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HEAT INDEX TO TOP 103°F IN VIRGIN ISLANDS
284 Media BVI
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September 24, 2024
The Territory is bracing for another period of extreme heat, with officials warning of potentially dangerous conditions lasting through Thursday. The Department of Disaster Management issued an alert Tuesday, forecasting temperatures in the low...
$250K OECS grant secured; Generators for 6 health centres
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The health infrastructure of the Virgin Islands (VI) is expected to see improvements, with the Ministry of Health and Social Development receiving a grant from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The grant,...
Health Department conducts 2024 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Virgin Islands Free Press
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November 23, 2024
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health in partnership with the Northeast & Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Exploratory Research Center recently completed the...
LETTER: Learn more about medical evacuation for veterans
Pacific Daily News
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When a veteran requires medical evacuation or medevac from an outlying U.S. territory or island such as Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico to a medical facility in the continental United States, there are several layers...
Settler Colonialism in Light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 1)
Black Agenda Report
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September 7, 2025
A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolution. Originally published in...
Breast, colon & prostate cancers most prevalent in VI- Health Minister
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Breast, colon and prostate cancers are among the most prevalent in the Virgin Islands (VI). This information comes as the Territory joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Cancer Day today, Tuesday, February 4,...
Suitability of Measures of Pharmacy-Based Medication Adherence for Routine Clinical Use Among Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review
Dove Medical Press
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January 30, 2025
Introduction Chronic diseases have been the leading cause of death globally.1 Data from the World Health Organization reveal that annually, chronic diseases cause deaths in 41 million individuals, equivalent to 74% of total deaths globally.1...
Rickey Singh Defended to Death Journalists’ Lifelong Right to Write for Rights!
The Voice
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July 9, 2025
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet I came to know of Rickey Singh in the mid-1970s, following his writings when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), not-yet a decade old, was still grappling with charting a new and...
Environmental Health Announces Recall Of Morbier Cheese
Government of the Virgin Islands
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The Environmental Health Division has announced the recall of Morbier Cheese which is suspected to be contaminated with Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (E. Coli). Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer, Ms. Henrietta Alexander said the...
‘Football is Freedom’ clinics in late February
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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Registration is open for the upcoming “Football is Freedom” girls soccer clinic and coaching seminars, which will be held at two sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands in late February. The clinics are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22, on St. Thomas from...
V.I. Delegate Reflects on Congressional Budget Actions
St. Thomas Source
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July 2, 2025
Delegate Stacey Plaskett and company enjoying the view at Ram Head. (Source photo by Judi Shimel) On the day that Congress took a next step toward passing President Donald Trump’s spending bill, the Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress offered her...
Territory Watches Closely as ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Nears Finish Line
St. Thomas Source
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July 2, 2025
Impact on the USVI includes big tax breaks, a key carve-out, and real revenue risks The U.S. Virgin Islands stands to gain — and potentially lose — as President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package nears the finish line in Congress. The...
Statement By Honourable Vincent Wheatley Minister For Health And Social Development
Government of the Virgin Islands
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On this World Cancer Day, we must come together as a community with one voice, standing united in the fight against cancer. This disease has affected far too many of our families, friends, and loved ones within our communities, touching our lives...
What happened to America’s meat recalls? Pandemic-era dip still lingers.
Investigate Midwest
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July 9, 2025
Kraft Heinz recently distributed more than 367,000 pounds of turkey bacon that may be contaminated with listeria. On July 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service announced a recall of three Kraft Heinz products under...
Acute Clinical Features and Persistence of Joint Pain in Probable Cases of Chikungunya Fever in Eritrea
Dove Medical Press
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February 1, 2025
Introduction Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is a crippling mosquito-borne viral disease that has become a major public health concern in recent years. The name “chikungunya” is derived from the Makonde word meaning ‘he, who walks bends up” in reference...
GLENROY FORBES AND WENDELL GASKIN REAPPOINTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLES ON SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
284 Media BVI
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June 30, 2025
The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced the reappointment of Mr. Glenroy Forbes as Chairman of the Social Security Board and Mr. Wendell Gaskin as a Representative of Employed Persons. Both appointments are for a two-year term, with Mr....
First Annual Women's Clinic & Regatta in Paradise
Sail-World
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February 6, 2025
by Carol Bareuther 6 Feb 09:56 PST March 10-14, 2025 Combine instruction by world-class Olympic, World Champion, and Match Race champion women coaches, Caribbean-style racing round-the-buoys and round-the-islands on converted J/24s called IC24s,...
Plaskett Op-Ed — Why Virgin Islanders Must Demand a Seat at the Table: The Fight for Representation at the DNC
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Recently, there has been conversation in certain circles about the value of Virgin Islanders—who do not have the right to vote for President of the United States—attending the Democratic National Convention. We had a fantastic team of Virgin...
British Virgin Islands Welcomes 79 New Naturalized Citizens.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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September 7, 2024
- Advertisement - Seventy-nine individuals were welcomed as newly Naturalised British Overseas Territories Citizens following a brief ceremony held at Government House in Tortola on August 29. The new citizens affirmed an Oath of Allegiance to His...
PHOTOS: BVI Music Beach Festival 2025
BVI News
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June 30, 2025
Guess What? says: The Crisis of Sexual Culture and Family Breakdown in the British Virgin Islands In the British Virgin Islands today, public festivals and cultural events have increasingly become arenas of explicit sexual display, where men and...