Acting CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), Dr June Samuel, said members of the BVI community need to be more vocal about their needs in their efforts to reach public officials. “I think right now in the BVI […]
Archive for July, 2022
Penn tackles recurring issue of late payments to hospital staff
Health Minister Marlon Penn is assuring residents that he is working assiduously towards fixing the problem of late payments for staff at the BVI Health Services Authority. “One of the things that I’ve done after becoming minister is to cut […]
BVI financial services sector lauded as most successful in C’bean
The BVI has been lauded as having the most successful financial services sector in the Caribbean. The territory received this praise from Dr June Soomer of the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). She […]
Prior failed BVI extraditions cited in denying Kadeem Maynard bail
One of several reasons cited by Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley in denying bond to drug smuggling accused Kadeem Maynard, was the fact of several previous extradition failures to the United States involving accused persons from the BVI. Judge McAliley noted […]
Local businesses must be main drivers of BVI’s economic progress
Premier and Minister for Finance Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed that businesses and entrepreneurs within the territory must be the main drivers behind economic progress in the Virgin Islands as they have the wherewithal to sustain the economy. Speaking at […]
Tramp, parade, water sports return this year! No calypso competition
The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) said water sports and tramp will be reintroduced to this year’s festival line-up; however, there will be a Calypso Review instead of a competition. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the VIFFC’s […]
Hospital CEO expresses concern over mental health of staff
The BVI Health Services Authority’s (BVIHSA) Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr June Samuel has raised concerns about the mental well-being of her staff and of the possibility of them experiencing a ‘burnout’. Staff at the BVIHSA work primarily at the […]
Panam Sports pledges to build swimming pool in BVI
The Pan American Sports Organization (Panam Sports) has indicated that it would assist to fund the construction of a pool for the BVI Swimming Federation. President of the BVI Olympic Committee, Ephraim Penn, made that announcement on Monday. Swimming is […]
Public misperception about NHI and costs to deliver patient care
Interim CEO at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), Dr June Samuel, said there is a misperception over the cost of services associated with the National Health Insurance (NHI) and the BVIHSA. “At the end of the day what is […]
Only coronations for Miss BVI and Mr & Miss Junior BVI this year
The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) has announced that there will be no pageants for Miss BVI and Mr & Miss Junior BVI this year, only coronations. Luce Hodge-Smith, part of the sub-committee assigned to pageantry for […]
