by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 4, 2022 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Members of the public are urged to brace for a rainy day tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5, as the Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) continues to closely monitor the progress of a tropical wave approaching the island at 57 degrees west and 15 degrees...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Sep 29, 2022 | Top Stories
Assistant Sales and Marketing Manager for the Caribbean, McBride Caribbean Limited, Shaneal Bynoe, donating emergency supplies and equipment to Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds, recently. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Staff at the Department of...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Aug 17, 2022 | Top Stories
District Emergency Organisation (DEO) members practice their first aid skills at today’s Eagle Eye simulation exercise. (A.Reid/BGIS) Today’s simulation exercise Eagle Eye was the perfect opportunity for members of the District Emergency Organisations (DEO) to...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Aug 17, 2022 | Top Stories
Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds. (FP) While the creation of a policy for multi-hazard early warning systems is critical, the effective implementation of that policy is key to building resiliency in the face of multiple hazards...
by BGIS | Aug 16, 2022 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Members of the public are asked to note that the area between Canefield Road and Vault Road, St. Thomas, will be closed between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17. This closure is to facilitate the staging of the disaster management...