Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds. (FP) Early warning systems are critical elements in disaster risk reduction, and are fully supported by the Government of Barbados. Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds, made...
(DEM) The St. George North District Emergency Organisation (DEO) will be continuing its Vulnerable Persons Assessments on Saturday, June 26, from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. The exercise will take place mainly in the Jericho, Paradise and Roach Village communities. DEO...
(FP) The St. Thomas District Emergency Organisation (DEO) will be conducting a community profiling exercise on Monday, May 24, beginning at 3:00 p.m. DEO members will be wearing jade-coloured polo shirts with the Department of Emergency Management’s logo to the front...
Standardized policies, tactics and operations among emergency response agencies are important to effect a coordinated response during periods of crisis. Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, made this point as he addressed the closing ceremony of an Incident...
Government and privately-owned enterprises operating in the Holetown, St. James area were today advised that their ability to survive the impact of a hazard depended heavily on their preparation for such an event. This was one of the key messages they received during...