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Health Ministry acquires vehicle for wheelchair users
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Wheelchair-bound persons needing to access medical services on Tortola will find it a little more convenient, now that the Ministry of Health and Social Development has acquired a vehicle for this purpose.
New round of applications open for MSME Grant Programme
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Applications are now open for a new cohort of entrepreneurs under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Grant Programme.
Caring for elderly persons is a ‘balancing act’- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said several systems are in place to assist families who care for their elderly or ill family members.
RVIPF has made ‘good progress’- Governor Pruce
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said there is room for the United Kingdom (UK) to assist the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in improving in many areas.
Man living in 'old pickup truck' on Tortola makes desperate cry for help
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ronni A. Frazar Santana has been living and working in the Virgin Islands, his father’s homeland, for the past five years but is now in dire need of assistance with housing, food, and medication.
Remaining CoI audits reveal irregularities- Governor Pruce
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has revealed that audits relating to the COVID-19 assistance grants and government contracts over one hundred thousand dollars unveiled irregularities.
A year later, no one charged for murdering Le’ Shaughn A. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, February 24, 2023, marks the first anniversary of the murder of Le’ Shaughn A. Smith who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the vicinity of The Boys Service Station in Huntums Ghut, Tortola.
Haitian national escapes Immigration detention
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chief Immigration Officer, Mr Ian B. Penn is seeking the public’s assistance to locate Haitian national Ms Elena Milord who escaped detention between the late hours of Wednesday, May 18 and early Thursday, May 19, 2022.
VI will continue working with US agencies ‘to root out corruption’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has vowed his Government's commitment, as well as that of the local law enforcement agencies, to continue collaborating with foreign law enforcement authorities, including those in the United States (US), to root out corruption in the Virgin Islands (VI).
USVI sends 2 health professionals to assist VI in COVID-19 fight
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) this weekend welcomed two “highly trained” health professionals from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to assist in the COVID-19 fight.
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