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Stay current with official DRM Authority updates: advisories, press releases, deployments, community stories, policy changes, training notices, event calendars, and post-disaster bulletins. Verified, timely information for residents, partners, and media.

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Stay current with official DRM Authority updates: advisories, press releases, deployments, community stories, policy changes, training notices, event calendars, and post-disaster bulletins. Verified, timely information for residents, partners, and media.
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Frigate Bay, St. Kitts & Nevis – This week, The Honourable Leon Lundy, Minister of State with responsibility for Disaster Management, and a delegation from the Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRM Authority), represent the Bahamas at the 13th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM13), the region’s pre-eminent disaster mitigation, preparation, and response summit. Held […]

The newly formed Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRM Authority) held a press conference, June 4, 2024 to mark the official opening of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. This season — which commences June 1 and ends November 30 — is anticipated to be the most active one seen in decades.  The press conference took place […]

To significantly enhance disaster management capabilities in The Bahamas, a delegation from the Ministry of Disaster Risk Management, DRA, and NEMA recently embarked on an important study tour. This initiative, aimed at developing a comprehensive National Disaster Risk Management Plan, included participation in the Disasters Expo USA 2024 and strategic meetings in Florida and Jamaica. […]

Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas, Friday, November 24, 2023 – The Abaco hurricane shelter building project met a significant milestone when it was inspected and enthusiastically endorsed by the High Commissioner for India to Jamaica, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British Virgin Island Shri R. Masakui, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant […]

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