Our hearts go out to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic as they grapple with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The full impact is still being tallied, but …
November 5, 2025
August 1, 2024
Premier pledges $400k in Beryl aid at OECS meeting
The Virgin Islands government will contribute $400,000 to help Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines recover from Hurricane Beryl, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley pledged last week during a …
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July 19, 2024
BVI Red Cross raising funds for Beryl victims
Shortly after Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Caribbean this month, the BVI Red Cross joined a regional effort to assist people on the islands devastated by the storm. Now …
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July 4, 2024
Beryl batters the Caribbean, setting record
Hurricane Beryl swept across the Caribbean this week as an unusually early Category Five storm, laying waste to several islands, causing at least nine reported deaths, and lending credence to …
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July 9, 2018
Schools closed, but government open, as Beryl’s remnants pass
Public schools are closed across the Virgin Islands on Monday, but government offices remain open as the territory feels the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, which dissipated over the weekend into …
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