by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 22, 2024 | Top Stories
Staff and students of the St. Albans Primary School at Weston, St. James make their way to higher ground as part of annual Caribe Wave exercise and drill yesterday. (J. Bishop/BGIS) Students and staff of the St. Albans and Roland Edwards Primary Schools wasted no time...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 19, 2024 | Top Stories
(FP) A number of simulation exercises and drills will be conducted across Barbados on Thursday, March 21, as Government agencies, private sector organisations and some schools take part in the annual Caribe Wave Exercise 2024. These exercises will get underway at...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 19, 2024 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) Members of the public are advised that there will be a partial closure of the road along Crick Hill, St. James on Thursday, March 21, from 10:50 a.m. This is to accommodate students and staff of the St. Albans Primary School in their evacuation drill...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 7, 2024 | Ministry News
(FP) A national communications test will be conducted in Barbados on Monday, March 11, as the Department of Emergency Management seeks to conduct a full assessment of the National Communications Systems, including radio station interrupts. This will see the island’s...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 15, 2024 | Ministry News
(FP) Barbadians are being encouraged to expand their knowledge of earthquake and tsunami hazards as the island observes Coastal Hazards and Earthquake Smart Month from March 1 to 31, under the theme Resilient Shores, Secure Futures. The Technical Standing Committee on...