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There is a maternal mental health 'crisis' in VI- Mrs Sade Fonseca-Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Founder and President of BVI Maternal Mental Health Initiative, Sade Fonseca-Smith, has said that, while there are no data, there is a maternal mental health crisis in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Donald Trump and MAGA: driving the world to crisis and war.
By Dickson C. Igwe
The whole world watches with trepidation the puppet show in the halls of power in the USA. The USA remains the global hegemon. Donald Trump the puppet master appears not to care about the consequences of his actions.
USVI: Legislature calls emergency session to address hospital crisis
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- In a move signaling the seriousness of the growing healthcare crisis in the territory, the 36th Legislature has scheduled an emergency session for Monday, April 14, 2025, to address the financial shortfalls plaguing both the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Schneider Regional Medical Center.
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USVI: Homeless population reaches crisis level
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- The U.S. Virgin Islands is facing a deepening homelessness crisis, with emergency shelters at capacity, waitlists closed, and critical housing shortages affecting some of the territory’s most vulnerable residents. As the number of unsheltered individuals continues to grow, lawmakers and service providers are sounding the alarm over limited resources, rising demand—particularly among women with children—and the urgent need for a coordinated, territory-wide
VI & UK conduct joint crisis training exercise with hurricane scenario
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Crisis experts from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) arrived in the Virgin Islands on Monday, February 5, 2024, to host a week of crisis response and disaster preparedness training.
CoI announcement created a ‘crisis’ for VI – Hon Wheatley
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – While affirming his commitment to cooperating with the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) said the inquiry has created a crisis for the VI, while questioning its true intentions.
Expatriate students should have been asked to leave after hurricanes- Carl Dawson
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A former senior civil servant has said the Government of the Virgin Islands should have asked expatriate school children to leave the Territory following the hurricanes of September 2017 to ease the burden on the Territory's education sector until it was in a position to welcome them back.
VI community overwhelmingly responds to FSN’s plight
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Just when one was about to think that society had slipped into a dog eat dog mentality and that domestic violence was just not a big concern, all that has changed with the heart warming story of how good Samaritans within the community helped to bring back the Family Support Network (FSN) from the brink of closing down.
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