The Government of the Virgin Islands has received seven new heavy equipment vehicles in addition to six pickup trucks from the Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom (UK).

An official celebration is in the works to pay tribute to gold medalist, and history maker Kyron McMaster and other Virgin Islands athletes.

Bregado Flax Educational Centre students are the winners of the 2018 Inter Secondary School debate, after a well fought battle against the St. George’s Secondary School.

Some 25 Government communicators, including statutory bodies and media professionals recently completed an intense two-day training workshop on ‘Media Relations in Crisis for Disaster Preparedness’.

Minister for Health and Social Development has said that timely vaccinations are the safest and most effective way to protect families and the community from a long list of potentially life-threatening illnesses.

The BVI Airports Authority hereby update and advise that the Taddy Bay Airport, Virgin Gorda will be temporarily closed at sunset Saturday, April 21, 2018 in an effort to maintain compliance with both local and international safety practices. The reason for this closure is to facilitate maintenance on, or replacement of the airport’s fire tender.

The rehabilitation and improvement to the infrastructure of the Central Administration Complex is set to commence following the receipt of $11.4million.

Local author Angela Burnett has embarked on a five-state book tour across the northeast United States.

Residents are encouraged to strengthen their defense against vaccine preventable diseases as the Territory joins the Americas in celebrating Vaccination Week 2018.      

What does Government communicators want? What do the media want? What is the collective responsibility of communicators and the media when an incident or disaster strikes? What are their roles in disaster management?