Twenty-four Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Youth Ambassadors from St. Kitts and Nevis are in the Territory to provide much needed assistance to the Government of the BVI.

The crew of the RFA Mounts Bay is assisting with efforts to restart the local tourism industry on their second visit to the Territory this month.

The Ministry of Health and Social development is recruiting two experienced Quantity Surveyors (QS) to provide support to the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.

The Virgin Islands is expected to receive further assistance with the management of its records at a Disaster Response and Recovery Working Conference in St. Marteen.

The staff and residents of the Safe Haven Transitional Centre are now better prepared to handle disasters and emergencies following training in emergency readiness.

The BVI is said to be performing very well across the majority of the sectors, and its performance is exceedingly high in the area of recovery and response.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE has signed an agreement with Virella Crespo & Associates for the design of the new National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) which will also house the offices of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM).  

Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering attended the 5th Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States’ (OECS) Council of Ministers of Environment and Sustainability meeting held in Montserrat on July 11.

Students on Virgin Gorda received educational insight on how to protect themselves and their property in the event of flooding following presentations by the team of the Road Town Hydrology Study on July 11.

Good morning to all the members of the press.

I thank you for being here as we report on the progress being made in the setting up of the agency and the work that they are preparing to carrying out the recovery of the Virgin Islands following the events of last year.