SYSTEM TEST SET FOR DECEMBER 22
The Department of Disaster Management will conduct this month’s test of the National Early Warning Multi-hazard Alert System on Friday,...
Construction Of National Emergency Operations Centre Progressing
The construction of the new National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) in McNamara, Tortola is progressing, with the concrete roof pour...
For International Volunteer Day, Sign Up to Help in Case of an Emergency
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) recognises that volunteerism is a traditional response mechanism in the immediate aftermath of a...
2023 RANKS 4th FOR MOST NAMED STORMS IN A SEASON
Tomorrow, November 30th, is the last day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Atlantic basin saw 20 named storms...
HEAD OF UNDRR DELIVERS MESSAGE FOR WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
View a World Tsunami Day message from Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori, on the...
VI Receives Payout For Tropical Storm Philippe Damage
The Government of the Virgin Islands has received US$552,297 from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) to assist in...
HURRICANE TAMMY DE-ACTIVATION
The public is advised that as of 8:00 a.m., the National Emergency Operations Centre has been de-activated. Although the threat...
Message by Premier Wheatley on Hurricane Tammy
Good day to all in the Virgin Islands. By now you will all have heard that we are no longer undera Tropical Storm Watch. Hurricane Tammy...
Message by Governor Rankin – Hurricane Tammy Update
Good morning to everyone in the Virgin Islands. I am very grateful to share that Hurricane Tammy has passed to the...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH DISCONTINUED OVERNIGHT
At 5:00 a.m., the centre of Hurricane Tammy was located at 18.5N, 62.3W or 131 miles east of Road Town....