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‘Be ready’ as peak hurricane season progresses – Governor Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islanders have been urged to be ready for possible storms or hurricanes as the peak of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season is ongoing.
Some 28,000 tourists entered VI since Dec 1, 2020- Gateway Portal reveals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the coronavirus pandemic that initially paralysed tourism across the world and the challenges of travel, many tourists were still determined to make the Virgin Islands their choice of destination since the territory began accepting international visitors from December 1, 2020.
UPDATE: Grace! Tropical Storm Warning lifted for VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of Antigua last night, August 14, 2021, discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Montserrat, and the [British] Virgin Islands.
2021 storm activity to increase as peak hurricane season nears- DDM
ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, VI – The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is warning Virgin Islanders to continue making the necessary preparations as the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons is heading into its peak.
Tropical Storm Fred 6th Atlantic storm for 2021 Hurricane Season
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has given the name Tropical Storm Fred to a low-pressure system barrelling through the Caribbean.
VI urged to prepare as hurricane season heats up
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Disaster Management (DDM)’s Acting Director Mr Jasen Penn is urging all Virgin Islands residents to complete their seasonal preparedness activities as the region moves into the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season with two potential systems brewing in the Atlantic basin.
PWD increases road maintenance & safety works
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Director of the Public Works Department, Mr Jeremy W. Hodge has said that the Public Works Department (PWD) is engaged in heightened road maintenance activities in preparation for the hurricane season and to ensure continued public safety.
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets ‘unofficial' early start
MIAMI, Florida, USA – The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) which focuses on the Atlantic Hurricane Seasons has issued alerts for hurricane preparations to begin today, May 15, 2021, ahead of the official June 1, 2021 start of the hurricane season.
Record-setting 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends today, Nov 30
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After shattering records and causing devastation across North America and Central America, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end Monday, November 30, 2020.
2020 hurricane season sets record with formation of TS Zeta
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Tropical Depression No. 28 became Tropical Storm Zeta early Sunday morning, October 25, 2020, as predicted, making the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season the fastest to get to 27 named storms, according to the Miami Herald.
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