Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority Mr. Kurt Menal has said the delay encountered prior to the departure of American Airlines Flight # 3989 from the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport destined to Miami Florida on Sunday June 4 was as a result of the prevailing winds and high temperature.

Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley is urging the people of the Territory to do their part to protect the environment by reducing the use of plastics and engage in recycling.

The Department of Waste Management is stepping up efforts to remove derelict vehicles and other scrap metals from across the Virgin Islands.

Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley-Smith has said her office is equipped with skills in signal detection and drug safety as part of ongoing efforts to enhance pharmacovigilance locally.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is seeking ways to manage the threat of the sargassum seaweed and has concluded a two-day training of trainer’s workshop for stakeholders in sargassum management.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development will be hosting a seminar on Lupus to strengthen the capacity to identify, diagnose, treat and care for persons with the disease.

79 passengers aboard the greatly anticipated American Airlines 3989 flight from Miami (MIA) arrived at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) to a warm Virgin Islands welcome today, June 1.

Residents of the Virgin Islands are reminded of the dangers of smoking as the Territory observes World Tobacco Day 2023.

The BVI Health Services Authority has received a donation of Blood Bank equipment courtesy of the Rotary Club of Tortola.

Officers from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) were joined by colleagues in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to carry out sampling and analysis on Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke as part of the ongoing Virgin Islands Comprehensive Soils Study.