U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The VI Department of Health is encouraging the territory’s healthcare providers in the territory to apply for National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site designation. The application period is open; however, it will close on June 17, 2025. “Becoming an NHSC site opens the door to critical
ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Virgin Islands Police Department, St. Thomas / St. John District, is advising individuals and bar owners around the Havensight area that the VIPD will have a pronounced presence for the Carnival event on April 30. Individuals and bar owners are reminded that the legal drinking
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (April 24, 2021)— Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises the community that the department has confirmed that there were elevated concentrations of H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) in the No. 8 flare header at the Limetree Bay Facility. The
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — In a joint statement from CDC and FDA, it has been recommended that the use of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States be paused out of an abundance of caution, effective Tuesday, April 13. According to the statement, of
April 8, 2021 – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency will host a series of in-person disaster preparedness training events throughout the territory as part of a national Community Emergency Response Team (CERTS) exercise beginning April 9 th on St. Croix. The multi-day event will educate volunteers about preparedness
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (March 29, 2021) – Beginning April 6, 2021, Health Cards will be issued from Monday to Friday, 9 am-1 pm and 2 pm-3 pm at both Department of Health locations. The Division of Environmental Health Services issues Health Cards, which are required to work in the
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (March 10, 2021) Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure (VIBNL) Vice-Chair, Ophelia Powell-Torres, would like to inform the public of our new office location and current office hours. The Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure is now located at the Medical Foundation Building, Suite #206.
The MCH program invites you and your family to come out to our Drive-Thru Supply Drive Giveaway on Saturday February 20, 2020 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm while supplies last. Distributed will be a goody bag filled with school supplies, a dental kit with a Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Listerine and a National
February 12, 2021 – The COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Call-Center will be closed on February 15, 2021 in observance of President’s Day. On-line vaccine scheduling registration will remain available 24/7 for all governmental agencies and organizations currently included in Phases 1a and 1b, as well as all senior residents aged 65
The VA Caribbean Healthcare System will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations to the following groups of Veterans in the St Thomas / St John district: Veterans registered and eligible to receive care at VA who are 55 years or older Veterans that are Hemodialysis, Chemotherapy, Spinal Cord, or Organ Transplant patients
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, February 1, 2021, VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen announced a new hotline for individuals who are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to schedule an appointment with a healthcare provider to get the shot. “Currently, the Territory is still
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