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Building Resiliency Through International Cooperation: The DRM Authority’s Leadership Meets with British High Commissioners to The Bahamas and Jamaica

Nassau, The. Bahamas. October 2nd, 2026. – A contingent of DRM Authority leadership, including Minister the Hon. McKell Bonaby, Executive Chair Gregory Burrows, and Managing Director Aarone Sargent, welcomed the...

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Seven years after Dorian: We are building a system that works, but the work is not finished

Dear Editor, Earlier this month, the Disaster Risk Management Authority and the Inter-American Development Bank co-hosted a Whole-of-DRM symposium, “From Recovery to Resilience: Seven Years After Dorian.” The event brought...

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Strengthening international partnerships for a more resilient Bahamas

Last week, Minister McKell Bonaby and a DRM Authority team, including Managing Director Aarone Sargent and Assistant Managing Director Dominique Martin, met with H.E. Smita Rosetti, High Commissioner of the...

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DRM Authority conduct IDA and DANA Training in Abaco

August 25th, 2026. Marsh Harbour, Abaco – The DRM Authority hosted a weeklong Initial Damage Assessment (IDA) and Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) training in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, from...

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DRM Authority Hands Over Firefighting Equipment and Conducts Training in Bimini

The DRM Authority continues its work of creating more resilient communities throughout The Bahamas. Minister the Hon. McKell Bonaby, Executive Chair Alex Storr, and Managing Director Aarone Sargent, presented officials...

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UN Representatives pay a courtesy call to the DRM Authority

We were pleased to welcome representatives from the United Nations (UN) and PAHO/WHO for a courtesy call on Friday, June 26th, to strengthen collaboration in disaster risk management. A DRM...

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Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Authority Enhances Eleuthera’s Hurricane Readiness

National Disaster Managers Collaborate with the RBDF and US NORTHCOM to train Family Island Officials in Disaster Preparedness Procedures Governor’s Harbour Eleuthera. 23rd February 2026. The Disaster Risk Management (DRM)...

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DRM Welcomes UK Vice Consul at the Operations Centre

Nassau, NP, The Bahamas. 10th February, 2026. The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Authority recently welcomed Ms. Yasmin Conroy, Vice Consul in the United Kingdom’s High Commission to Jamaica with responsibility...

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The Bahamas Represents at CDM13: Strengthening Regional Resilience

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...

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