Regional disaster management centre planned for Montserrat
Thursday, July 1, 2004
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): Captain Horatio
Tuitt, Director of the Emergency Department in Montserrat, says there are
plans to set up a regional disaster management centre on the island.
He made the disclosure during a brief opening ceremony of the 2004 hurricane
preparedness conference on Wednesday. Captain
Tuitt said it is envisaged that the facility would later expand into a centre
of excellence - allowing people from the Caribbean and other parts of the
world to conduct field-based studies in disaster management and other related
subject areas on Montserrat. Montserrat has
been in the forefront of disaster management in the Caribbean after almost ten
years of volcanic activity. Also speaking during the opening ceremony were the
Governor Mrs Deborah Barnes-Jones and the Chief Minister John Osborne.
Chief Minister Osborne said, “We have to be all aware that the hurricane
season is here... but I hope we never get a hurricane this year and that the
volcano never comes back." He appealed for
continued partnership in disaster management.
Governor Barnes-Jones, attending her first conference on hurricane
preparedness since arriving in MOntserrat in early May, said she has been
impressed with the radio jingle highlighting the need to be aware and also to
be prepared during the hurricane season. In
relation to the national hurricane plan, the Governor said, "Everybody has an
equal role to play." The top British official
on the island concluded by noting that she is looking forward to being
involved in the various simulation exercises and was seeking the co-operation
of all the residents on Montserrat.
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