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September 29th, 2024
Alliance being sought with community to reduce mosquito breeding

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 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.

August 17th, 2022
8 suspected cases of Hand Foot & Mouth Disease in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Environmental Health Division is heightening surveillance of early childhood centers across the Territory following the report of eight suspected cases of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD).

February 24th, 2018
‘Stop backyard burning’- CEHO- Lionel E. Michael

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It seems like conflicting information is coming out from Government authorities on the issue of open burning. Weeks following the destructive hurricanes, Irma and Maria, on September 6 and 21, 2017 respectively, government though the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) had told residents that if they must burn their hurricane debris they should do so at community designated burning locations.

August 17th, 2017
'Flood damaged goods on shelves will be pulled'- Yolanda Penn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the recent flood, retailers have been selling items that were damaged as a result of the impact of the flood. However, the Department of Environmental Health Division announced yesterday August 16, 2017 that they will be conducting spot checks on supermarkets and restaurants to ensure food safety.

March 17th, 2016
Env. Health Division doing the right thing in JVD- Donald E. deCastro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The recent ultimatum given by the Environmental Health Division to unauthorised operators in Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke to clean up the area by removing all grills and tents still in place since Old Year’s celebrations has been lauded by talk show host Donald E. De Castro.

February 4th, 2016
Roadside food vendors assure they are ‘safe’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following a number of complaints received by our newsroom regarding the safety and health concerns stemming from seemingly unsanitary conditions, this news site sought answers from a number of food selling businesses in the Virgin Islands capital of Road Town as to whether they were indeed safe.

November 28th, 2012
Poor handling of waste could lengthen fight against dengue – Carnel Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Head of the Environmental Health Division Mr Carnel Smith has indicated that the current issues of rodent infestation and dengue that are plaguing the Territory add to the already growing waste problem in existence. He further advocated for the implementation of a recycling programme to curb the problems being faced.

October 19th, 2012
Environmental Health Division To Begin Emergency Fogging

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In an ongoing effort to protect the community from Dengue Fever and the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the Environmental Health Division is advising the public that its emergency fogging schedule will begin on Wednesday October 24.

September 25th, 2012
Rodent infestation, revised legislation major concerns - Report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Rodent infestation remained a growing concern for residents throughout the Territory according to the Environmental Health Division Annual Report of 2010. The Department’s report added that only limited action can be taken by the Division given the scarce resources that were available to it.

September 12th, 2012
Report: staff motivation killed - Environmental Health Division

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a comparative analysis done between the 2010 and 2011 reports submitted by the Environmental Health Division, both stated that the percentage of work output of the said division is negatively affected by the supply of staff and funding.

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