AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublic Health & Safety: A Westminster inquest found that Lady Joan Branson’s death after a fall-linked pulmonary embolism was likely preventable, citing a private hospital’s failure to provide blood-clot prevention medication (anticoagulants) despite her “very high risk” for deep vein thrombosis. Local Health Workforce & Leadership: PAHO and the University of the West Indies graduated the third cohort of a Health Policy and Health Systems programme, training health leaders from across the Caribbean, including the British Virgin Islands. Community Mental Health & Violence: In Tortola, a landlord reports a mentally ill tenant allegedly attacked two residents, injuring an elderly woman who needed stitches, while the suspect reportedly remains free. Health System Integrity: The U.S. Treasury says FinCEN flagged about $17.5 billion in suspicious activity potentially tied to health care fraud, with thousands of reports filed over a year. Corrections Security: RVIPF and HM Prison deployed mobile CCTV near Balsam Ghut to deter contraband and unlawful activity. Local Governance & Wellness Access: Levor A.H. Lettsome urged USVI-style card-based social assistance instead of “food baskets,” arguing it would better support residents’ needs. Violence & Emergency Care: USVI police say a man stabbed his brother to death on St Croix, with the victim later dying at Juan F. Luis Hospital.
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