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.

The Environmental Health Division’s Vector Control Unit will be carrying out fogging operations in the following areas:

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.

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 70^th Emancipation Festival of the upcoming sessions to ensure certification. 

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.

The Environmental Health Division will be hosting an in person ‘Food Handlers’ training session on Thursday June 27 at 4:45 p.m. at the lecture room of the L Shape building of the Elmore Stoutt High school.