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2019 Emergency Shelter List UPDATED
All members of the public should familiarize themselves with locations of Emergency Shelters around the territory.
Take the DDM’s Survey
The BVI DDM is seeking feedback on how to improve communication with the public. Let us know how we're doing...
Requests for Expressions of Interest: SMART Schools Communication Products
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture (MoECYAFA) are seeking...
MAGNITUDE 3.47 EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
On the 16th June 2019, 3:27 pm, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.47...
Youths Age 12-17 Encouraged To Join Teen CERT Training
Students aged 12-17 have the opportunity to learn the basics of how to respond to various emergencies during a three-day...
Urgent Weather Advisory
A high pressure system in our area will generate a light to moderate wind flow across the area. Meanwhile a...
Forecasters Now Predict “Approximately Average” Hurricane Season
The latest forecast for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season warns the region to expect for an “approximately average" season. Published...
2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Messages
The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Messages from His Excellency the Governor J. Augustus Jaspert and the Honourable Premier Andrew Fahie...
INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY GOING INTO THE WEEKEND..FLOOD STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED
An area of disturbed weather (low pressure system) is developing a few hundred miles south of the Virgin Islands. This,...
UNSTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND
3Oth May 2019 – An area of deep tropical moisture and an upper level trough will continue to create unstable...