With heavy machinery and ceremonial shovels, demolition of the former home of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and construction of a state-of-the-art new National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) began with a groundbreaking ceremony this week in McNamara.

The public is invited to view the groundbreaking for the National Emergency Operations Centre Building on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:00 p.m. live on the Government of the Virgin Islands’ Facebook page, @BVIGovernment.

A joint venture between local firms Tandem Development and D & B Heavy Equipment Services Limited has been approved to allow for the construction a state-of-the-art National Emergency Operations Centre, announced Premier and Minister for Finance Andrew Fahie at a signing ceremony yesterday afternoon.

Good day and God's Blessings to everyone. I am happy to see us moving forward with this project to construct a new fit-for-purpose building which will house the Department for Disaster Management (DDM) and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), two crucial components of our disaster management apparatus.

Local construction company Tarris Hill Construction Ltd. was awarded the contract for repairs to the Valarie O. Thomas Community Centre.

Motorists are advised that due to a concrete pour taking place at the Little Dix Hill work site there will be no through traffic on Thursday, 14 January from 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The public is advised that the lower part of Fort Hill (from Qwomar Trading up to the intersection with Bau Bau Gene Hill) will be closed to ongoing traffic on Tuesday, January 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Mister Speaker, it has been some time since my last update on the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme. 

The public is advised that road demolition works at the Hope Hill Project site continues and the road will be closed to ongoing traffic on Friday, December 4 from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

The Marine Base of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is expected to be transformed to a 24/7 operation that is bigger, better and able to weather any storm on the completion of the $2,010,000 million-dollar project.