[ad name=”HTML-68″] ROAD TOWN, Tortola – Acting Governor Osbert Potter has authorized the United States Virgin Islands Fire and Police departments to assist the Government of the British Virgin Islands with extinguishing a…
Category: Health News
DPNR Says Stench From Stinking Sargassum Forces Office Closure In St. Thomas Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said today that it is working to minimize the effects of the decomposing sargassum seaweed that has been impacting the Red…
Health Department Says Charles Harwood Is Closed Today … Will Re-Open Tomorrow
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The V.I. Department of Health said that the Charles Harwood Complex in Estate Richmond is closed today Charles Harwood will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, according to…
Gov. Mapp Observes National Nurses, Hospitals and Tourism Weeks In Territory
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp has issued proclamations recognizing National Nurses, Hospitals and Tourism Weeks. The week May 6-12, 2018 has been declared National Nurses Week with the theme “Nurses Inspire,…
Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (VIBS) Serving At-Risk Youth To Shut Its Doors This Summer
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (VIBS) – a behavioral health facility in Anna’s Hope serving the Virgin Islands since 1995 – will close its doors this summer, the V.I….
SUDDEN DEATH: St. Thomas Man Hangs Himself With A Belt At Lindbergh Bay Beach Today
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man living on St. Thomas hanged himself with a belt at the Lindbergh Bay beach early this morning, authorities said. The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Major…
Human Services Qualifies For Federal Grant For Special Needs and Disabled People
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Commissioner Felecia L. Blyden announced Friday that the department is the recipient of a $11.5 million grant award from the U….
Terminix Employee Indicted in Delaware Family’s Pesticide Poisoning at St. John Resort in 2015
CRUZ BAY — A Terminix employee has been charged in relation to 2015 pesticide use at a St. John resort that left a Delaware family gravely ill. Jose Rivera, 59, was indicted Thursday…
VIWMA Says It Needs To Deodorize Manholes in Catherine’s Rest This Morning
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team said that they will be doing needed maintenance in Catherine’s Rest on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 8:00…
Gov. Mapp Asks Health and Human Services Secretary For More Support For V.I. Health Care
Governor Kenneth Mapp (left) stands next to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. WASHINGTON — Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he and…