The Government of the Virgin Islands in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization is offering its third cohort of the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Course in an effort to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases in the Caribbean.

The public is notified that roadside cleaning works have resumed on Tortola and Virgin Gorda.

Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley Smith is urging residents to have a sufficient supply of medication supply as the Territory enters the peak of the hurricane season.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is reporting an increase in the number of dengue fever (DF) cases, including severe dengue requiring hospitalisation.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development launched their Wrap it Up campaign today, July 18, in an effort to bring awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to the forefront as well as to promote a message of social responsibility for the festival. 

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.