by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Sep 2, 2020 | Ministry News
First place winner Kya Knight (L) of the Deighton Griffith School accepting her prize from Andrea White of the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training. (S. Forde/BGIS) Winners in the Tsunami Ready Art Competition for Barbados were announced and...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 21, 2020 | Top Stories
Director of Projects at the Caribbean Development Bank, Daniel Best (left) and Deputy Executive Director (acting) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, Andria Grosvenor (right), making the presentation to Director of the Department of Emergency...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Aug 18, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams (second left), DEM staff and officials touring the new facilities at the George Greaves Building today. (S.Forde-Craigg/BGIS) “We are in the midst of a very active hurricane season, and the...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2020 | Top Stories
Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds. (FP) After a day of heavy rains, with projections for additional rainfall later this week, and amid forecasts for an “extremely active” hurricane season, Director of the Department of Emergency...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2020 | Top Stories
DEO members looking over some information during Saturday’s Exercise at Queen’s College. (GP) The community response to disasters in Barbados has been greatly enhanced with 29 out of the 30 District Emergency Organisations now operational. And, Director of...
