by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 20, 2021 | Top Stories
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...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 9, 2021 | Top Stories
(FP) The annual Caribewave exercise will take place in Barbados on Thursday, March 11. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s exercise will take the form of a communications test to evaluate the country’s response functions. To do so, it will utilise...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 24, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams. (FP) Barbadians are breathing a sigh of relief as a tropical storm warning for Gonzalo was discontinued around 8:00 tonight, Friday, July 24. And,...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 24, 2020 | Ministry News
(FP) District Emergency Organizations in Barbados need to be reformed if they are to achieve their full potential and be effective. Advisor and Disaster Resilience Officer in the Office of the Vice Chancellor at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Jeremy Collymore,...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 22, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Government has embarked on leading the way with its preparations for the 2020 hurricane season, which will begin on June 1. And, Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, is urging all Barbadians and residents to follow...
