Collaborating to build a resilient cyber future across the Caribbean CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana: – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the United States Agency for International Development launched a Cyber Resilience Strategy 2030 Project to enhance cybersecurity capacity across CARICOM States. Against a backdrop of rising cyber threats globally, the CARICOM’s Council for […]
St. George’s, Grenada: The Public is hereby notified through contact with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) in Trinidad and Tobago that there has been an incident that resulted in an oil spill, on February 7, 2024, off the shores of Tobago. The Government of Grenada has taken steps to ensure the public […]
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana: The capacity of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to respond to disaster relief, prevention, and reduction has received a boost from the government of China, following discussions with the CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett. CDEMA is the recipient of a US$100,000 grant from China as part of […]
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 […]
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, […]
Bridgetown, Barbados May 25, 2022– As the 2022 Hurricane Season approaches, the CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) hosted its fourth annual Exercise SYNERGY virtually on May 22, 2022, to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region. Over 50 regional and international stakeholders attended SYNERGY, a flagship regional exercise to test the […]
Bridgetown, Barbados February 17, 2022 – The Preparedness and Response Division (PRD) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), through its Regional Training Centre (RTC), commenced a three-day Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA) Orientation/Training workshop for the St. Vincent & The Grenadines National Emergency Management Organisation (SVG NEMO) on February 15th, 2022. The training […]
Bridgetown, Barbados – CDEMA officially launched its Caribbean Resilient Recovery Facility on December 7, 2021 to build capacity through holistic approaches for climate resilient Caribbean. The facility, launched during the agency’s Regional Recovery Symposium, is aligned to the Regional Response Mechanism and will be a turning point for recovery planning in the region. Giving the […]
National youth organization, the Youth Emergency Action Committee (YEAC) hosted their annual Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) programme empowering youngsters with the skills necessary to confidently respond to emergency situations. The training programme furthers the process of citizens understanding their responsibility in preparing for disaster. It also increases their ability to safely help themselves, their […]
