Owners and staff of food establishments in the Territory are building capacity in food safety management and best practices through a three-day “Certified ServSafe Food Safety Training and Certification Workshop.”

Residents of Virgin Gorda are invited to participate in a community meeting hosted by ‘Project Bug Out’ and the Environmental Health Division on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Catholic Community Centre in the Valley, Virgin Gorda.

The Environmental Health Division is alerting the public that fogging will take place in the Cane Garden Bay area tomorrow Friday, September 23, in the vicinity of The Wedding to the bridge from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m.

Road Town Festival booth owners are notified that construction of booths must be completed by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22 to facilitate inspections by Environmental Health Officers. 

Food establishment owners, mobile unit vendors and operators are reminded that having hot water is mandatory before they can obtain a food licence.

The concept of Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) was introduced at a two-day workshop held last week.

The public is invited to participate in a Coastal Clean-Up on Wednesday, June 8 and an Eco-walk on Saturday, June 11 in observance of Environment Week.

The Acting Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer, Mr. Kelvin Penn and several members of staff and their families are pictured on World Environment Day,

The Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer, Mrs. Yolanda Penn will hold office hours at the unit’s office in the Vanterpool Administration Building on Virgin Gorda ......

A Territory-wide derelict cleanup campaign is underway as Government continues its efforts to reduce the threat of Zika.