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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance among independent and non-independent countries in the Eastern Caribbean. Under the Treaty of Basseterre (RTB, 1981) and now The Revised RTB (2010), Member States agree to cooperate with each other and promote unity and solidarity, including participation by Protocol Members in an Economic Union.

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance among independent and non-independent countries in the Eastern Caribbean. Under the Treaty of Basseterre (RTB, 1981) and now The Revised RTB (2010), Member States agree to cooperate with each other and promote unity and solidarity, including participation by Protocol Members in an Economic Union.

The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the position of Programme Manager, Preparedness and Response (PMPR) who will be required to provide technical and strategic leadership in preparedness and response program. The PMPR will also be required to design, implement and monitor programmes aimed at advancing the Agency’s priorities under Programme Area 2: Preparedness and Response. Within this context the PMPR will enhance and/or promote strategic and operational partnerships and lead initiatives to build the capacity of National Disaster Offices in the area of preparedness for response and the development and implementation of contingency planning initiatives in support of the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM).

Bridgetown, Barbados November 15, 2022– The CDEMA Coordinating Unit officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S based Relief and Development Organization, World Hope International on November 11, 2022.

The signing occurred at the close of the weeklong Regional Search and Rescue Training (RSART) Programme, CDEMA’s first in-person disaster response training held in Barbados since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The programme was funded by the Targeted Support to CDEMA Project through Global Affairs Canada.

The following was provided by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas as at 14 November, 2022:

  • Effective November 10th at 5:00 am the all clear was given for all of the North Western Islands – Abaco, Bimini, Grand Bahama, New Providence and Eleuthera
  • Effective 6:00 PM November 10th the NEOC was deactivated
  • Bimini, Eleuthera, Abaco, New Providence and Bimini suffered minimal damage
  • The islands experienced some flooding from the King Tide but this quickly receded
  • Eleuthera the “Glass Windows Bridge” was closed due to the tide surge but this has since been
    re-opened
  • The shelters in Bimini were empty
  • Overall, very minimal damage to report; everything has returned to working order

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) received financing under the Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER) Project funded under the United Nations Development Programme. CDEMA intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.

Bridgetown, Barbados November 8th, 2022 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is hosting its first in-person regional training session since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Regional Search and Rescue Programme, Disciplined forces from Barbados and Antigua assembled at Arch Hall Fire Academy in Barbados for a week of comprehensive training, as the agency embarks on expansion of the programme to better serve its 19 Participating States.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, At 2:00 PM AST (1800 UTC), the center of Subtropical Storm Nicole was located near latitude 26.4 North, longitude 70.1 West. The storm is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A slower northwestward motion is expected later this afternoon through tonight. A turn toward the west or west-southwest is then forecast to begin by Tuesday night and that motion should continue through early Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Nicole will approach the northwestern Bahamas on Tuesday and Tuesday night, move near or over those islands on Wednesday, and approach the east coast of Florida Wednesday night.

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