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05 Jun

Minister Rymer Urges Residents to Prepare for 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer is urging Virgin Islanders to renew their hurricane preparedness as the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins More ...
04 Jun

Hurricane Season 2026 Message by the Minister of Communication and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer

My fellow Virgin Islanders, June 1st marks the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, a time when we must all renew our commitment to More ...
04 Jun

2026 Emergency Shelter List Available

The Department of Disaster Management encourages residents to become familiar with the 2026 Land Based Emergency Shelter List available on gov.vg and www.bviddm.com. More ...
21 May

VI Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Season

With the Atlantic hurricane season beginning on June 1, the Virgin Islands should take steps to prepare for storms and hurricanes at home, work and More ...
13 Apr

Motorists Urged to Exercise Caution Amid Heavy Rainfall

Motorists encouraged to stay safe on roads Minister for Communications and Works, Kye Rymer, is urging all motorists to exercise extreme caution as inclement weather More ...
13 Apr

VI Hosts Regional Meeting of Emergency Management Experts

The Virgin Islands is hosting national disaster management coordinators from 20 states around the Caribbean as well as key regional hazard experts this week as More ...
26 Mar

More Than 6,000 Join Tsunami Exercise in VI

Six thousand thirty-two students, public officers and others in the Virgin Islands took part in the Caribe Wave tsunami preparedness exercise on March 19. More ...
13 Mar

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Applying the Multi-hazard Early Warning Checklist in the Virgin Islands

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has received financing support under the CDEMA-CARICOM-Japan Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) Project and intends to apply a More ...
02 Mar

VI to Join Regional Tsunami Preparedness Exercise March 19

The Virgin Islands will join some half a million Caribbean residents for the fifteenth regional tsunami preparedness exercise on March 19. More ...
20 Feb

VI to Host Regional Emergency Responders Training

The Virgin Islands is hosting a team of 15 Caribbean first response personnel as they carry out a field deployment training and exercise from February More ...
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