NaDMA
30 District Volunteers to benefit from ‘Shelters and Shelter Management Training
St. George’s, Grenada – Thirty (30) District Volunteers, from 15 of NaDMA’s disaster management districts in mainland Grenada recently completed a two-day ‘Shelters and Shelter Management Course. The training exercise was facilitated by NaDMA with financial and technical support from USAID/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), under its Regional Disaster Assistance Programme (RDAP). RDAP supports disaster […]
NaDMA Undertakes One-Day Staff Development Session
St. George’s, Grenada – A one-day staff development session for the first time brought all offices of Nadma in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique to a retreat-style staff development session. Sixteen staff members were exposed to capacity-building exercises as well as specific areas of importance for the Agency including: Emotional intelligence, customer service, telephone and […]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK (COURTESY: NHC) METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES, MBIA
AREA OF SPECIAL INTEREST: 10 – 20 °N AND 45 – 65 °W Tropical wave: A tropical wave extends along 62W from 03N to 19N, approximately 18 nautical miles west of Grenada, moving west at around 15 to 20 kt. No significant convection is observed with this wave. Despite this, the wave is still expected […]
IMPACTS OF TROPICAL WAVE ON JULY 15TH, 2023
St. George’s, Grenada – On Friday, July 14th, 2023, forecasters at the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport advised the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of the approach of a tropical wave. This wave impacted the State of Grenada during the early hours of Saturday, July 15th, 2023, with showery activity, thunder, and […]
UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORMS BRET AND CINDY
St. George’s, Grenada – The Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport informed the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) that at 5:00 a.m., Tropical Storm Bret was centered over the Eastern Caribbean near 13.4N, 62.9W, or 100 nautical miles west of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, moving west at 16 kt. Maximum sustained wind […]
The Grenada Meteorological Service continues to monitor Tropical Storm Bret
St. George’s, Grenada – The Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport informed the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) hat at 11:00 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Bret was located near latitude 13.8 North, longitude 57.7 West, approximately 255 nautical miles east northeast of Grenada. Its maximum sustained winds remain near 70 mph […]
TROPICAL STORM BRET TO AFFECT THE LESSER ANTILLES
St. George’s, Grenada – Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 The Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport has informed the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) that at 11:00 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Bret was located near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 52.5 West, approximately 542 nautical miles east northeast of Grenada. Its maximum sustained […]
SPECIAL ADVISORY: Tropical Storm Bret
St. George’s, Grenada – Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 The Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport informed the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) that at 11:00 AM AST (1500 UTC) the center of Tropical Storm Bret was located near latitude 11.9 North, longitude 47.0 West or 863 nm east of Grenada or 1598 km […]