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October 13th, 2024
Monitoring & surveillance vessel ‘Vigilate’ launched

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change made an official launch of a new motor vessel called Vigilate.

September 30th, 2024
DDM monitoring 2 tropical depressions in Atlantic

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) says it is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic that could become tropical cyclones as they move westward across the Atlantic.

June 15th, 2023
DDM monitoring tropical wave in Eastern Atlantic Ocean

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said it is monitoring a tropical wave in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean that has potential for further development.

September 27th, 2022
Public Service Officers being trained to use drones to map Sargassum seaweed

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Officers from across the Public Service are attending a workshop on commercial drone policies this week as part of a UK Government funded Darwin Plus Project titled, “Sustainable Sargassum Management”.

April 24th, 2022
Over $15M was paid to businesses, farmers, fishers, schools, churches etc- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Out of the $40 million special grant provided by the BVI Social Security Board (BVISSB) to address specified initiatives including the following COVID-19 related economic stimulus measures, a total of $15,241,839 was expended in the COVID-19 Economic Stimuli for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Businesses, Farmers and Fishermen, Day Cares, Pre-schools, Private Schools, Churches and Religious Organisations.

April 15th, 2022
VI businesses urged to pass on benefits from reduced import duties to consumers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Government of the Virgin Islands has announced tax cuts on the importation of various goods and services, including fuel, building materials and food, it has also urged businesses to pass on those benefits to consumers.

March 16th, 2022
Festivals will happen ‘in some shape or form’- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Now that the Virgin Islands is learning to live and work in this COVID-19 era, efforts are being put in certain events that had to be postponed or reduced to a virtual experience. This includes the VG Easter Festival and VI Emancipation Festival.

October 9th, 2020
Disturbance 1 being monitored in eastern Atlantic

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) says it is monitoring a disturbance in the eastern Atlantic that could see development in the coming days.

April 20th, 2020
181 now in quarantine- Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At one point the number of persons on quarantine had reduced from more than a hundred to five; however, now close to 200 persons are in quarantine following two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands (VI).

January 26th, 2020
VI will 'remain on the alert' for deadly coronavirus'- Dr Irad Potter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [VI] Virgin Islands, a leading tourist destination in the world, says it has been monitoring the situation of the new coronavirus that originated in China and has since spread to almost 2,000 people, with cases confirmed in a handful of countries, including France and the United States of America (USA).

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