The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development has taken the decision that all schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, September 13, 2018. This is due to expected heavy rains from Tropical Storm Isaac.Parents and Guardians are to listen to official announcements on the media for further information on the re-opening of schools on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to remain at tropical storm intensity when it moves across the Lesser Antilles on Thursday. Both global and regional models are in agreement that the centre of Tropical Storm Isaac will pass well north of Saint Lucia on Thursday. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Martinique, Dominica, and Guadeloupe. Tropical storm watches are in effect for Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, and Saba and St. Eustatius.A rain band associated with the tropical storm has begun affecting the Lesser Antilles including Saint Lucia. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 50 – 100 mm on Saint Lucia from this evening into early morning Friday, September 12, 2018. Tropical storm force winds are not expected to affect Saint Lucia during the passage of Isaac and it has not been deemed necessary to issue a tropical storm watch or warning for Saint Lucia. This does not mean that residents should relax preparedness and mitigation m ...
The National Emergency Management Organization continues to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Isaac which is expected to move across the Lesser Antilles, near Dominica on Thursday according to the forecast track. At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac was located near latitude 14.6 degrees north, longitude 48.1 degrees west which is about 860 miles or 1390 kilometers east of Saint Lucia. Isaac is moving toward the west near 14 mph or 22 km/h and this general motion speed is expected to continue through the end of the week. Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph or 110 km/h with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected over the next day or two, but Isaac is forecast to be at or near hurricane strength when it reaches the Lesser Antilles.NEMO encourages all residents and visitors alike to remain vigilant and in a constant state of preparedness for any possible impacts from this system. Plan and prepare for worst case scenarios as the pace at which these ...
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) wishes to inform the public that its Secretariat located at Bisee, Castries will be closed on Friday, September 07, 2018 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.This is to facilitate their attendance at the funeral service of a parent of a member of staff.NEMO takes this opportunity to apologize for any inconvenience caused and should it be necessary to contact the office; the following telephone numbers are provided: (758) 484-9860 or (758) 461-7623.
The Tropical Storm Watch for Saint Lucia has been discontinued as of 5:00 AM Sunday 5th July 2018.
The UWI Seismic Research Centre in Trinidad and Tobago has officially reported that on February 9, 2018 at 1:43p.m. local time, an earthquake occurred 114km North of Barbuda.
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has received information from the UWI Seismic Research Centre, Trinidad, indicating that that there was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake about 112km NE of Castries at 9:32 p.m., January 22, 2018.
The National Emergency Management Organization would like to clarify that the Watsapp images being circulated from the island of Martinique are not pyroclastic flows, but rather rapid flowing volcanic mudslide of rock debris and water known as "lahar" which occurred in the river Prêcheur on Monday, January 08, 2018 at about 9:00 p.m.