Press Releases

CURFEW PASS APPLICATION CLOSED

The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), will no longer be accepting curfew pass applications after today, Monday, July 15, 2024. We would like to thank all the businesses [...]

July 15, 2024

FEMA, VITEMA Complete Exercises to Prepare for Hurricane Season

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – From May 20 to May 24, the Government of the Virgin Islands and federal partners participated in a series of response and recovery workshops along with [...]

June 3, 2024

CURFEW PASS APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

[U.S. Virgin Islands] – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is advising the public that the curfew pass application deadline has been extended to July 15, 2024. Applications [...]

May 30, 2024

VITEMA NETWORK AND LANDLINES UNAVAILABLE

U.S. Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is advising the public of the temporary unavailability of its network and landline telephones until further notice on [...]

February 12, 2024

VITEMA USVI WEATHER ADVISORY UPDATE FEBRUARY 6, 2024

[U.S. Virgin Islands] – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is advising the public of a flood watch for the territory and potentially heavy rainfall expected from the [...]

February 6, 2024

VITEMA DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAMED CHAIR OF NATIONAL TSUNAMI COMMITTEE

[U.S. Virgin Islands] – Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is proud to announce that Deputy Director for Planning & Preparedness, Regina Browne, has recently assumed significant leadership roles [...]

January 30, 2024

VIRGIN ISLANDS FUSION CENTER SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS 1ST ANNUAL EMERGING THREATS SYMPOSIUM

U.S. Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the Virgin Islands Fusion Center (Fusion Center) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the Territory’s [...]

December 5, 2023

VITEMA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF ASIM FRETT AS NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS

U.S. Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) Director is proud to announce the newest member to the Agency’s Executive Team. Mr. Asim Frett, who has [...]

November 20, 2023

Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment for the University of the Virgin Islands VI Shoreline Protections Project

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment for the University of the Virgin Islands VI Shoreline Protections Project St. Thomas, USVI FEMA-4335-DR-VI Notification is hereby given to the public [...]

November 19, 2023

USVI is the First US Territory to Ever Earn EMAP Conditional Accreditation

VITEMA Announces First Ever Territorial Conditional Accreditation In The Emergency Management Acreditation Program (EMAP) The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is pleased to announce that on September 27, [...]

September 28, 2023