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The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), is urging Vincentians to step up their hurricane preparedness as we approach the official peak of the hurricane season.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in its release of its annual August update to the Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook, initially issued in May; stated that “atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an “extremely active” season”. The NOAA also stated that this is one of the most active seasonal forecasts that it has produced in its 22-year history of hurricane outlooks, as the “2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been off to a rapid pace and has the potential to be one of the busiest on record.”
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) held a stakeholders’ consultation on August 18 -19, 2020 to finalize the St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM), Policy and Strategy.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that as part of the its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing at 5:00 pm daily.
Due to the spike in Covid-19 cases within the past three weeks, the Government of Guyana regrets to inform the public of not being able to fully re-open the main Airport in Guyana (CJIA). The officials have decided to further extend the possible re-opening for the end of September, after carefully assessing the situation, and fully considering the health of Guyanese, and the nation, as top priority.
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SOURCE: Agency For Public Information