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VI upgrades emergency communications ahead of hurricane season

His Excellency the Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert and the Chair of the Recovery and Development Agency board, Mr. Robert A. Mathavious signing the Memoranda of Understanding to support the BVI’s VHF Communications System Project. Photo: GIS
Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL), present for the signing ceremony, lauded the initiative and expressed thanks for the critical VHF equipment leading up to hurricane season. Photo: VINO/File
Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL), present for the signing ceremony, lauded the initiative and expressed thanks for the critical VHF equipment leading up to hurricane season. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) government, in collaboration with the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), is soon to acquire an improved VHF radio communications system, that provides for robust security and emergency communications that can be maintained during a disaster.

The initiative is one step closer to implementation, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by His Excellency, the Governor, August J. U. Jaspert on behalf of the UK Government and the Chair of the Board of the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), Dr Robert A. Mathavious.

According to a Government Information Service (GIS), press statement yesterday, March 28, 2019, the VHF Communications System project will be funded in part by the Government of the Virgin Islands and in part through the $80,016 grant from the UK Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) committed through the MOU.

The project is being billed as a a Recovery to Development Plan (RDP) Phase I priority project.

Hurricane Season

Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL), present for the signing ceremony, lauded the initiative and expressed thanks for the critical VHF equipment leading up to hurricane season.

The VHF Communications System project is expected to benefit multiple Government stakeholders including the Governor’s Group, the BVI Airports Authority, HM Customs, the Immigration Department, Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue, Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, Her Majesty’s Prison, the Department for Disaster Management and the National Emergency Operations Centre.

An agreement was also signed for the CAMEL Marine Survey project which will also be co-funded by the Government of Virgin Islands alongside the UK Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) support of $149,000.

The project will enable the Ministry of Natural Resources, and Labour  to conduct marine surveys to formulate a base of evidence for marine spatial planning to improve maritime policy decisions and sustainable use of environmental resources.

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