The Virgin Islands rolls out vaccines for infants as old as 6 months
Dr Esther Ellis, Epidemiologist at the Health Department on Tuesday announced that the department was rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 6. She shared this news while briefing the public about the COIVD situation on the island. Kids from 6 months to 4 years will receive the BioNTech vaccines...
Read moreFrederik health care sponsors a “PRIDE parade walk”
On Saturday morning, the town of Frederiksted was flooded with carnival costumes, rainbow-colored flags, and festive attires celebrating the “PRIDE Parade Walk/Health and Wellness” program hosted by the Frederiksted Health Care INC. The event witnessed participation from more than 200 participants. The objective of the event was to raise awareness...
Read moreFair for Senior Citizens, Agencies to conduct it on June 18
The Emergency Medical and Health Services of Virgin Islands, along with the Virgin Islands Fire Service and St. Rescue is planning to host a fair for Senior Citizens at Oswald Harris Court from 1-5 p.m, on Saturday. Virgin Islands Housing Authority is sponsoring the event. Other agencies including the St....
Read moreNegative COVID test no longer requirement scrapped for International Visit
Tregenza Roach the Acting Lt. Gov of Virgin Island announced that visitors to the country need not undergo a Covid test to enter the island. Earlier this month, the same restriction for domestic visitors was scrapped and now the same for international travellers has been taken away. This announcement was...
Read moreResidents of VG have appealed for additional time for the government to furnish the Medical Center
Dr. Natalio Wheatley, the Premier is requesting patience from the residents at Virgin Gorda, while the government works to equip the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre with the needed items and enhance its usefulness for people. The Premier said that the current Health Minister, Marlon Penn, had only recently taken office and is...
Read moreThe Minister of Health is a strong supporter of food safety
Reverend Marlon Penn, Minister of Healthcare and Social Welfare, is urging everybody in the food service industry to handle and cook meals properly so it is clean and appropriate for eating. In a letter commemorating World Food Safety Day, Honourable Penn added his voice to the cause of food safety,...
Read moreThe government of the Virgin Islands vow to improve mental health care
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. launched fresh efforts to strengthen mental health services in the Virgin Islands, more than three years after proclaiming a mental health state of emergency with nothing to show for it. The governor revealed the revival of the V.I. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Act, which was...
Read moreOver the weekend, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. announced that he has introduced draught legislation to create the Virgin Islands Telehealth Act
According to a statement from Government House, the change intends to “greatly improve” how Virgin Islanders manage their health care by giving a “larger variety” of health care options. According to the release, information on how to effectively develop a framework came in part from the Bryan administration’s Telehealth Provider...
Read moreSeveral COVID-related restrictions are being lifted in popular Caribbean destinations
Barbados, US Virgin Islands and Trinidad and Tobago, all famous tourist destinations in the Caribbean, have announced that restrictions on travel related to Covid have been lifted. The government of Barbados has eliminated a quarantine period of 3 days requirement for unvaccinated travellers who get a negative certificate for Covid...
Read moreCovid entry requirements further eased in USVI, Barbados, and Trinidad
On June 1, three additional Caribbean destinations modified their entry criteria for tourists, which went into effect on June 1. Barbados has now eliminated the three-day quarantine period for unvaccinated visitors who test negative at the airport on arrival, which it had previously implemented for vaccinated travelers. If a traveler tests...
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