Owners and managers of public establishments and the general public are reminded that smoking in public places is unlawful as legislated by the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006 and regulated by the Tobacco Products Control Regulations, 2007.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has reported that several cases of gastroenteritis have come to the attention of the Ministry and is urging residents to practice good personal hygiene to safeguard their health.

Residents of the Virgin Islands are urged to remain vigilant about reducing mosquito breeding sites in light of the recently issued Zika Alert.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising residents that an alert has been issued for the Caribbean region as a result of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus that have occurred. 

More than a hundred persons marched and advocated for peace, equality and justice in the Virgin Islands in observance of International Human Right’s Day observed on Thursday December 10.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is appealing to the community to be considerate to persons with disabilities.

The Environmental Health Unit will be carrying out a round of fogging in the vicinity of Hodge’s Creek and Pasea beginning on Wednesday December 9 at 5:00 p.m.

The BVI Seventh Day Adventist Church and its Youth Society hosted a "March against HIV” to raise awareness on the disease in the Territory.  

Food handlers and prospective vendors in Jost Van Dyke are urged to register with the Environmental Health Division for the upcoming Old Year’s Party in Great Harbour.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has reported that there is a total of 120 reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the Territory between 1985 and 2015 as it spreads the message of getting to zero in observance of World AIDS Day on December 1.