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CDEMA Signs MoU with interCaribbean Airways Ltd to Strengthen Disaster Relief Efforts

November 17, 2020

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 providing an immediate coordinated response to regional disasters. The official signing was facilitated at a virtual […]

CDEMA Launches New Caribbean Risk Information System Platform

November 13, 2020

Bridgetown, Barbados November 12th, 2020 – 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 as the ‘one stop shop’ for hosting a wealth of information, contributing to the evidenced based decision […]

CDEMA and UNICEF Host Series of Short Courses in Emergency Management

October 28, 2020

Bridgetown, Barbados October 27, 2020 – The CDEMA Regional Training Centre (RTC) in collaboration with UNICEF concluded a series of short online courses in ‘Child Protection in Emergencies’, ‘Education in Emergencies’ and ‘Shock Responsive Social Protection’. The courses were offered between October 14 and 22, 2020 with participants from across the national disaster management mechanisms […]

French Navy Ship Support Delivery of PPEs to CDEMA Participating States

August 19, 2020

Bridgetown, Barbados August 18th, 2020 – 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 […]

United States Working With the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to Build Disaster Resilience

August 17, 2020

On August 14, the United States Government in partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) launched a new USD $4.5 million initiative entitled “Caribbean Climate Resilience Initiative.” This new initiative will help countries reduce disaster risks as well as absorb and recover from hazard impacts and climate variability. In December 2019, the United States Agency for […]

CARICOM coordinates Provision of Essential COVID-19 Supplies for Member States

August 9, 2020

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Amid global challenges by small states accessing COVID-19 essential medical supplies, CARICOM Member States have received a significant donation from the World Health Organisation, the Jack Ma Foundation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The supplies, worth over US700,000, arrived just over a week ago in Barbados – the […]

Critical Personal Protective Equipment Procured for Caribbean Frontline Medical Workers

July 24, 2020

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 Management Agency (CDEMA) took delivery of the majority of US$3 million worth of PPE at the Port of Bridgetown. CDB procured […]

Global Affairs Canada Funds CDEMA’s COVID-19 Logistics Hub Operations

July 22, 2020

Bridgetown, Barbados July 21st, 2020 – 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 establishment of the Integrated Regional Logistics Hub (IRLH). A total of CAD$401,359.53 was re-allocated from the […]

PPEs being loaded on RSS Aircraft in TnT

The CDEMA Council Recognises the role of the Agency in the Fight Against COVID-19

July 8, 2020

Bridgetown, Barbados, July 06, 2020 – The highest decision-making body of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), which forms The Council of Ministers, recognised the leadership role of Agency and by extension the Participating States in the management of the COVID-19 event during the 10th Annual Ordinary Session, which was held via ZOOM over two days, […]

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