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
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 …
March 21, 2024
Tsunami, quake drill set for today
Alarms will sound around 10 a.m. today, signalling residents to hurry uphill during the annual Caribe Wave regional earthquake and tsunami exercise. The Department of Disaster Management, which will use …
January 1, 2023
New emergency app to launch in 2023
As part of efforts to protect the public from hurricanes and other disasters, the Department of Disaster Management is developing an enhanced emergency alerting app that is scheduled to launch …
March 9, 2022
EDITORIAL: Prepare for quakes, tsunamis
With a Caribe Wave drill slated for tomorrow, the entire community should recommit to preparing for earthquakes and tsunamis. In recent decades, the Virgin Islands has been spared these disasters, …