Twenty-four Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Youth Ambassadors from St. Kitts and Nevis are in the Territory to provide much needed assistance to the Government of the BVI.

Twenty-four Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Youth Ambassadors from St. Kitts and Nevis are in the Territory to provide much needed assistance to the Government of the BVI.

A new Disaster Emergency Notification App developed exclusively for the British Virgin Islands was launched earlier today July 27.

The staff and residents of the Safe Haven Transitional Centre are now better prepared to handle disasters and emergencies following training in emergency readiness.

The BVI is said to be performing very well across the majority of the sectors, and its performance is exceedingly high in the area of recovery and response.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE has signed an agreement with Virella Crespo & Associates for the design of the new National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) which will also house the offices of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM).  

Students on Virgin Gorda received educational insight on how to protect themselves and their property in the event of flooding following presentations by the team of the Road Town Hydrology Study on July 11.

Several communities across the Territory will be engaged in a series of Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) to enhance their state of readiness.

The re-installation of a number of early warning components throughout the Territory is said to be moving full steam ahead.

Heads of local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) met with His Excellency Governor Augustus Jaspert on July 9 to address ongoing preparations for this hurricane season.