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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 West. Nana is moving toward the West near 15 mph (24 km/h). A Westward or West-Southwestward motion is expected tonight and Thursday. On the forecast track, Nana will be moving near but North of the coast of Honduras this evening, and the center should make landfall on the coast of Belize tonight or early Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. While Nana has not strengthened during the past several hours, strengthening is expected before landfall, and Nana could become a hurricane by the time the centre reaches the coast of Belize. Tropical-storm winds extend outward up to 70 mils (110 Km) from the centre. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).

Bridgetown, Barbados, August 24th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the post of Disaster Recovery Specialist for the Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean” (EnGenDER) project. For full job description please click here.

National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

Tropical Depression Fourteen was located near latitude 17.7 North, longitude 84.3 West. The depression is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A slower northwestward motion is expected over the next couple of days, followed by an increase in speed by Sunday and Monday.

On the forecast track, the center of the system will approach the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Saturday. The center will then cross the northeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula Saturday night and move over the central Gulf of Mexico toward the northwestern Gulf on Sunday and Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm tonight.

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. Laura is moving toward the west near 17 mph (28 km/h), and a generally west-northwestward motion at a faster forward speed is expected
over the next couple of days.

On the forecast track, the center of Laura will move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands later today, near or over Puerto Rico Saturday morning, and near the northern coast of Hispaniola late Saturday and early Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

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 with Department of Emergency Management (DEM). As of August 18, 2020, 24 active cases were on the island thus making the handover timely to the COVID-19 response.

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 Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis will receive goggles, coveralls and gowns from the Caribbean Development Bank’s donation, which left the Barbados Port Inc on Friday August 14, 2020.

Bridgetown, Barbados, August 14th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the position of Programme Officer, Preparedness & Response (POPR) who will be required to provide technical support to the Agency’s preparedness & response programme. For full job description please click here.

Bridgetown, Barbados, August 14th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the position of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Support Specialist. The ICT Support Specialist will provide support to the ICT Manager in advancing the work programme of the ICT Department within the CDEMA System. Specifically, he/she will provide ICT support to the CDEMA CU users and support the ICT Manager in the provision of ICT services to the CDEMA Participating States; Support and maintain the CDEMA CU ICT infrastructure, ICT systems, software and hardware located on-premises and off-site; Support the ICT Manager in expanding the use of ICTs to support Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM). For full job description please click here.

  1. Vacancy - CDEMA - Project Assistant - Deadline September 4th, 2020
  2. Humanitarian Supplies donated to The Government Of The Bahamas through the Integrated Regional Logistics Hub from the World Health Organization/Jack Ma and The Government Of The United Arab Emirates
  3. United States working with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to build Disaster Resilience
  4. Montserrat receives a timely boost as the island continues its fight against the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic