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Caribbean Maps
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Dawn French
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| 1 - National Emergency Management Organisation is the Government of Saint Lucia's agency for the prepreadness of and the response to any National Disaster.
2 - Saint Lucia Cadet Corps - a para military organisation for the youth supported by the Ministry of Education.
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Disaster Risk Management Benchmarking Tool Being Developed
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Castries, St. Lucia – June 30, 2007---
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat and the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) have embarked on the
development of a Disaster Risk Management Benchmarking Tool for the Caribbean.
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Cadets at the Youth Parliament
Castries, St. Lucia -- May 5, 2007 – When the Youth Parliamentarians meet on Tuesday May 8, 2007 for the eleventh Youth Parliament, present shall be the Saint Lucia Cadet Corps.
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EWS in Saint Lucia before 2007 Hurricane Season Starts
Castries, St. Lucia -- April 25, 2007 -- With the official start of the hurricane season mere weeks away Saint Lucia shall received eight Flood Early Warning Systems for Communities for installation.
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NEMO Stresses Preparedness for 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Castries, St. Lucia -- April 25, 2007 -- The Saint Lucia National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) Secretariat has stepped up its public sensitization programme for this year's Atlantic Hurricane Season...
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Landslide Mitigation Project – Residents of Morne Du Don to Benefit
Castries, St. Lucia -- April 25, 2007 [GIS] – A landslide mitigation project will benefit residents of Morne Du Don who live in an unplanned settlement.
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NEMO (Saint Lucia) and Council sign MOU
St. Lucia -- March 5, 2007 --The National
Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) and the National Council
of/for Persons with Disabilities [NCPD] have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding that will assist both Agencies in the delivery of their
mandate of preparedness and response.
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agreement strengthens the growing relationship, which started three
years ago with NEMO providing information to the Council Members on
disaster preparedness.
The MOU covers ground breaking areas such as:
- Training;
- Information Sharing;
- Provision of sign interpreters for audio/visual programs;
- Facilitating
the translation of documents for ease of use for the visually impaired
and blind [i.e. Braille, tape or large print.;
- Membership on appropriate National Committees;
- Providing Instructors to join the NEMO Instructor Cadre;
The MOU, which came into effect on February 19, 2007, and was signed by the President of the Council and the Director of NEMO.
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St. Lucia Fine Tuning Waste Management for CWC 2007
Castries, St. Lucia -- 21 Feb., 2007 --- The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority is presently fine tuning the waste management programme and issues to be addressed with respect to the hosting of Cricket World Cup all in an effort to ensure that a high standard is maintained in the management of solid waste.
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Saint Lucia Invited to Attend Contingency Planning Table Top Exercise
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Castries – 12 Jan., 2007 -- - Saint Lucia has
been invited to take part in a regional table top exercise focusing on
preparations for Cricket World Cup 2007.
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St. Lucia's Canaries Team prepares for CWC 2007
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Canaries, Saint Lucia – 28
Dec., 2006 --- Disaster Management took a significant
step forward when on their own initiative the Canaries Disaster Committee
presented the Director NEMO with a Draft Disaster Plan for the district for
Cricket World Cup 2007.
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3.0 Earthquake in St Lucia
Castries, Saint Lucia - 27 December, 2006 --- Proof that the need
to be prepared is not restricted to the Hurricane season of June -
November, the Seismic Research Unit has confirmed that an earthquake
did occur in Saint Lucia. On Thursday night 22nd December at 9:28 and 9:30 p.m. local time, two earthquakes occurred in north Saint Lucia. The full parameters of the event are as follows:
14.01N, 60.93W
Depth 15km
Magnitude 3.0
The events were reported as felt in north Saint Lucia.
Contact: Seismic Research Unit
Ph. (868) 662-4659
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