The Government of the Virgin Islands has initiated a plan to prepare for what may be another active season, according to the preliminary predictions released in December 2017.
The Government of the Virgin Islands is seeking company profiles for professional consultants to undertake projects for the recovery and development of the Territory.
Researchers affiliated with the United States Geological Survey returned to Anegada this month to examine the environmental impacts of Hurricane Irma and to determine the connections to long-term storm and tsunami records.
The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved the expenditure of $442,000 to allow for the release of immediate funds to re-establish the National Early Warning System.
The processes used to distribute aid to the affected communities throughout the Territory following the impacts of hurricanes Irma and Maria are to be audited.
The public is invited to the book launch ceremony for, ‘The Irma Diaries’, a book which takes readers through the impact of the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in Atlantic history, through compelling and very personal survivor stories from the Virgin Islands.
‘The Irma Diaries’, a book produced by local author, Ms. Angela Burnett, will officially be launched at the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre, on Tuesday, December 19 at 5:00 p.m.
Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE, successfully concluded his attendance at the annual UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (UK-OT JMC) in London from November 28-29.
