Tropical Shipping has once again partnered with the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) to offer a practical workshop on recovery planning for the private sector.
Today marks International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) and is observed worldwide to celebrate how people and communities are reducing their risk to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of disaster risk reduction.
The Minister of Communications and Works, Honourable Mark Vanterpool is pleased that a team has been deployed to assist Bahamas in its efforts of restoring electricity.
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE has agreed for the deployment of persons to support the response and recovery efforts in the Bahamas, following a request from the Regional Response mechanism and the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC).
The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) will be conducting its biennial emergency simulation exercise at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport between mid-September and October 2015.
District officers from the Sister Islands are participating in a one day course at the Department of Disaster Management aimed at building capacity in the area of emergency communications.
Over 70 persons from the private sector attended a disaster recovery workshop designed to bring about awareness of the need for businesses to focus on business continuity and recovery planning.
