The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) marks the official end of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season by reminding TCI residents how blest we were that there were no lives lost, as where there is life there is hope.
The TCI was threatened on several occasions, but the only impact came from Hurricane Irene which resulted in significant flooding across the country, especially on Providenciales. A number of lessons were learnt from TCIG’s response activities and these are being targeted for implementation by the beginning of the next hurricane season.
Key among them is greater utilisation of TCIG human resources in disaster mitigation and a review of government’s vehicle use policy.
In the meantime, the DDME would like to highlight the participation of a team of TCIG professionals in the Caribbean Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference in Trinidad and Tobago December 5th to 9th. TCI Youth Parliament Debaters are also attending the conference as defending champions and will compete against a regional team selected through an elimination process. 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 with the Haitian Earthquake which occurred in January.
