West End Community Centre Handover Ceremony
Click the link below to watch the handover ceremony for the West End Community Centre. The centre, which also serves...
BVI TO BENEFIT FROM UNDP DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TOOL
The Virgin Islands (VI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have held their second meeting on available UNDP assistance to...
Message from Mami Mizutori for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2021
The following is a message from Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, for World Tsunami...
United Nations Secretary-General’s World Tsunami Awareness Day Message
The following is the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Tsunami Awareness Day, observed on 5 November: On World...
Emergency Shelter Managers Needed
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is seeking volunteers to assist as Emergency Shelter Managers within the network of public...
Monthly System Test Set for October 22
The BVI community is reminded that this Friday, October 22, the Department of Disaster Management will conduct a test of...
Earthquake With Preliminary Magnitude 4.9 Felt in the BVI
On October 8 at approximately 2:28pm, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 was felt in the region. According...
Annual Earthquake Exercise Set For October 21
Virgin Islands residents are invited to join the annual BVI ShakeOut, a drill to practise the best way to stay...
VI Reminded To Stay Ready During Hurricane Season Peak
His Excellency the Governor John Rankin continues to urge residents of the Virgin Islands to Be Ready for the possibility of a...
Regional Authorities Monitoring Canary Islands Volcanic Eruption
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Island of La Palma, Canary Islands, off the coast of Morroco, Africa, is currently...