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DDM

April 1, 2022

Department of Disaster Management touts weather stations

The Virgin Islands’ network of 24 weather monitoring stations helps support preparedness in the short and long term, Department of Disaster Management acting Director Jasen Penn said last week as …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 8, 2021

$9.8 million contract to bring new NEOC

Having laid in ruin since Hurricane Irma passed in 2017, the National Emergency Operations Centre will soon be demolished, and a state-of-the-art centre will be built in its place, officials …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 23, 2019

More contracts awarded under CDB loan

During the month of February, several more contracts were signed and awarded under the $65 million Caribbean Development Bank rehabilitation and reconstruction loan. Now, nine of 18 consultancy contracts have …

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by Amanda Ulrich
December 6, 2018

DDM Director Sharleen DaBreo awarded MBE

Sharleen DaBreo’s lifelong dedication to the field of disaster management began with, not surprisingly, a disaster: the 1979 eruption of the Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent. “I can still smell …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 5, 2018

Three VI communities planning to get ‘smart’

Three communities in the territory are at the forefront of an initiative that is aiming to make neighbourhoods safer and more eco-friendly in the face of natural disasters. Through a …

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by Amanda Ulrich
October 1, 2018

NEOC will finally get new building

About eight years after plans were initially drawn up for a new Department of Disaster Management building, the agency is now able to move ahead with the design and construction …

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by Amanda Ulrich
September 13, 2018

‘Final’ shelter list shorter than hoped

The final emergency shelter list issued for this year looks fairly different than usual: There are fewer shelters included, with no building listed for the Road Town area, and two …

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by Amanda Ulrich
July 24, 2018

Community Emergency Response Team trains for hurricane season and beyond

Outside the New Testament Church of God in Baughers Bay last Thursday, a woman lay on the ground beside her crashed car, screaming hysterically. “My baby, my baby!” she cried. …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 11, 2018

Only one primary shelter named on DDM ‘interim’ list

The Department of Disaster Management has released an “interim” list of shelters that are available for use in case of an emergency during this month and next. Last week, the …

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by Amanda Ulrich
June 8, 2018

No hurricane shelters list from DDM

A week into the 2018 hurricane season, government has not yet released an updated list of emergency shelters, despite past promises from public officials that those details would be provided …

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by Amanda Ulrich
May 22, 2018

Local businesses learn about disaster resilience at seminar

About 50 professionals representing businesses across the territory learned about disaster preparedness at the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Symposium on May 15. The free symposium, sponsored by the Caribbean …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 10, 2018

Hydrology study to be completed by July

After the heavy floods last August, more than a few unusual objects made their way into ghuts and washed along the streets of Road Town. “We found mattresses, we found …

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by Amanda Ulrich
May 2, 2018

Downpours and flooding possible into weekend, DDM warns

Heavy downpours that could lead to flooding are possible in the territory through Saturday, the Department of Disaster Management warned this week. The low-level trough system could bring “abundant moisture” …

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by Amanda Ulrich
April 25, 2018

24 new weather stations coming soon, DDM reports

Twenty-four new weather stations are being installed as the government works to re-establish a territory-wide hazard monitoring network. The first stations already have been completed in Cappoons Bay and at …

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by The BVI Beacon
April 25, 2018

21 people still living in emergency shelters in the VI

Shelter residents at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex had sat in folding chairs outside the building for about six months, waiting to find long-term solutions to their housing problems. Today, the …

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by Amanda Ulrich
April 6, 2018

5.2 earthquake strikes VI, no tsunami warning issued

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Virgin Islands at about 5:21 p.m. this evening, according to Sharleen DaBreo, the director of the Department of Disaster Management. The department received notification …

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by Conor King Devitt

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