, 2020 and was said to be in critical condition, has since been airlifted to a hospital in Trinidad, according to information on a GoFundMe account set up to raise some $25,000 for Mr Andrews.
Humane Society receives major donation for new animal shelter
JOHNSON’S GHUT, Tortola, VI- The non-profit organisation Humane Society of the BVI has secured a significant donation, making its goal of building a new animal shelter in Josiah’s Bay, Tortola, closer to becoming a reality.
PHOTO of the Day: Home for VG resident 'Andy' Ham close to completion
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Thanks to some $20,000 raised through GoFundMe, a home for Virgin Gorda resident Anderson Ham aka 'Andy' is being realised.
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