We are dismayed that the Virgin Islands appears to be facing at least two more hurricane seasons without the long-promised National Emergency Operations Centre building in McNamara. A purpose-built NEOC …
July 24, 2025
June 5, 2025
EDITORIAL: Hurricane season is here
Have you prepared for this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season? If not, you’re already behind. The official season started on June 1, meaning that a major storm could form at any …
September 30, 2024
EDITORIAL: Fund the climate fund now
Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley is right to seek international funding to help the territory adapt to climate change. But if he wants to be taken seriously abroad, he must …
April 3, 2024
EDITORIAL: Tsunami drills a success
Tsunamis are rare, but they can be catastrophic, and the Virgin Islands must prepare for them just as it prepares for hurricanes each year. Kudos, therefore, are due to the …
June 5, 2020
EDITORIAL: Covid and hurricanes mean a double whammy
Everyone in the territory should be preparing now for the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which started on Monday and will continue through the end of November. The season is forecast to …
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November 12, 2019
EDITORIAL: Thanks, European Union, for shelter funding
The European Union-funded effort to refurbish and stock emergency shelters around the territory is music to our ears. It was also a long time in coming. When Hurricane Irma struck …
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July 30, 2019
Public officers trained to use drones
Police, fire fighters and other public officers recently completed training in using drones for disaster response. The three-day DARTdrones’ Basic Flight Training for Disaster Response, which concluded Friday, included classroom …