Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC) is now in place.

“In January of this year, we would have written to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service requesting that the necessary steps be taken as per the [Disaster Risk Management] Act to cause for a new committee to be established through the Cabinet. The Cabinet did approve the establishment of that committee in May of this year,” he noted.

The NDFC is mandated to provide policy oversight, general administration, and effective management of the National Disaster Fund (NDF).