Director of DEM, Kerry Hinds, addressing participants at the closing session of the training project on Saturday. (GP) Members of the northern District Emergency Organisations (DEOs) are now better equipped to activate and run an emergency operations centre within...
Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds. (FP) Early warning systems are critical elements in disaster risk reduction, and are fully supported by the Government of Barbados. Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds, made...
Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) To date, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) has received 2,372 reports of damage to structures resulting from the...
Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) Government’s top priority following the passage of Hurricane Elsa on July 2 is on reconstructing homes completely destroyed by...
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, delivering an update on Tropical Storm Elsa at the NEOC. (A. Reid/BGIS) As Barbados continues to brace for impact from Tropical Storm Elsa, emphasis must now be on safety, the preservation of...
