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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit is pleased to announce the offering of the CARICOM/Brazil/FAO Disaster Risk Reduction Grant.
At a Summit convened in Brazil in April 2010, leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil agreed to pursue greater cooperation in a number of areas, including Disaster Management and Civil Defence.
Read more: CARICOM/Brazil/FAO Disaster Risk Reduction Grant Announcement
Message: The outer bands of Tropical Storm Tomas have begun to impact Jamaica and Haiti. Hurricane warnings are in effect for Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.
Situation:
At 5.00pm, November 4, 2010, the centre of the storm was located at latitude 16.6 north and longitude 76.0 west, which is about 110 miles south southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and 280 miles west south west of Port-au Prince Haiti. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph and tropical storm winds extend outward up to 120 miles mainly to the east of the center.