A new 911 system set to go live today is designed to help firefighters, medical workers and police officers respond more quickly to emergencies in the territory, according to government. …
September 11, 2025
July 24, 2025
EDITORIAL: High and dry in storm season
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 10, 2025
NEOC contract scrapped
Government has cancelled the construction contract for the long-delayed National Emergency Operations Centre in McNamara after paying out more than half its value, and officials hope to hire a new …
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 …
March 1, 2024
National Emergency Operations Centre delays blamed on Ukraine war and Covid
The construction of the new National Emergency Operations Centre in McNamara was delayed by issues associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the project should be …
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January 22, 2024
Delayed National Emergency Operations Centre promised by late this year
More than six years after Hurricane Irma destroyed the National Emergency Operations Centre in McNamara, a new facility is slated to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year …
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October 5, 2023
Philippe flings flash floods
Tropical Storm Philippe cut a chaotic and unpredictable path across the Caribbean this week, finally parking over the Virgin Islands most of Tuesday night and causing flash flooding throughout the …
June 12, 2023
EDITORIAL: Hurricane season is here. Prepare now.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is here. Nearly six years after Hurricane Irma, we would love to report that the territory is well prepared for the major storms that could strike …
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February 24, 2021
Ground broken for new National Emergency Operations Centre
Officials didn’t just break ground on the new National Emergency Operations Centre site in McNamara on last week. They also broke the building that it will replace. Premier Andrew Fahie …
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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 …
