Tag: National Hazard Management Council
Grace passing 20 miles SW of Grand Cayman
(CNS): UPDATED 7am: Tropical Storm Grace continued to pound Grand Cayman Wednesday morning with winds in excess of 65mph as it passed some 20 miles southwest of the island. The US National Hurricane Center said that hurricane-force gusts had already been recorded on Grand Cayman this morning. Moving at 16mph toward the west-northwest, Grace is […]
CIG grapples with global COVID-19 outbreak
(CNS); In response to the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which has now infected more than 90,000 people in 73 countries and territories and killed more than 3,000, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has announced “the partial activation” of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). A flu hotline will be set up for anyone […]
Officials begin pre-season hurricane exercises
(CNS): With just four weeks to go before the start of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, relevant government officials began their preparation exercises this week. The National Hazard Management Council met Tuesday at the start of the National Hurricane Exercise, which has been named for Kirkland Nixon, the former fire chief and a pioneer in […]
