September 28, 2016 - As of 11:00 am today, the wave has been upgraded Tropical Storm Matthew, and Saint Lucia is under a Tropical Storm Watch.  Watches are issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.

As recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika, the Government of Saint Lucia continues to urge all Saint Lucians to provide assistance by responding to the needs of our neighbouring island, Dominica.

The headquarters of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in Bisee, as well as Post Offices around Saint Lucia have been designated as drop off locations for relief items.

Saint Lucia has been swift in responding to the plight of the Commonwealth of Dominica, particularly those who suffered loss or were displaced as a result of the passage of Tropical Storm Erika on August 27, 2015.

Saint Lucia fully understands the physical, social and psychological impact of such devastation on communities and island nations and therefore pledges its full support to recovery efforts.

The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), will be hosting a 5 day National Training Workshop entitled ' Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Training'.

The CERT Training being held at NEMO's Secretariat Headquarters in Bisee from Monday.

As part of the consultations on a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is pleased to announce the opening of the first round of online dialogues from Monday 27 August to Friday 30 November 2012.