CDEMA on the ground as Jamaica begins recovery from Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore02/11/2025084 views The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is in Jamaica helping to coordinate recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa left widespread destruction across central and western parishes, including the southern… Read more
Urgent call for contributions from the Barbadian public and business community Barbados Today01/11/202501.5K views Following the catastrophic passage of Hurricane Melissa through the region, early damage assessment reports paint a profoundly dire picture. Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, with damage… Read more
St Elizabeth farmers count millions in losses after Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore01/11/20250214 views Farmers across St Elizabeth are counting heavy losses amounting to millions of dollars after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish earlier this week, flattening fields and destroying crops.… Read more
‘Everything gone’: Hurricane Melissa leaves devastation in southern Jamaica Shanna Moore01/11/20250482 views St Elizabeth, a rural parish on Jamaica’s south-western coast, has been left reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, as residents confront scenes of devastation and begin the difficult task… Read more
Hurricane Melissa upgraded to Category 4, expected to strengthen on Jamaica approach Barbados Today26/10/202501.9K views Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. A Hurricane… Read more
Met Office monitoring Tropical Storm Erin – but no current threat to Barbados Barbados Today11/08/202501.3K views Meteorological officials are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Erin, which formed in the far eastern Atlantic on Monday, although no watches or warnings are currently in effect for Barbados. The Barbados… Read more
Forecasters warn of busy hurricane season, predict surge in major storms Lourianne Graham20/05/20250836 views Barbadians were told to brace for a potentially active Atlantic hurricane season, with meteorologists predicting 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes June to November, according to early… Read more
Fisherfolk navigate uncertain waters after Beryl Aguinaldo Belgrave16/07/202401.6K views Two weeks after the fishing community was left reeling after Hurricane Beryl’s storm surges wreaked havoc on the island’s coastal infrastructure, the impact has been particularly severe on the south-to-west… Read more
CDEMA and Education ministry light the way to a more resilient Ellerslie Sheria Brathwaite11/07/20240932 views The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is joining forces with the Ministry of Education to bolster the resilience of Ellerslie Secondary School in light of a predicted very active… Read more
No major damage at Grantley Adams International Airport Jenique Belgrave01/07/202402.4K views This island’s lone airport appears to have remained relatively unscathed during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. While teams at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) were assessing damages to the… Read more