Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency http://www.cdera.org An agency of CARICOM. It is the Caribbean's premier disaster management agency en-us Consultation on Relief Supplies Management Workshop to take place at the NIC http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1587.php The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) with the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) and the National Emergency Management Organsiation (NEMO) shall conduct a regional consultation on Relief Supplies Management. The meeting shall be held at the NIC Conference Room from 9:00 am on March 9th 2006. Catastrophic 2005 hurricane season comes to an end http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1452.php Leaving behind thousands of deaths, demolished infrastructure and displaced people, the unusually active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season will come to a close on November 30th. Land owners urged to take responsibility for protecting their properties from landslides http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1451.php The Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities has highlighted the need for land owners to take responsibility for protecting their own properties from the onslaught of land slippages. Saint Lucia involved in Improving National and Regional Disaster Response Capacity workshop http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1453.php The National Emergency Management Organisation NEMO will be represented by the Director of NEMO Miss. Dawn French at an International Conference set for Friday December 2nd, entitled - Improving national and regional disaster response capacity. Saint Lucia at International Disaster Conference http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1443.php The National Emergency Management Organisation shall attend an International Conference set for Friday December 2nd, entitled - Improving national and regional disaster response capacity. Participation from Saint Lucia is being facilitated by the British High Commission. Update on Barre De Lisle landslip http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1455.php The Barre de L isle ridge along the East Coast Road has experienced several land slips and road cracks as a result of the persistent, heavy showers of the past few days. Buildings collapse as result of heavy rains http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1456.php Unconfirmed reports reaching our news desk minutes ago, tell of the collapse of at least two buildings in the Beverly Hills New Development Area as a result of the heavy rains. Flooding in the city http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1454.php Project Manager of the Castries/Anse-la-Raye Drainage Project Mandish Singh says the intense rain-fall of the past four days and not the on-going flood mitigation project is responsible for the flooding that took place in the city centre Friday. NEMO remembers the tsunami of 1755 http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1364.php The 250th Anniversary, set on the scale of the Asian Tsunami of 11 months ago this 8.9 earthquake produced fires and tsunamis that killed thousands. With no warning the tsunami arrived on the coastline of the Caribbean islands and wrecked havoc. NEMO Secretariat issues alert of landslide dangers http://www.cdera.org/cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1360.php The NEMO Secretariat today is alerting all residents and the emergency services to the increased potential for landslides due to anticipated heavy
rainfall from an approaching Tropical System.