Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)

(United Kingdom in Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Press Release) The Government of the United Kingdom recently approved a £4.5 million contribution to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Special Development Fund to be used to support…
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(Department of Public Information) Haiti has been impacted by the passage of Tropical Storm Laura. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) reports that mainly the South municipalities have been severely impacted which…
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(Jamaica Observer) ACTING executive director of the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Elizabeth Riley, classifying the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season as “one with a difference”, says the entity is…
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By Dr Barbara Carby, Director of Disaster Risk Reduction Centre, The University of the West Indies (Jamaica Observer) The start of the May rains reminds us that the threat of floods and, shortly, the hurricane season, must now start to…
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Bridgetown, Barbados, May 4th, 2020 (CDEMA) – Through a tangible demonstration of commitment towards the fight against COVID-19 in the region, the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU), the apex regional association for…
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