THE STAFF ASSOCIATION REQUESTS YOUR HELP
FOR THE CARIBBEAN VICTIMS OF HURRICANES FRANCES AND IVAN
Please deposit your donations at the Credit
Union, account #300-663.
The funds collected will be given to local emergency organizations.
LA ASOCIACION DEL PERSONAL SOLICITA SU
AYUDA PARA LAS
VICTIMAS CARIBEÑAS DE LOS HURACANES FRANCES E IVAN
Por favor deposite sus donativos en la
Cuenta #300-663
de la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Créditos.
Los fondos recaudados serán entregados a organizaciones locales de
servicios de emergencia.
Please send your donations
before October 30, 2004
ISSUED BY: The Caribbean Disaster
Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)
DATE: 9 SEPTEMBER 2004
SITUATION UPDATE
Two radio stations have come to the rescue
of Grenada to fill the void left
by the absence of the Grenadian broadcast media.
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation,
headquartered in Barbados, has
expanded its 900 AM service to broadcasting to Grenada, at the direction of
the Cabinet of Barbados. It is boosting the power of its transmitter to
effectively cover the entire island. CDERA will be feeding all official
information through CBC 900 AM to residents of Grenada and its
dependencies.
CBC has also established a toll free number
for Grenadians to telephone the
station and broadcast messages to their relatives and friends. The number
is
1-800-744-8222.
In Tobago, Radio Tambrin will also be
broadcasting official information to
Grenada and its dependencies on the FM frequency on 92.1 FM.
The Department of Disaster Management in the
British Virigin Islands is
providing a team of technical and support personnel and equipment to
establish an FM radio station. Work starts tomorrow.
Some Cable and Wireless and Digicel cell
phone service is available and some
landlines are operational. Digicel Barbados Limited is on the ground doing
an assessment of damage to cell phone towers and devising a method to
re-establish communication across the island in the shortest possible time.
A high level mission comprising the
Secretary General of CARICOM, the
Director General of the OECS, the President of the Caribbean Development
Bank and the Coordinator of CDERA will visit Grenada tomorrow.
Assessments are being done in the areas of
housing, shelter, health,
communication and infrastructure by an expert Rapid Needs Assessment Team
(RNAT) which will inform reconstruction effects scheduled to get underway
by
teams from the Caribbean Disaster Response Unit (CDRU) which will be in the
Spice Isle by Tuesday September 14, 2004.
CDRU is also working with the International
Federation of the Red Cross to
establish a pipeline for distribution of relief supplies to the population.
CDERA is mobilizing medium term support for
the Emergency Operating Centre.
Experienced disaster managers are being flown in from other CDERA member
states. They should be in place by Sunday September 12, 2004.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS
1. There is a dire need for internal
communication so that news can be broadcast to the people of Grenada.
Efforts are being made through the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation of
Barbados and Radio Tambrin in Tobago while an FM broadcast station is being
constructed.
2. There is also a dire need to re-establish telephone links with the
outside world.
3. There remains no power, no water.
4. Airport tower has been damaged.
5. Seaport has been damaged
6. There is need to get Customs and Immigration functional at both ports of
entry
SUPPLIES REQUIRED URGENTLY
1. Water
2. Food
3. Tents
4. Tarpaulins
5. Roof material
6. Batteries (all sizes)
7. Building supplies (all types)
8. Construction tools
9. Emergency housing
HOW TO HELP
All coast guard vessels in CDERA member
states (see list below) are being mobilized to ship supplies to Grenada.
Residents, companies or other interest
parties in the Caribbean who wish to donate materials or cash should
contact the local national disaster office and coordinate the response
through them. A contact list is available at the end of this SITREP.
People in non-CDERA member states should
contact the local Red Cross for information on how to contribute to the
relief effort.
A list of supplies will be published on the
CDERA website at www.cdera.org and pledges can be made online as of Friday
September 10, 2004.
Cash donations are also being accepted.
CDERA has opened the Hurricane Ivan Assistance Fund account at all
FirstCaribbean International Banks across the region. The accounts
available so far are listed below. More will be added tomorrow.
1. Antigua: 106370878
2. Bahamas, The: 200153039
3. BVI: 2345133338
4. Barbados: C/A# 1000398510
5. Cayman Islands: KYD #10031590
6. Dominica: 106371157
7. Saint Lucia: 106371256
8. St Vincent and the Grenadines: 106371165
For residents in the United States, please
coordinate all donations through
the Grenada Embassy:
1701 New Hampshire Ave., NW,
Washington DC 20009
Tel: (202) 265-2561
Fax: (202) 265-2468
Information for residents of Canada will be
provided in a subsequent SITREP.
PROCEDURE FOR SHIPPING TO GRENADA
The CDRU has secured the airport and
harbour. It is providing relief supplies and logistical management.
The Point Salines International Airport in
Grenada is closed to all but relief supply flights and essential personnel
flights.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ANY AGENCY
SHIPPING RELIEF SUPPLIES INTO
GRENADA NOTIFY THE CDERA COORDINATING UNIT IN BARBADOS 48 HOURS BEFORE
INTENDED SHIPMENT SO THAT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO RECEIVE THEM.
The notification must state the agency from
which the supplies are coming, a
copy of the cargo manifest, the method of transport i.e. ship or aircraft,
and the time of arrival. In the case of ship, the name of the vessel and
the
call signs, in the case of aircraft the tail number and frequency on which
the flight is operating. As there is no Air Traffic Control instructions
will be provided in advance on how to approach.
Notification should be sent to
[email protected]
NO REFRIGERATED SUPPLIES MUST BE SENT
DEATH TOLL
The death toll has risen to 8. CDERA has requested from the Grenada
authorities the names of the dead so that it can satisfy the hundreds of
requests by concerned relatives abroad.
ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF GRENDA:
1. Deputy Coordinator of CDERA Audrey Mullings
is supporting EOC operations in St Georges and other CDERA member states
are providing experienced disaster managers to man the centre
2. The Regional Security System has deployed security personnel to assist
the Commissioner of Police maintain law and order;
3. The CDRU is providing relief and logistical management;
4. The Emergency Assistance Funds operated by CDERA, CDB, FirstCaribbean
International Bank have been activated.
5. CDERA opening an appeals account at FirstCaribbean International at
their 80 branches in 20 countries in the Caribbean to support deployment of
the response teams.
6. Efforts are underway by CDERA, International Federation of the Red
Cross, Canadian International Development Agency, USAID/Office for Foreign
Disaster Assistance, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, OXFAM, RSS, Caribbean Development
Bank, FirstCaribbean International Bank, HMS Richmond, DFID, OAS, European
Commission, and IDB.
The CDERA CU continues to issue SITREPs on
Hurricane Ivan which may be
viewed at www.cdera.org. The UN/OCHA Reliefweb service is also posting
SITREPS at www.reliefweb.int
Contact Details: The CDERA CU 24hr contact
number is 246 425 0386
HF Radio: 14.415MHz USB and 7.850MHz USB
_______________________________________________________
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL DISASTER
COORDINATORS
____________________________________________________
Wycliffe Richardson
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
National Disaster Organization
P.O. Box 296,
The Valley
Anguilla
Tel: (264) 497-5666/5667
Fax: (264) 497-2378
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Patricia Julian
Director
National Office of Disaster Services
P.O. Box 1399, American Road
St. John's
Antigua / Barbuda
Tel: (268) 460-7075
Fax: (268) 462-4742
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Carl Smith
National Disaster Coordinator
Disaster Management Unit
Cabinet Office, PO Box N-7145
Nassau
The Bahamas
Tel: (242) 322-2805
Fax: (242) 326-5456
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Judy Thomas
Director
Central Emergency Relief Organisation
BNB Building,
Cnr James and Colridge Streets
Bridgetown
Barbados
Tel: (246) 427-8513
Fax: (246) 429-4055
Email: [email protected]
http://www.cero.gov.bb
______________________________________________________
Earl Arthurs
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Organization
Nemo Headquarters,
Belmopan
Belize (Central America)
Tel: (501) 8-222054
Fax: (501) 8-222861
Email: [email protected]
http://www.nemo.org.bz
______________________________________________________
Sharleen DaBreo
Director
Disaster Management
#3 Wailing Road, MacNamara
Tortola
BVI
Tel: (284) 494-4499
Fax: (284) 494-2024
Email: [email protected]
http://www.bviodp.vg
______________________________________________________
Cecil Shillingford
National Disaster Coordinator
Office of Disaster Management
Post Office Building, Bayfront
Roseau
Dominica
Tel: (767) 448-2401 ext 3296
Fax: (767) 448-2883
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Lawrence Duncan
Commissioner
Civil Defense Commission
Camp Ayangauna Annex, Thomas Lands
Georgetown
Guyana
Tel: (592) 226-1114, 226-1117, (592) 226-9201, (592) 226-8815
Fax: (592) 226-1027
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Barbara Carby
Director
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
P.O. Box 122, 12 Camp Road
Kingston 4
Jamaica
Tel: (876) 928-5111- 4
Fax: (876) 928-5503/8763
Email: [email protected]
http://www.odpem.org.jm
______________________________________________________
Captain Horatio Tuitt
Director
Emergency Department,
St John's
Montserrat
Tel: (664) 491-7166
Fax: (664) 491-2465/7003
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Carl Herbert
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Agency
Taylors,
Basseterre
St Kitts and Nevis
Tel: (869) 466-5100
Fax: (869) 466-5310
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Dawn French
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Office
P.O. Box 1517, Red Cross Building
Vigie
Saint Lucia
Tel: (758) 452-3802/2611 Ext 8035
Fax: (758) 453-2152
Email: [email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/slunemo
______________________________________________________
Howie M. Prince
Coordinator
National Emergency Management Office
Office of the Prime Minister ,
Kingstown
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: (784) 456-2975
Fax: (784) 457-1691
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
Dave Williams
Director
National Emergency Management Agency
No 4 Orange Grove Road
Trincity, Tacarigua
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 686-3808
Fax: (868) 625-8926
Email: [email protected]
http://www.nema.gov.tt
______________________________________________________
Perry Sinclair Leo Missick
Director
Disaster Management & Emergencies
South School Lane,
Provindenciales
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tel: (649) 946-1480
Fax: (649) 946-1230
Email: [email protected]
______________________________________________________
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeremy Collymore
Coordinator, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386
Donovan Gentles
Preparedness & Response Manager, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386
Terry Ally
Public Education & Information Specialist, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386
For more information, please contact the
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
At
www.cdera.org
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