FROM THE ARCHIVES: An old soldier, World War II veteran, Wendell Christian remembers the Hurricane of 1930
Wendell McKenzie Christian was born at Delices, Dominica on March 5, 1921, to Leeward Islands ...
Dominica and EU sign $32 million agreement for hurricane shelters in Jimmit and Castle Bruce
Dominica and the European Union (EU) have signed a $32 million agreement for the construction ...
Layou Emergency Resource Centre to provide safety for residents during natural disaster
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that the $2.34 million Layou Emergency Resource ...
UWP on 2020 hurricane season: There’s need for a more holistic approach to disaster management
With the dawn of the 2020 Hurricane Season upon the Region generally and the Commonwealth of ...
Official says fewer hurricane shelters this year; proposes ‘neighbourhood’ approach to address issue
Four days into the 2020 hurricane season, Local Government Commissioner, Glenroy Toussaint, is ...
Dominica unveils 2020-2030 Climate Resilience and Recovery Plan
In response to the destruction of Maria, in 2018, Dominica released a climate resilience policy ...
The two top executives of CREAD resign
The Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica, CREAD, ...
ODM and UNDP collaborate on project to strengthen early warning system (with video)
The Office of Disaster Management (ODM), has created a suite of natural hazard awareness ...
UPDATE(with video): Landing gear found, believed to be from small plane that crashed in sea off Marigot
Rescue teams are continuing their search today after a small plane carrying four people (two ...
Dominica government to donate face masks to China
The government of Dominica will donate 10,000 face masks to the People’s Republic of China ...
Phillipines issues ‘total evacuation’ of area near Taal volcano in face of volcanic eruption
Philippine authorities have issued a total evacuation of nearly half a million people near ...
Bahamas minister wants over 200 missing Bahamians from Hurricane Dorian declared dead
Months after Hurricane Dorian swept through the Bahamas causing damage estimated at US$3.4 ...
UPDATE: Powerful earthquake hits Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been hit by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least one death and ...
Typhoon Phanfone inflicts death toll of 28 so far in Phillipines
Twenty-eight deaths have been confirmed since Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines on Christmas ...
CREAD identifies most vulnerable groups in Dominica
The Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD) has said that it has identified ...
Chilean Air Force plane carrying 38 believed to have crashed on Antarctica flight
A military plane with 38 people on board has disappeared en route to Antarctica, Chile’s ...
Project to strengthen disaster management capacity of Dominican and Guyanese women launched
The Government of Dominica and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)are implementing ...
Dominica Red Cross conducts training in logistics to enhance disaster management
The Dominica Red Cross Society (DRC) has taken measures to strengthen its logistical capacity ...
Grand Fond donates to hurricane-stricken Bahamas
The Grand Fond community, through the ‘Pack a barrel’ initiative, raised and donated over ...
DBF describes as “insensitive” government’s decision to have public holiday today
As the Commonwealth of Dominica observes the second anniversary of the devastation of Hurricane ...
Hurricane Maria: More interventions to come from regional and international funds says PM
Today marks the 2nd year anniversary since Hurricane Maria struck and caused massive ...
PM declares Thursday a public holiday for Hurricane Maria memorial concert
Prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit, has declared Thursday September 19th a public holiday to ...