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A new isolation unit is under construction at the former Peebles Hospital, and lab services are expanding as the territory plans to reopen its borders to tourists in five days. …
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The paediatric ward in the old Peebles Hospital will be retrofitted to accommodate ten more clients for the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin …
House of Assembly members voted last week to rename Peebles Hospital in honour of Premier Dr. Orlando Smith. While the name of the newer hospital building will change, the original …
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Jan. 17. The total cost of the new Peebles Hospital has exceeded $114 million, Health and Social Development Minister Marlon …
On Jan. 2, Montae Warner decided to enter the world a week early, making him the Virgin Islands’ official first baby of the New Year. Montae’s mother, Shianne Kuntz, gave …
Ralph Lewis is an emergency medical technician and the founder of Lifeline Transport Service, which this month received a Kickstart microloan from Unite BVI. Besides his efforts to revive his …
The average mortality rate for infants under 28 days old in the Virgin Islands in the past five years is around 9.52 per 1,000 live births. That’s better than the …
