Topic: CARICOM, Climate Change, Constitutional Affairs, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Sunday, 3 July 2022 - 1:34pm
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley is away from the Territory attending the 43rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Suriname from July 3 to 5.
Topic: Novel Coronavirus, Public Health, The Public Service | Posted By: DSmith
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 - 4:27pm
Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer Jr, has stated that there is an extension of the previous ‘Public Health Measures In The Current Context Of COVID-19’ policy, specifically related to wearing masks in certain Government offices with high public interaction.
Topic: Ministry of Health, Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 - 3:09pm
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon Penn has announced that protocols are being relaxed including legal mask mandates commencing June 15.
Topic: Ministry of Health, Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Monday, 13 June 2022 - 5:49pm
On Wednesday the 8th of June 2022, Cabinet was briefed by the Health Emergency Operations Centre on the current COVID-19 situation in the Virgin Islands. We were very encouraged by the continuing trend towards milder COVID-19 infections, fewer cases of severe disease, and reduced hospital admissions.
Topic: Environmental Health, Public Health | Posted By: lstevens
Thursday, 26 May 2022 - 4:46pm
Madam Speaker, officials in the Ministry of Health have been monitoring developments related to the unusual detection of monkeypox cases in countries where the virus does not normally spread, particularly given our dependence on international travel and tourism.
Topic: Food and Food Security, Public Health | Posted By: lstevens
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 - 4:52pm
The Environmental Health Division is informing the public that the J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled several Jif peanut butter products because of potential salmonella contamination.
Topic: Ministry of Health, Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Friday, 13 May 2022 - 9:53pm
Greetings to the residents and visitors of these beautiful Virgin Islands. I am Marlon Penn, Minister of Health and Social Development and I am pleased to lend my voice to this critical topic of vaccination and COVID-19 in this new capacity.
Topic: Novel Coronavirus, Public Health | Posted By: lstevens
Wednesday, 11 May 2022 - 10:39am
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges has reported that there are 151 active cases of COVID-19 in the Territory with most cases experiencing mild symptoms.
Topic: Healthcare, Ministry of Health, Public Health | Posted By: DSmith
Friday, 18 March 2022 - 5:52pm
Health professionals are invited to participate in an Optimising Pharmaceutical Care Workshop titled, “Reconciling the Stark Reality of Medication Errors” on Thursday, March 24 via Zoom from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
