Office of Disaster Management hosts review of hurricane evacuation simulation exercise
On July 13, 2022, Dominica’s Office of Disaster Management (ODM) and the National Emergency ...
Local Government Commissioner reports ‘gradual progress’ on shelter management for 2022 hurricane season
Local Government Commissioner, Glenroy Toussaint, has said that the government is making ...
New disaster resilience and preparedness program targets children with special needs
The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, Youth at Risk, Gender Affairs, Senior ...
688 million people assisted by Red Cross and Red Crescent says Dominica Red Cross president Reginald Winston
The following is an address by the President of The Dominica Red Cross Society to mark World ...
Documentary narrated by Raymond Lawrence wins big at Cannes Film Festival
A documentary narrated by former Chief Cultural Officer Raymond Lawrence has won the Best ...
GEF SGP AND CMSI continue with Webinar series on Environmental Education for Dominica
Following on last Wednesday’s first webinar in the series of environmental education ...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Recovery efforts continue to be crucial one year after the La Soufrière eruption
On April 9, 2021, the explosive eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the ...
ODM unveils new website in time for the 2022 hurricane season
The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) website within the past eight months has undergone a ...
Government approves emergency communication plan for Dominica
The Cabinet of Dominica has approved the implementation of the National Emergency ...
At least four people dead following Japan earthquake, magnitude upgraded to 7.4
When the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday evening millions of homes lost power, ...
7.3 magnitude Earthquake hits Japan; Tsunami advisory in effect
A 7.3 Earthquake magnitude earthquake has hit the northern prefecture of Fukushima in Japan. ...
Campbell family left homeless due to fire, pleads for assistance
A family of six in Campbell is now homeless as a fire on the evening of February 7, 2022, ...
New information management system for Dominica’s disaster shelters
A new information management system for the island’s disaster shelters was launched this ...
$93 billion global support package for resilient recovery in world’s poorest countries
The World Bank today announced a $93 billion replenishment package of the International ...
Surviving Storms: Loubiere stories
To mark the end of the 2021 Hurricane Season and the conclusion of the recent COP26 talks ...
UWI Seismic Research Centre investigates reports of fluctuating water levels at Dominica’s Boiling Lake
The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has received reports of fluctuating water levels at ...
OECS raises 4.9 M in-kind and cash support for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Stronger Together Campaign Delivers $355,536.78 in Cash The Organisation of the Eastern ...
MARIA: Four years later, scenes from aftermath of monster hurricane
Four years ago, in September, 2017, one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record, ...
CARICOM Bureau pledges financial donations and expertise, among other things, to Haiti
The Bureau of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Session ...
Remembering Hurricane David 42 years later
Forty-two (42) years ago, today Hurricane David, a Category 4 hurricane and one of the ...
IOM supports first response to earthquake in Haiti
As Haiti struggles to cope in the aftermath of a deadly weekend earthquake, the International ...
OECS Authority statement on August 14 earthquake in Haiti
The Authority of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) stands in solidarity with ...