Topic: Agriculture, Environment, Environmental Health, Water and Sewerage | Posted By: alsmith
Thursday, 23 January 2025 - 11:25am
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change in collaboration with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Center Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and Spatial Innovision Ltd conducted a series of training sessions to enhance the capability of environmental and technical officers in water quality monitoring, data analysis and storage.
Topic: Environment, Environmental Health, Public Health | Posted By: alsmith
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 - 1:28pm
Officials from the Public Health Unit and the Environmental Health Division are uniting forces and forging an alliance with the community to reduce mosquito breeding.
Topic: Environment, Environmental Health | Posted By: alsmith
Monday, 16 September 2024 - 2:47pm
The Environmental Health Division’s Vector Control Unit will be carrying out fogging operations this evening to address the increase of adult mosquitoes in the following areas, McNamara, Long Bush, Lower Estate, Huntum’s Ghut, Horse Path, John’s Hole and Pasea.
The Government of the Virgin Islands is partnering with the Pan American Health Organization to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases in the Caribbean.
The Environmental Health Division will be hosting virtual and in person Food Handlers Training Courses tomorrow July 25 for festival food handlers to get certification.
Topic: Environmental Health, Festival and Fairs | Posted By: alsmith
Friday, 19 July 2024 - 1:41pm
The Environmental Health Division is informing all booth owners participating in Rena’s Festiville 70th Emancipation Festival that they must submit their festival booth registration forms to the Division by Wednesday, July 24.
The Environmental Health Division is notifying food handlers participating in the 70th Emancipation Festival of the upcoming sessions to ensure certification.
Topic: Environmental Health, Food and Food Security, Health and Safety, Public Health | Posted By: alsmith
Wednesday, 10 July 2024 - 1:16pm
The Environmental Health Division is reminding all food business proprietors that according to Part IX, Section 28 of the Public Health Food Hygiene Regulation, all food businesses must register with the Environmental Health Division to be inspected and licensed.
Food Handlers are notified that they are to collect their food handler cards within two weeks after completing and passing the food safety session and accompanying quiz.
