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 […]
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 […]
Earlier today, the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) Air Traffic Control received a distress call alerting of engine failure of a Piper aircraft enroute from Margarita to Grenada and approved the pilot’s request for an emergency landing at the MBIA. Regrettably, the aircraft subsequently crashed approximately 14 miles off the coast of Grenada. This turn […]
St. George’s, Grenada – The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) is taking a Comprehensive Disaster Management approach not only to prepare for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but for other possible hazards all during the year. To this end, NaDMA, in collaboration with the World Bank (WB), will engage stakeholders and conduct two familiarisation exercises […]
June 1st marks the official start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season which ends officially on November 30th. As we reflect on the 2022 Hurricane season, we are reminded that Grenada was not impacted by a major storm or hurricane, but there were periods of severe weather which caused floods, landslides and fallen trees. Of […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Monday 19th February 2023. The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) will conduct District elections in all seventeen districts throughout the tri -island state in the months of March and April 2023. The objective is to strengthen the existing district committees and provide an opportunity for new and existing volunteers to become […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Friday 17th February 2023. Forecasters at the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport are monitoring a high-pressure system north of the Caribbean which is supporting moderate winds which may gust at times therefore producing rough seas. The forecast is for the state of Grenada is to experience north-easterly to […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Monday 12th December 2022. Forecasters at the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport are monitoring a southward tilting Atlantic cold front which entered the Caribbean Basin located between 15N/16N near Guadeloupe and Dominica, extending between 60W and 72W. Northerly to North Easterly winds have been advecting (carrying) cool to […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Thursday 10th November 2022. Representatives from over twenty (20) organizations which make up the technical advisory body of the National Emergency Advisory Council (NEAC) of NaDMA were present at the Kick off meeting for the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) project held at the NaDMA’s Conference Room. Paulo C. Fernandes […]
