Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley- Smith has said local healthcare professionals are to be trained on the latest hypertension treatment guidelines in a workshop next week. The workshop titled, “Beating the silent killer-prescribing the new international pharmacotherapy for hypertension” will be held on Thursday September 23 via zoom. The session will … Continued
Passengers aboard the Seabourn Odyssey Cruise ship that docked in Peter Island earlier today are prohibited from disembarking the ship. This is in accordance with the anchorage format initially approved by local health authorities for incoming ships following the spike in Covid-19 cases. In an invited comment Premier of the Virgin Islands and overseeing Tourism … Continued
Single and first time mothers across the British Virgin Islands will be able to benefit from an 8-week empowerment program set to be launched today by the Women In Need organization. Director of WINBVI Alicia Green said upon completion, mothers will be better able to conquer mountains and crush mental currents of destructive cycles and … Continued
Crime in the British Virgin Islands is down by some 2 percent, despite the recent spike in criminal offences such as theft, burglary and praedial larceny. This is according to the Commissioner of Police of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Mark Collins, who made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284 Media. He … Continued
After choosing to discontinue his court case to have an injunction filed against the three attorneys of the Commission of Inquiry, Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has now disclosed that he is not accepting any responsibility of the nearly $77,000 in legal fees. This is according to information revealed in a recently … Continued
The two bars on Tortola which were closed over the weekend due to breaches of the COVID-19 protocols will have to undergo training, new implementation measures and inspections before being allowed to reopen. This is according to the Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael who made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284 News. … Continued
A second bar on Tortola was fined $1000 and immediately ordered to close by the Social Distancing Task Force following another breach of COVID-19 protocols. The Family Bar and Restaurant which is located in Paraquita Bay was said to be in breach of social distancing protocols on the night of Sunday September 12. According to … Continued
The public is invited to join in a week of National Repentance from September 13 to 19 spearheaded by the BVI Christian Council, in collaboration with the Government of the Virgin Islands. Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said the week of National Repentance comes on the heels of the 21 Days … Continued
The Virgin Islands community is urged to unite to stop the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases as the Territory observes Caribbean Wellness Day 2021. Public Health Nutritionist, Patrice Maduro said the term wellness should inspire action to make good decisions regarding one’s physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and social health. “We want persons to actively pursue … Continued
The Rotary Club Sunrise of Road Town kicked off its Basic Education and Literacy Month with Guest Speaker Mr. Kayron Todman, Principal of the Enis Adams Primary School. Mr. Todman an educator of some 15 years and a local musician, delivered a presentation on Musical Literacy, sharing his musical perspective of literacy with a cultural … Continued
