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September 14th, 2017
Thousands of Guyanese living in BVI may be forced to return home

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Guyanese nationals living in some Caribbean islands that have been hit by Hurricane Irma may be forced to return home. One senior British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government official has been reported as encouraging non-nationals, including Guyanese, to leave the British Overseas Territory.

September 14th, 2017
UK Parliamentarians pledge support for BVI after hurricane Irma

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- E. Benito Wheatley, Director and EU/UK Representative of the BVI in London has welcomed the support offered to BVIslanders by UK Parliamentarians. 

September 14th, 2017
Peak Re, Fosun & NAGICO to support restoration in Caribbean

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At this time of unprecedented devastation across a wide swath of the Caribbean, and with another powerful storm looking as though it might reprise the damage and disruption of Hurricane Irma, our thoughts and prayers are with the people affected in this terrible event, and those who are safe elsewhere worrying about their loved ones in the islands.

September 6th, 2017
Dangerous core of Hurricane Irma to pass VI today, Sept. 6

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At 8:00 AM on September 6, 2017 the National Hurricane Centre indicated that Hurricane Irma continues to maintain maximum sustained winds of near 185 miles per hour (mph) with higher gusts.

September 5th, 2017
'Stay Indoors!'- Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert

Here is a message by Governor J. U. Jaspert on Hurricane Irma

Virgin Islanders, Residents and Visitors

I am certain you are all following the progress of Hurricane Irma which is an extremely dangerous category 5 Hurricane.

September 5th, 2017
VI braces for monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Irma

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands people have done as much as they can. A majority of residents and visitors have taken the warning seriously about a deadly and powerful hurricane called Irma, which has reached category 5 with winds of over 180 miles per hour.

September 5th, 2017
‘Take this storm seriously’ – Shan Mohamed

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With Irma forecast to hit the Territory as a destructive Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday September 6, 2017, Nagico Insurance BVI is urging residents, customers or not, to take the warnings seriously and take all the necessary preparations to prevent loss of lives, limbs and property.

September 5th, 2017
Some Anegadians standing firm as hurricane Irma approaches

SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI – Hurricane Irma has been described by forecasters as a monster and was today, September 5, 2017 listed as a Category 5 hurricane, which is forecast to hit the Virgin Islands on Wednesday September 6, 2017.

September 5th, 2017
Limited drinking water in some supermarkets throughout territory

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the territory prepares for the impending hurricane Irma, residents throughout the territory were seen stocking up on emergency items.

September 1st, 2017
The storm is coming, we may need that ship! - Hon Mark H. Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the warning signs all out about the possibility of hurricane Irma unleashing its strengths on the Territory, the Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4), is urging all to be vigilant.

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