Officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, BVI Fire and Rescue Services and other critical departments completed the DARTdrones’ Basic Flight Training for Disaster Response course today.

The RDA now invites tenders from eligible and qualified Tenderers for the repair works to a damaged house located at Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.

Remedial works will soon commence on the former Clarence Thomas Ltd. (CTL) Building which is temporarily housing students of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS).

Residents in Virgin Gorda will once again have a functional sporting facility to host basketball and other recreational sports.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie led a delegation to the Clinton Global Initiative Conference in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands yesterday, June 4.

The RDA now invites tenders from eligible and qualified Tenderers to construct temporary housing units on Tortola, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.

Governor Augustus Jaspert chaired a special meeting of the National Disaster Management Council (NDMC) on Monday, May 13.

Officers from the Procurement Unit in the Ministry of Finance along with officers from the Department of Disaster Management hosted 14 representatives from local and international firms at a pre-bidding conference for the construction of the new National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) on Friday, May 3.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has added a new Information and Education Manager to its staff.

The Virgin Islands is poised to receive support from a programme for resilience building following a formal agreement between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the European Union (EU).