Background:
Sections of the original concrete wall around A. O. Shirley Recreational Ground failed during the 2017 hurricane, with some areas sustaining damage and some failing completely. This has left large gaps in the perimeter of the grounds.

Issue
The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) – a statutory Agency established by the Government of the Virgin Islands with the purpose of ensuring the timely and proper implementation and execution of the Recovery to Development Plan of the Virgin Islands; is diligently making arrangements for the safe removal and disposal of approximately 200 (subject to change) derelict vessels which remain stranded along the coastlines and bays of the British Virgin Islands following the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

This Scope of Works for this activity  forms a request for interested landowners (individuals  and firms) to propose their site to be the location at which vessels will  be staged (known  as the  Staging Area). 

The public is notified that road works are ongoing on Nitto road in Upper Horsepath until April 30.

Over $67,000 was raised at a fundraiser to help restore and reopen the historic Old Government House Museum damaged during the passage of Hurricane Irma.

This handover ceremony this morning marks the fourth school building that we are able to open from among the buildings that were deemed unusable after the 2017 disaster.  Immediately following the 2017 disasters, we assessed all school buildings and classified them as usable or unusable. Using that information, we were able to make several appeals for assistance from the business community, private donors and other organisations. We have benefitted greatly as a ministry from the public-private partnership that we share with the business community and today is yet another example of the benefits of this initiative.  

This Scope of Works for this activity forms a request for interested landowners (individuals and firms) to propose their site to be the location at which vessels will be staged (known as the Staging Area).  

The After Action Report on the performance of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in response to the impact from hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017 is ready for review by Cabinet. 

A total of five bids were submitted for the reconstruction of the L-Shaped building at the Elmore Stoutt High School.

Residents of Road Town and surrounding areas are featured at the first of the three Public Education and Awareness meetings  held to educate the public about the progress related to the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (RRL) loan. The meeting was led by the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Disaster Management, and the United Nations Development Programme.