Friday May 28, 2010 - The Territory’s first summit on chronic diseases received strong support from both government and non-government leaders.

Dubbed Territorial Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases for the Virgin Islands, Tuesday’s opening was attended by His Excellency the Governor David Pearey; Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE; Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Social Development Honourable Dancia Penn, OBE, QC; Minister of Communications and Works Honourable Julian Fraser, Territorial-at-Large Representative Honourable Irene Penn-O’Neal, and Cabinet Secretary Mr. Otto O’Neal, among other senior representatives from Government and the private sector.