St. George’s, Grenada – Monday 5th October, 2020. The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) received several reports of citizens feeling a tremor on Sunday just after 3pm. The information was confirmed by UWI Seismic Research Centre on Sunday when they reported that they recorded a magnitude 5.2 earthquake on Sunday afternoon off Trinidad and Tobago. According to the […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Friday 24th July, 2020. As the island prepares for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Gonzalo the following protocols are expected to guide Shelter use, once activated. 1. There will be an identified isolation area in each shelter 2. A health check will be conducted on all occupants entering the shelter 3. All occupants are […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Wednesday 22nd July, 2020. Forecasters at the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport are currently monitoring Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed in the Atlantic just after 9am this morning. The Tropical system is located at latitude 9.9 North and Longitude 43.6 West, about 1073 Miles east south east of Grenada. With […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Tuesday July 6th, 2020. The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) together with the technical assistance of the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport is currently monitoring a Tropical wave that is interacting with the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and is expected to bring heavy rains and Thundershowers to the […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Sunday 14thJune, 2020. The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) through Technical advice from the monitoring team at the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre St Augustine Campus Trinidad and Tobago (UWI SRC), that there have been increased seismic activity at the Kick ‘em’ Jenny Volcano. The latest activity was […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Friday 22nd May, 2020. As we move closer to June 1st the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, the National Disaster Management Agency has been working tirelessly to ensure that amid the response to the COVID 19 Pandemic that we have activated our hurricane preparedness plan and is now ensuring that […]
St. George’s, Grenada –April, 20, 2020. The Cabinet appointed COVID-19 Committee wishes to inform members of the public that as we continue to fight this disease, it has become necessary to expand our reach to the population. In this regard, the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) which forms part of the organised National response mechanism […]
St. George’s, Grenada – Friday August 23rd, 2019. The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) has been advised by the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport that an area of low pressure has developed in association with a Tropical Wave located 1300 miles east-southeast of Grenada. Further development of this system is expected during […]
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) continues its preparation for the hosting of CARIBE WAVE 2019, carded for Thursday 14th March, 2019. This year’s Scenario is a first of its kind for the exercise. It will involve a simulated Eruption of Kick Em Jenny at 10.00am causing a 6.0 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 10km which […]
