The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) marks the official end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season by reminding the Residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) of how blest we were that there were no lives lost, as where there is life there is hope. Though the TCI was threatened on several occasions the territory was impacted Hurricane Irene which resulted in significant flooding across the country but primarily on Providenciales. A number of lessons were learnt from TCIG’s response activities and have subsequently been reviewed for implementation by the beginning of the next Hurricane Season.
The DDME would like to high the team of TCIG professionals that will be participating in the Caribbean Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference in Trinidad and Tobago December 5th-9th. Also represented will be the defending champion TCI Youth Parliament Debaters that will be competing against a regional team selected by a process of elimination. We wish all those participants good luck in representing the TCI.
The DDME encourages all residents of the TCI to continue to remember the importance of being prepared as hazardous events can occur anytime of the year as was noted by the Haiti Earthquake occurring in January.
