Bridgetown, Barbados November 16th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and interCaribbean Airways Ltd. officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, establishing a mutual agreement for the movement of relief personnel and supplies, necessary for...

Bridgetown, Barbados November 12th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) platform was officially launched on November 12, 2020, by CDEMA, to fulfil its mandate of enhanced knowledge management in the Caribbean. The CRIS was designed to serve...

Bridgetown, Barbados November 11th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The Resilient Environment & Agricultural Caribbean Habitats (REACH) Project is moving forward to reach its targets. On Monday November 9th, 2020, a virtual orientation & training session was facilitated by representatives from the...

National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

According to the National Hurricane Center ( in Miami, Florida, As of 1100 AM EDT 1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Delta, now a category 3 Hurricane, was located near Latitude 18 2 North...

Bridgetown, Barbados October 1st, 2020 (CDEMA) – The Cayman Islands has become the 19th Participating State of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), with official admission effective September 1, 2020. The final decision was made at the 5th Extraordinary...

National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

 According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 4:00 PM (AST) on 02 September 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Nana was located near Latitude 17.0 North and Longitude 85.9...

National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on August 21, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Laura was located near latitude 17.1 North, longitude 61.2 West....

Bridgetown, Barbados August 21st, 2020 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has officially been handed over to Barbados, funded by a US$3 million donation from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). On August 19, 2020, the official ceremony took place in conjunction...

Bridgetown, Barbados August 18th, 2020 (CDEMA) - The French Navy Ship, Dumont d’Urville lends support to the CDEMA Integrated Regional Logistics Hub (IRLH) by transporting medical supplies including PPEs to four of CDEMA’s Participating States. St. Lucia, Dominica, Antigua and...

Montserrat, August 7th, 2020 (CDEMA) - Yellow Hill Road, Montserrat - Montserrat has received a shipment of humanitarian supplies to support the island's national response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, August 7th, 2020 at a handover ceremony at Port...

THE REGIONAL RESPONSE MECHANISM ACTIONS

The CDEMA’s Regional Coordination Centre (RCC) was activated to provide joint coordination of the regional preparedness and response planning operations.

• The RCC established communications with the Participating States under threat from TS Gonzalo to gain...

Georgetown, Guyana August 5, 2020 - Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, last evening, handed over a quantity of essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health. The items include 5,730 N95 masks, 316,600 surgical...

Bridgetown, Barbados July 27th, 2020 (CDEMA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and Jack Ma Foundation have made a significant donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The shipment of supplies worth over USD$700,000 arrived at...

NHC Update

According to the National Hurricane Center ( in Miami, Florida, as of 8 00 PM ( on July 29 2020 the disturbance was centered near latitude 16 0 North, longitude 66 3 West The system is moving...

NHC Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on July 28, 2020, the disturbance was centered near latitude 14.4 North, longitude 55.9 West. The system is moving toward the west-northwest...

Bridgetown, Barbados July 23rd, 2020 (CDEMA) - Critically needed personal protective equipment (PPE) is on its way to medical workers on the front lines of the Caribbean’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

Yesterday, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency...

NHC Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on July 23, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 9.8 degrees North, longitude 49.4 degrees West. Gonzalo...

Bridgetown, Barbados July 21st, 2020 (CDEMA) – Canada continues to show its commitment to the fight against COVID-19 in the region by partnering with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), with its latest approval of funds to support the...