13 • Continued from previous page hurricane. broadcast the advisories coming from the National Hurricane Center as well as the local meteorological service. On its track to the islands the system became a Tropical Storm and was believed to be heading directly for Barbados. The weather system became a hurricane after a couple days and still showed signs of heading to Barbados. The country of Barbados and several other Caribbean Islands began preparing their citizens for the As the person in charge at the radio station, I prepared the station’s staff and the station for a possible impact by ensuring there was enough food and water for a couple of days, purchasing and transporting additional fuel for the generator, preparing notices for the general public and notifying the owners of the situation. By August 28th, everyone was convinced that the hurricane which was named David would slam directly into Barbados and the other islands like Dominica, St. Lucia northwards would be significantly affected. TOP LEFT: Received the Sisserou Award of Honor (SAH) 2016. ABOVE: Receiving award SAH from President of Dominica H. E Charles A. Savarin DAH. LEFT: RadioThon to raise funds for St. Vincent following the recent volcanic eruption. Cecil Peter Shillingford, MSc., IDHA, SAH, PHF, is a Dominican Disaster Risk Management & Communications Specialist. He is a recipient of the Sisserou Award of Honor (SAH 2016) Dominica’s 2nd Highest Award for service to Dominica in the area of Disaster Risk Management, using his background in Communications and Media in furtherance of Disaster Management and Volunteerism.
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