Topic: Disaster Preparedness, Gender Affairs, Special projects unit (including Caribbean Development Bank Loan funded projects) | Posted By: aphillip
Wednesday, 15 May 2019 - 11:29am
The Government of the Virgin Islands will host a high level delegation of United Nations experts at a workshop to draw attention to gender differences in responding to, and recovering from natural disasters on May 23 to 24.
Officers from the Procurement Unit in the Ministry of Finance along with officers from the Department of Disaster Management hosted 14 representatives from local and international firms at a pre-bidding conference for the construction of the new National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) on Friday, May 3.
Topic: Disaster Preparedness, Records Management | Posted By: aphillip
Tuesday, 30 April 2019 - 5:09pm
Chief Records Management Officer in the Archives and Records Management Unit, Mr. Christopher Varlack has said that Phase 2 of post 2017 recovery work towards enhancing overall security of the Territory's oldest records is about to begin.
Topic: Disaster Preparedness, Public School, Schools | Posted By: npickering
Tuesday, 30 April 2019 - 1:11pm
The successes of the BVI’s SMART Schools concept were shared at the 2nd annual Caribbean Safe Schools Ministerial Forum held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from April 29 to 30.
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is inviting consultants to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of consultancy services for the development of a Sustainable Management Plan for Mangroves in the British Virgin Islands.
A delegation from the Virgin Islands is sharing the Territory's compelling post-hurricane recovery story at the National Hurricane Conference (NHC) this week in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Premier and Minister of Finance for the British Virgin Islands, the Honourable Andrew A. Fahie announced today the forming of a partnership with the company, LIFElabs.io, for the purposes of providing Rapid Cash Response in the event of an emergency, and also creating an alternative digital currency payment method for facilitating ongoing financial transactions across the network of islands.
