Hon Vincent O. Wheatley attending OECS Health Ministers meeting in Grenada

GRAND ANSE, St George's, Grenada- Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), is attending the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) 11th Meeting of Ministers: Health in Grenada. Honourable Wheatley joined...

Brittney Hunt tapped to lead Florida Association of Health Plans

The Florida Association of Health Plans (FAHP) has named Brittney Hunt as its new CEO, effective Nov. 10. FAHP, the statewide trade association representing commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage health insurers and managed-care...

Charming Medical Limited Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering and Listing on Nasdaq

HONG KONG, Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Charming Medical Limited (Nasdaq: MCTA) (the “Company”), a Hong Kong-based provider of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)-inspired therapies and products, today announced the pricing of its initial public...

VIDOH sets new schedule for Vital Records and Statistic Office

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Vital Records and Statistics (VRS) Office is reminding the public of its designated days and hours for in-person visits for services. Vital Records and Statistics offices territorywide are...

Innovative Dental Clinic Opens in Oakland

Harmony Whole Person Oral Healthcare has opened its doors in downtown Oakland, introducing an innovative model of care that integrates advanced dentistry with whole-person wellness. Harmony is expanding access to oral health care with a full range...

US Virgin Islands allows changes to ‘gender identity’ on government ID

News The territory governor signed an executive order allowing individuals to change gender markers on identification documents after failing to get the change through the legislature. (LifeSiteNews) – Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. of the U.S. Virgin...

Plans underway to establish BVI Cancer Registry

in All News / By: BVI News on October 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM / Plans are progressing to establish the territory’s first cancer registry, a move that local health officials say will help improve data collection, diagnosis, and treatment of the...

Evidence of catastrophic medieval tsunami in Caribbean reveals future risk to British Virgin Islands

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Virgin Islands make history by allowing trans & intersex people to change their gender markers

U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. (D) submitted a bill to the legislature last year that would have allowed trans and intersex people in the territory to change the gender marker on their official documents. The measure didn’t...

A Record Bitcoin Haul & Crypto Comes to the Pitcairn Islands

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the U.K.’s seizure of 69,000 bitcoins (that’s worth around $7.7 billion) from a Chinese fraudster, and gave the impression it was a pretty big deal. But then, rather in the manner of Crocodile Dundee and knives,...

Hilton (HLT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Note: This is an earnings call transcript. Content may contain errors. Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at 9 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President & Chief Executive Officer — Christopher J. Nassetta Chief Financial...

Three-course vegan meal is great for Vegetarian Awareness Month

I first tried Rasta pasta six years ago. My friend was hosting her birthday party, a paint-and-sip night in Brooklyn. She is Jamaican and Nigerian, so I wasn't surprised to find the creamy Jamaican dish on the menu. When I had the first bite, I...

Seyi Tinubu: The Shadow Power Behind the Presidency?

Oluwaseyi Tinubu, commonly known as Seyi Tinubu, is the first son of Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Long before his father was sworn in as President in May 2023, Seyi had carved out a name for himself in business circles. But since his...

British Virgin Islands, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago Saluted by PAHO for Immunization Gains

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 15 October 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The 39th Meeting of Caribbean Immunization Managers hosted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Trinidad and Tobago concluded last week with the British Virgin Islands,...

Infrasturctural challenges continue service disruptions @ VG Clinic

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Service at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre continues to be disrupted as infrastructural challenges continue. The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) revealed this in a bulletin on October 17,...

Phones are banned in Florida schools: Studies show improved test scores, better attendance, and fewer distractions

Phone bans in schools linked to improved academic results and fewer distractions, multiple studies find. (Getty Images) Around 20 US states and territories—including Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands—have now implemented similar phone...

Daylight saving is coming. When we change our clocks after Halloween

If permanent daylight saving time ever takes effect, the biggest pro by far would be no sleep disruption. Some might think it's odd to trick-or-treat when it's sunny out. Ironically, a week after it'll be dark -- a much better setting for...

What to know about daylight saving time ahead of Nov. 2 time change

Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November, when clocks are set back one hour. Most of the U.S. observes Daylight Saving Time, with the exceptions of Hawaii and most of Arizona. The time change occurs at 2 a.m. to minimize...

Virgin Islanders are ‘secretive’ about their health- Dr Sharlon Lewis

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Dr Sharlon Lewis has said Virgin Islanders are very secretive when it comes to their health, which can be detrimental. Speaking on Talking Points on Monday, September 29, 2025, Dr Lewis said, “I think one of the problems...

VI repped at UNESCO event in Spain

Culture, education and creative dialogue were on the agenda during a recent international conference where the Virgin Islands was represented by Tourism and Culture Junior Minister Luce Hodge-Smith. Ms. Hodge-Smith attended the UNESCO World...