by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 20, 2020 | Ministry News
(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...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2020 | Top Stories
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...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2020 | Top Stories
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...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 18, 2020 | Top Stories
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...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 8, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) A change has been made to the parishes being targeted during an outreach to elderly citizens, 70 years and over, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 11. Those parishes that will now be targeted are St. George, Christ Church, St. Michael and St....
