St. George’s, Grenada – The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) is taking a Comprehensive Disaster Management approach not only to prepare for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but for other possible hazards all during the year. To this end, NaDMA, in collaboration with the World Bank (WB), will engage stakeholders and conduct two familiarisation exercises […]
CARICOM Heads of Government welcomed the meeting between Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean and the Vice President of the United States. They noted that it presented a useful platform for productive discussions and was indicative of a longstanding relationship characterized by collaboration on many issues of mutual importance, including trade and investment, […]
The St. David’s South District Disaster Management Committee will host a Clean- Up Campaign at the Bacolet Point on Sunday, 10th June, 2023, beginning at 6:30 a.m. The Clean-up drive will help enhance the environment and mitigate possible flooding. Citizens are invited to join this effort.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), have agreed to an extension of the programme period for their project: “Support to the Advancement of the Comprehensive Disaster Management in the Caribbean Region”, by one year until December 2023. The extension was formalized on June 15th, this year, when representatives from CDEMA […]
St. George: August 9, 2022: The Government of Grenada extends deepest condolences to the Government and people of Cuba following extensive explosions at an oil facility in the province of Matanzas, Cuba. We are especially saddened by reports of loss of life, and express heartfelt sympathy to our brothers and sisters in Cuba at this […]
Bridgetown, Barbados May 30, 2022– The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), is deploying a two-man team to travel to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. This follows a Declaration on Wednesday, May 25th from President of Suriname, Chandrikaperdad Santokhi, that the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, […]
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — A delegation from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, led by the Chairman of the OECS Authority and Prime Minister of Grenada the Right Honourable Dr. Keith Mitchell met with the President of Argentina Dr. Alberto Fernandez in Barbados on Tuesday 8th February 2022. The meeting formed part of an official […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – 15 April, 2021) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Emergency session on Thursday 15 April to discuss the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines caused by the on-going volcanic eruptions of La Soufriere. They committed to continue providing extensive support to St […]
Bridgetown, Barbados January 12, 2021 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit has received funding from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK FCDO) in the amount of £51,000 through the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘UK Support for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Response Teams programme’. The funds will cover the cost of a rotary helicopter aircraft, […]
