by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 13, 2018 | Ministry News
A full communications test will be conducted in Barbados on Thursday, March 15, as the island seeks its first UNESCO internationally approved Tsunami Ready Certificate of Recognition. The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) will be testing the Common Alerting...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 12, 2018 | Top Stories
The alert level of the underwater volcano Kick ‘em Jenny, located near Grenada, has been raised from yellow to orange, but there is no indication of it posing any immediate danger to Barbados. Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds, gave...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 8, 2018 | Ministry News
Members of the public are asked to note that the coastal walk, scheduled for Sunday, March 11, has been postponed due to prevailing beach conditions. The coastal walk formed part of the activities planned by the Department of Emergency Management, in collaboration...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 5, 2018 | Top Stories
No tsunami alerts have been issued for Barbados. This assurance has come from Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds, and the Director of the Barbados Meteorological Services, Sonia Nurse, in the wake of a circulating Whatsapp message stating...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 2, 2018 | Ministry News
Barbados is pursuing its first designation for its efforts in educating the public and creating awareness about the tsunami hazard. To this end, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), in collaboration with the Technical Standing Committee on Coastal Hazards...