BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Acting head of the Public Service, Mark Cummins says that in the aftermath of Hurricane Elsa, damage assessments are being done on government buildings across the island.
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MIAMI, Florida – The first named hurricane for this Atlantic Hurricane Season was formed on Friday as Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened as it moved near or over portions of the Windward Islands or the southern Leeward Islands.
NEW YORK, NY, : TikTok Influencers, top West Indian cricketers and music stars are joining arms as the new “Disaster Fighters,” a team of influential figures, to disseminate informational messages on fighting the impact of hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, COVID-19 and other hazards.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada -They have cause death and fires in some parts of the world but in the Caribbean region every year especially during the wet or hurricane season hundreds of thousands are spent to repair or replace damages to infrastructure associated with lightning strikes.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Friday warned that unless the targets that were set at the Paris Agreement in 2015 are realized, the world can expect to experience future water disasters and further setbacks to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) on Wednesday officially deployed five Detailed Damage Sectoral Assessment (DDSA) teams to Guyana to report on sectors affected by escalated flooding.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados is undertaking a rescue mission to save its coral reefs that have been impacted by a range of climate-related and other hazards.
MIAMI — PortMiami and scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science coral reef research and restoration program are off to a great start with the reproductive success of grooved brain corals in less than two months after their collection.
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LONDON, UK – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland has welcomed the announcement by Barbados that it is joining Seychelles to co-champion Commonwealth action on marine protected areas, a vital domain in promoting ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes Barbados has reached an important milestone with the development of the draft updated Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan that will be discussed during public consultations here over the next few weeks.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it will seek approval for a GUY$10 billion (One Guyana dollar=US$0,004 cents) supplementary budget when the National Assembly meets on Thursday as it deals with an on-going flood situation country-wide.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The European Union (EU) Tuesday said it has partnered with the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) to support Caribbean countries in their efforts in building resilience and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
