Year: 2011
DDM DISPELLS RUMORS ON RADIATION CONTAMINATION IN THE VI
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is advising the public that the Virgin Islands (VI) are not expected to experience...
8.9 EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN TSUNAMI GENERATED
According to the United States Geological Survey, an Earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 at a depth of 15.2 miles...
GOVERNOR URGES RESIDENTS TO BE EARTHQUAKE READY
His Excellency the Governor Boyd McCleary, CMG, CVO is urging residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) to become earthquake ready...
VI PARTICIPATES IN CDM HIP MID-YEAR REVIEW
Director of the Department of Disaster Management Ms. Sharleen DaBreo and Liaison Officer for Projects in the Premier’s Office Mr....
SATELLITE IMAGES USED IN ADVANCING DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Friday, March 4 - The Virgin Islands, through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Canadian Space Agency...
SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI EXERCISE
Friday, March 4 - Principals and school administrators from public and private schools throughout the Territory gathered at the DDM...
R3I CONSULTANT CONDUCTS PROGRESS REPORT MISSION IN VI
Thursday, March 3 – Yesterday the Virgin Islands (VI) was part of a regional Result Oriented Monitoring (ROM) Mission being...
GIS-BASED TECHNICIANS GATHER TO DEVELOP FEWS PROTOCOL
Monday, February 28 – The Virgin Islands has been selected as a beneficiary member state to receive the results of...
OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO CREATE UNSTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS
A cold front will continue to move across the local area this afternoon, accompanied by widespread cloudiness and scattered showers.
RESIDENTS URGED TO LEARN FROM NEW ZEALAND QUAKE RESPONSE
Wednesday, February 23rd - Yesterday Virgin Islands’ residents awoke to the horrific accounts of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and the...