by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 6, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) This post has been updated. Please click here for the details. District Emergency Organizations (DEOs) will be mobilized over the next week to reach out to elderly citizens across Barbados, 70 years and over, to check on their health care status, 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 Joy-Ann Gill | Jun 14, 2019 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) As part of the National Community Volunteer Exercise designed to confirm the list of Vulnerable Persons in each of the island’s District Emergency Organisations (DEO), several communities will be visited tomorrow, Saturday, June 15, by volunteers. DEO...
by Sharon Austin | Jun 11, 2018 | Ministry News
Approximately 60 persons from various government departments and District Emergency Organisations will receive training in damage assessment and how to proceed in the aftermath of a disaster. The Barbados Statistical Service will host a two-day Damage Assessment...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jun 6, 2018 | Ministry News
Being prepared for a disaster requires partnerships, teamwork and coordination. This is according to Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds who has underscored the importance of community volunteers in District Emergency Organisations and...