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Last Updated: May 8th, 2008 - 10:04:52 |
National Emergency Management Agency (Bahamas) has new head
Bahamas Cabinet Office announced the appointment of Commander Stephen Russell of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force as interim Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) effective Monday, 5 May, 2008.
Tue, 6 May 2008, 15:49
Caribbean to develop disaster risk management strategy
Professionals in the disaster risk management field met in Nassau to build consensus for the development of a strategy and plan of action to buffer the regional tourism sector against disasters.
Fri, 2 May 2008, 16:29
Regional Hurricane Insurance Fund needs tweaking, CARICOM official Says
Noting the massive devastation caused by storms in the region last year, Economic Advisor to the Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Maurice Odle, said the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility [CCRIF] needs some important policy changes before the 2008 Hurricane season begins.
Tue, 25 Mar 2008, 14:58
NEMA steps up hurricane preparedness
There are just two weeks left until the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets underway and interim Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Carl Smith, said Thursday the agency has already started preparing for whatever the hurricane season may bring.
Fri, 18 May 2007, 15:58
USAID provides assistance to the Bahamas hurricane victims
In response to the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $50,000 to the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for the local purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies and an additional $9,000 for locally contracted helicopter assessments of the affected areas.
Thu, 3 Nov 2005, 10:04
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| News |
| | PAHO hosts workshop on emergency planning for regional hospitals |
| | Officials await handing over of Antigua & Barbuda's new disaster headquarters |
| | Tourism and Disaster Management Stakeholders collaborate on sustainable project |
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| Press Releases |
| | FIRSTCARIBBEAN/CDERA disaster management scholarship pays off |
| | NEMO & USAID/COTS Host Emergency Disaster Planning Training Workshops |
| | BVI Department of Disaster Management launches summer programme |
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| Consultancies |
| | Consultancy Notice - Facilitator - Sector Leads Meeting on Mechanisms for Mainstreaming Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) - Deadline March 28, 2008 |
| | Job Opportunity: Consultant Fund Coordinator Canada Local Responsive Disaster Risk Management Fund - Deadline March 21, 2008 |
| | Consultancy Notice - Restructuring of the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Database - Deadline Friday, 29 February 2008 |
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| Situation Reports |
| | MVO report for the period May 2 to May 9, 2008 |
| | MVO report for the period February 22 to February 29, 2008 |
| | Earthquake felt in the Eastern Caribbean |
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| Tenders |
| | Invitation to tender for vehicle |
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| Vacancies |
| | Vacancy - Anguilla - Programme Officer - Deadline April 25, 2008 |
| | Vacancy - CDERA - Information and Communications Officer - Deadline March 7th, 2008 |
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| Workshops, Seminars |
| | Safer building course at HLSCC Marine Center (BVI) |
| | Inaugural Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference |
| | A two-week course to develop skills for LEADERS in the field of disaster risk reduction… |
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| Speeches |
| | Remarks of the CDERA Coordinator at the Jamaica Workshop on Disaster Risk Management Strategy for Tourism Sector |
| | Opening Remarks by Elizabeth Riley, Programme Manager, CDERA at the Disaster Risk Management Strategy for the Tourism Sector Workshop in the Turks and Caicos Islands |
| | Opening Remarks - Donovan Gentles, Chief Researcher, IDRC Project, CDERA, at National Disaster Management Conference 2008 |
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