Residents, visitors and the public are urged to remain in a state of readiness as the 2019 Hurricane Season approaches.

he Readiness Plan for the Virgin Islands is now in place, and efforts are being made to ensure that it is fully implemented ahead of the hurricane season.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is leading a delegation to the 24^th Ministerial Council of the International Cooperation Conference and 8^th Summit of Heads of Government of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in Managua, Nicaragua.

A video production of students recounting their Hurricane Irma experiences has been launched as part of the activities to highlight World Poetry Day.

The Territory’s newly re-installed and upgraded National Emergency Broadcasting and Alert Network was activated in the just concluded annual earthquake and tsunami response exercise, Caribe Wave.

Director of Projects in the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Drexel Glasgow and Chief Planner in the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department, Mr. Gregory Adams represented the BVI at the Regional Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Kingston, Jamaica from February 14 to 15. 

The Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport was temporarily closed on Tuesday February 19 due to the loss of the main power supply and the malfunctioning of its back-up generators.

Contrary to suggestions made in a news article published on February 6, 2019, the ongoing Sea Defence Project along Cane Garden Bay beach is not funded by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and is not affiliated with the OECS iLAND Resilience Project.

Businesses and residents are encouraged to test their tsunami response plans in the regional simulation exercise on March 14.

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.