News & Events - Speeches
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2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Message - DDME Director (Ag.)
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- 05 June 2022
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Speech Mike Clerveaux, Acting Director, DDME 2021 was an active hurricane season. The Atlantic region had 21 named storms, nine hurricanes with sustained winds of 75 mph and greater and four major hurricanes of... -
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Message by the Hon. Arlington Musgrove
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- 05 June 2022
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Message Hon. Arlington Musgrove, Minister of Immigration and Broder Services We have officially entered the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season; this period calls for us to prepare for adverse weather conditions. We are no... -
DDME’s 20th Anniversary Director’s Message
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- 04 November 2021
DDME’s 20th Anniversary Director’s Message Dr. Virginia Clerveaux As we reflect on the past 20 years at the engagements of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME), the capacity building, trainings/workshops undertaken, plans,... -
Statement from the Executive Director of CDEMA on the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies
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- 04 November 2021
Statement from the Executive Director of CDEMA on the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies, Turks and Caicos Islands On behalf of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), I express my... -
Recovery Message from The Honourable Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson - Premier of The Turks and Caicos Island
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- 11 February 2019
The devastation that hit TCI in September 2017 will no time soon be forgotten. The physical scars remain visible and likewise the emotional scars and strings continue to tug at our heart and as I walk in to this room and I saw the images that are... -
The Setting & The Challenge from Mr. Wesley Clerveaux, Chairman of The National Disaster, Recovery Task Force & Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Education
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- 11 February 2019
September 2017, will forever be etched in the memories of those who experienced the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria as two of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the history of the Atlantic basin. Within... -
Message from the Permanent Secretary of Home Affairs, Transportation, and Communication for Hurricane Preparedness Month 2018
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- 11 February 2019
Disaster Preparedness has always been significant for us at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Communications and Transportation as it is our mandate to deliver a range of essential services. Through the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies... -
MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS MONTH 2018
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- 11 February 2019
My fellow residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands, as we approach the start of the 2018 hurricane season on June 1st, I feel compelled to say that we should be ever mindful of some of the valuable lessons which Mother Nature has taught us; that...
