HURRICANE - A hurricane is a tropical cyclone in which the maximum average wind speed near a centre or eye exceeds 74 mph or 119 Km/h.

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ANGUILLA

Full Name: Ms. Elizabeth F. Klute
Job Title: Director

Tel: (264) 497-2926
Fax: (264) 497-3134
Email: elizabeth.klute@gov.ai

Company: Department of Disaster Management
Business Address: Deputy Governor’s Office
James Ronald Webster Building
P.O. Pox 60, The Valley

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
Full Name: Mr. Philmore Mullin
Job Title: Director (Ag)

Tel: (268) 460-7075
Fax: (268) 462-4742
Email: nodsanu@gmail.com

Company: National Office of Disaster Services
Business Address: P.O. Box 1399
American Road, St. John’s

BARBADOS
Full Name: Ms. Judy Thomas
Job Title: Director

Tel: (246) 438-7575
Fax: (246) 421-8612
Email: deminfo@barbados.gov.bb

Company: Department of Emergency Management
Business Address: No. 30 Warrens Industrial Park
Warrens, St. Michael

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BAHAMAS
Full Name: Capt. Stephen Russell
Job Title: National Disaster Coordinator

Tel: (242) 322-2805
Fax: (242) 326-5456
Email: nema@bahamas.gov.bs

Company: National Emergency Management Agency
Business Address: Cabinet Office
Rawson Square
Nassau, P.O. Box N-7145

BELIZE
Full Name: Ms. Noreen Fairweather
Job Title: National Disaster Coordinator

Tel: 501 8 220 995
Fax: 501 8 222 861
Email: nemocoordinator@nemo.org.bz

Company: National Emergency Management Organisation
Business Address: NEMO Headquarters
Belmopan City, Cayo

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Full Name: Ms. Sharleen DaBreo
Job Title: Director

Tel: (284) 494-4499
Fax: (284) 494-2024
Email: bviddm@surfbvi.com

Company: Department of Disaster Management
Business Address: #3 Wailling Road
McNamara, Tortola

DOMINICA
Full Name: Mr. Nathanael Isaacs
Job Title: National Disaster Coordinator

Tel: (767) 448-7777
Fax: (767) 448-2883

Email: odmdominica@gmail.com

Company: Office of Disaster Management
Business Address: c/o Ministry of Public Utilities
Post Office Building
Bayfront, Roseau

GRENADA
Full Name: Mr. Benedict Peters
Job Title: National Disaster Coordinator

Tel: (473) 440-0838
Fax: (473) 440-6674
Email: nadma@caribsurf.com

Company: National Disaster Management Agency
Business Address: Fort Frederick
Mt. Wheldale, St. George’s

GUYANA
Full Name: Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup
Job Title: Director General

Tel: (592) 226-1114/7
Fax: (592) 226-1027
Email: info@cdc.gy
Website: http://www.cdc.gy

Company: Civil Defense Commission
Business Address: Camp Ayangauna Annex
Thomas Lands, Georgetown

HAITI
Full Name: Mme. Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste
Job Title: Director

Tel: (509) 3605 1739
Fax: NA
Email: altajeanbaptiste@yahoo.com

Company: Directorate of Civil Protection
Business Address: Ministere de I’Interieur
Rue de la Reunion, Port au Prince

JAMAICA
Full Name: Mr. Ronald Jackson
Job Title: Director General

Tel: (876) 906-9674/5
Fax: (876) 928-5503
Email: odpem@cwjamaica.com

Company: Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
Business Address: 2-4 Haining Road,
Kingston 5

MONTSERRAT
Full Name: Mr. Billy Darroux
Job Title: Director (Ag)

Tel: (664) 491-7166
Fax: (664) 491-2465
Email: dmca@gov.ms

Company: Disaster Management Coordination Agency
Business Address: Yellow Hill Road
St. John’s

ST. KITTS & NEVIS
Full Name: Mr. Carl Herbert
Job Title: National Disaster Coordinator

Tel: (869) 466-5100
Fax: (869) 466-5310
Email: nemaskb@thecable.net

Company: National Disaster Management Agency
Business Address: P.O. Box 181
Lime Kiln, Basseterre

ST. LUCIA
Full Name: Ms. A. L. Dawn French
Job Title: Director

Tel: (758) 452-3802
Fax: (758) 453-2152
Email: slunemo@gmail.com

Company: National Emergency Management Organisation
Business Address: Bisee
Castries

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Full Name: Ms. Michelle Forbes
Job Title: Coordinator

Tel: (784) 456-2975
Fax: (784) 457-1691
Email: nemosvg@gmail.com

Company: National Emergency Management Organisation
Business Address: Ministry of National Security
Old Montrose, Kingstown

SURINAME
Full Name: Lieutenant-Colonel Jerry Slijngard
Job Title: Coordinator

Tel: (597) 52 0840/42 6416
Fax: (597) 47 4320
Email: jerryslijngard@gmail.com

Company: National Coordinator Center for Disaster Relief (NCCR)
Business Address: Ministry of Defense
Kwattaweg #29, Paramaribo

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Full Name: Dr. Stephen Ramroop
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Tel: (868) 640-1285
Fax: (868) 640-8988
Email: odpmtt@tstt.net.tt

Company: Office of Disaster Preparedness & Management
Business Address: No. 4A Orange Grove Road
Trincity, Tacarigua

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
Full Name: Mr. Jamell Robinson
Job Title: Director

Tel: (649) 946-2177
Fax: (649) 946-1230
Email: jrrobinson@gov.tc

Company: Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies
Business Address: South Base
Grand Turk

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Hurricane season in the Atlantic lasts from June 1st to November 30th.
Tropical storms are given male and female names because this makes them easier to track. Before 1979 though, they only had female names.
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph or higher.
Hurricanes are grouped into 5 categories according to their strength. Category 5 hurricanes are the strongest.
The “eye” is the centre of the hurricane and is the calmest part.
Slow moving hurricanes produce more rain and can cause more damage from flooding.
Putting tape on windows and glass will not stop them from breaking during a hurricane.
The word hurricane comes from the word Hurakan. Hurakan is the name of the Mayan god of wind and fire.