by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 7, 2024 | Ministry News
(FP) A national communications test will be conducted in Barbados on Monday, March 11, as the Department of Emergency Management seeks to conduct a full assessment of the National Communications Systems, including radio station interrupts. This will see the island’s...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 4, 2024 | Top Stories
Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds, speaking at the launch of Coastal Hazards and Earthquake Smart Month at the Folkestone Park and Marine Reserve, last Friday. (J. Bishop/BGIS) The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is boosting...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 28, 2024 | Ministry News
Department of Emergency Management. (DEM) Members of the public are invited to the launch and opening ceremony for Coastal Hazards and Earthquake Smart Month on Friday, March 1, at the Folkestone Park and Marine Reserve, Holetown, St. James, at 10:00 a.m. Immediately...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 20, 2024 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) Residents and businesses across Barbados are encouraged to take part in the National Earthquake Preparedness Day on Friday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. This forms part of the activities to mark Coastal Hazards and Earthquake Smart Month, which begins on...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 15, 2024 | Top Stories
Kick-’em-Jenny, located approximately 8 km north of Grenada (12.18°N, 61.38°W), is the only known ‘live’ submarine volcano in the Eastern Caribbean. (Stock Image) New reports from the Seismic Research Centre (SRC), in Trinidad, have indicated that the activity at the...