Director of DEM, Kerry Hinds, addressing participants at the closing session of the training project on Saturday. (GP) Members of the northern District Emergency Organisations (DEOs) are now better equipped to activate and run an emergency operations centre within...
(Stock Photo) Members of the public who want to find out more about how they can get involved or become members of District Emergency Organisations (DEOs) may do so tomorrow, Saturday, November 21. The DEOs, which represent the volunteer arm of the Department of...
Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds. (FP) After a day of heavy rains, with projections for additional rainfall later this week, and amid forecasts for an “extremely active” hurricane season, Director of the Department of Emergency...
DEO members looking over some information during Saturday’s Exercise at Queen’s College. (GP) The community response to disasters in Barbados has been greatly enhanced with 29 out of the 30 District Emergency Organisations now operational. And, Director of...
Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds, speaking to the media during the exercise on Saturday. (GP) Cabinet has approved the Comprehensive Disaster Management Work Programme for the period 2019 to 2023, identifying five priority areas of...
