Issuance Time: 6:00 a.m. OFFICIAL STATEMENT #3 Active Tropical Wave. The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has been monitoring the progress of a strong Tropical Wave in the Atlantic,...
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Joint Statement on Afghanistan Evacuation Travel Assurances, AUGUST 29, 2021
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The text of the following statement was released initially by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and...
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 1 more
Agencies continue to drive relief efforts to support the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines
Following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), is hosting a relief...
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 1 more
ODPM coordinates disaster relief supplies to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The Ministry of National Security is coordinating efforts to render support to St Vincent and the Grenadines in light of the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano. Through coordinated efforts between...
Trinidad and Tobago + 1 more
Ministry of National Security receives donation of Disaster Management Equipment from the United States of America
Port of Spain: Trinidad and Tobago’s strong bilateral relationship with the United States of America was further strengthened today, Tuesday November 10, 2020, when Minister of National Security, the...
HDC is working with state agencies to deal with flooding in La Horquetta
August 04, 2020 On Sunday August 02, after a short period of intense thunder-showers, a number of areas in east Trinidad experienced flash flooding and in some cases, street flooding. The latter...
Official statement # 7: Tropical Storm Gonzalo becoming disorganized and weakens slightly
At 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday 23rd July, 2020, the centre of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 9.7 N, longitude 48.8 W or about 1370 km east of the Southern Windward Islands. Over the...
ODPM and key stakeholders plan for the upcoming wet/hurricane season in the COVID-19 context
Trinidad and Tobago’s Wet/Hurricane Season begins on June 1st 2020, and already, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) along with some of its critical stakeholder agencies, which...
T&T receives US$495,000 (TT$3.37M) grant towards development of Flood Management Plan
Trinidad and Tobago’s flood alleviation efforts have just received a boost in the amount of US$495,000 (TT$3.37M) via a grant provided by CAF - Development Bank of Latin America. The Honourable Colm...
ODPM re-stocks disaster management units
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) continue to support the many families and individuals adversely affected by flooding in South Trinidad. On Wednesday 18th December 2019, the...
Cabinet approves $2 million for flood relief
Even as we are still awaiting the assessment of the damage caused by extensive flooding and the waters have not yet receded completely the Government recognizes the need for additional resources to...
The ODPM Continues to Support Communities Affected by Flooding in South Trinidad
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) continues to support the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (MORDLG) to ensure all citizens affected by last week’s flooding,...
National agencies stand ready in the event of Piparo mud volcano eruption
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), a Division of the Ministry of National Security, in collaboration with the Disaster Management Units (DMUs) of the Ministry of Rural...
ODPM boosts Disaster Management Units sandbag stores
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) on Friday 25th October 2019, distributed ten thousand (10,000) sandbags to the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (MoRDLG),...
National tsunami preparation in full gear
On Monday 21st to Tuesday 22nd October, 2019 a National Tsunami Response Workshop was held at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management’s (ODPM) alternate National Emergency Operations...
Bahamas + 1 more
Trinidad and Tobago ships relief items to the Bahamas
During the period 2nd - 4th September. 2019, Hurricane Dorian unleashed its destructive power on the Commonwealth of Bahamas and in particular, the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Following the...
Minister Kazim Hosein commends DMUs for preparedness efforts in Piparo
On Saturday September 21st, 2019, reports reached the Disaster Management Units of the Princes Town Regional Corporation and the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation of a possible volcanic...
Clean-up efforts continue in communities affected by flooding
Work continues in communities in Trinidad and Tobago which were affected by flooding. Today, 25 September 2019 members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force are in Bamboo Settlement along with...
National security agencies on the ground in response to Piparo mud volcano activity
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Trinidad and Tobago: Disaster Relief Assistance
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