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categoryPRESS RELEASE – BVI TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL SIMULATION EXERCISE ON MARCH 26
The British Virgin Islands will join several other countries and territories in testing their tsunami readiness during the simulation exercise,...
6.4Mwp EARTHQUAKE FELT IN PUERTO RICO
At 1:05AM an earthquake measuring 6.4Mwp Latitude: 19.1385 Longitude:66.8231 occurred at a depth of 36 km at a distance of...
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 57 NOT BETTER ORGANIZED;HEAVY SHOWERS AFFECTING LOCAL AREA
1st October 2010 10AM – A Doppler radar has indicated scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms with heavy rainfall across the...
FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
5th October 2010 – 3PM – A Flash Flood is defined as a sudden, violent flood after a heavy rain....
TERRANCE B. LETTSOME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSED
5th October 2010 – The Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority is advising travelers that the Terrance B. Lettsome...
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 67 SHOWING SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING
29th October 2010 – 11AM: Tropical Disturbance 67 was located about 460 miles east of Trinidad near 9.4N/54.2W. Movement is...
HLSCC OFFERS ONLINE DISASTER MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR CARIBBEAN STUDENTS
Twenty-five students from across the Caribbean, including four from the British Virgin Islands, have enrolled for a web-based training in...
DDM LAUNCHES 2012 HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN
Friday, June 1 - Despite experts' predictions of a relatively "normal" hurricane season, the Department of Disaster Management nonetheless began...