by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 28, 2018 | Ministry News
Members of the public are invited to view the movie Geostorm, during a free movie night this Sunday, March 4, at the Folkestone Park and Marine Reserve, Holetown, St. James, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The PG-13 film is being hosted by the Department of Emergency...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 2, 2018 | Ministry News
Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds, has issued a call for more persons to get involved and volunteer within their communities. She made this call during the Department’s inaugural Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at Sky Mall over the...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 10, 2017 | Ministry News
Holetown, St. James is poised to become the first community in Barbados to achieve the UNESCO internationally approved Tsunami Ready Certificate of Recognition. Over the next five months, the Holetown community will engage in the process that would involve them...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 3, 2017 | Ministry News
Emergency responders and community volunteers will now be better able to communicate with the deaf during a disaster, after recently completing a sign language course. Police officers and members of the Barbados Coast Guard, the Barbados Fire Service and the District...
by Jamal Weekes | Oct 19, 2017 | Ministry News
Preparations for the ceremonial parade to mark Barbados’ 51st Anniversary of Independence are under way. Earlier today, representatives from various Government departments, including the Prime Minister’s Office, the Barbados Defence Force (BDF), the Royal Barbados...