Country Profiles

Countries in the Wider Caribbean Region need, before being part of the Regional OPRC Plan, to have their own national contingency plan developed.

You can find the status of Conventions for all countries here.

The country profiles with the latest information of the status of the NCP available at the Center, as well as the list of REMPEITC's activities attended by each country, can be found in the country folders.

Country Name	Last update of the Country Profile	Status of the NCP	Last Update of the NCP	Authority in charge of the NCP
Antigua & Barbuda	18-Apr-12	Approved in 1995 - New draft in 2012		National Office of Disaster Management
Aruba	20-Nov-11	Written in 1993 and approved in 1994		Crisis Management Office
Bahamas	21-May-10	Approved in 1999	1975, updated 1999 and 2006
Barbados	13-Apr-12	Adopted	January 2002 (+revised draft in 2007)	Environmental Protection Department
Belize	19-Nov-08	Draft	November 2008	Department of Environment in consultation with NEMO Secretariat
Colombia	28-Jul-10	Adoptado	La última revisión del Plan se hizo en Octubre de 2009.	Dirección de Gestión del Riesgo
Costa Rica	9-Feb-10	Borrador	2010	Comisión Interinstitucional para la Prevención, Control y Combate de la Contaminación del Mar por Hidrocarburos.
Cuba	4-Jan-08		Septiembre 2009	DSIM
Curaçao	20-Sep-11	Adopted in 1994	2008	Directorate of Shipping and Maritime Affairs – assisted by a National Coordinator
Dominica	1-Jan-10	Approved (1996)
Dominican Republic	11-Jun-11	Draft	2001	La Marina de Guerra
El Salvador	11-Feb-10	En progreso		La Comisión Nacional por medio de la Dirección General de Protección Civil Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres (DGPCPMD)
France - French Antilles	1-Dec-08	Adopted	Apr-08	AEM (maritime safeguard bureau for the French West-Indies)
France - French Guiana	30-Mar-09	Adopted
Grenada	25-Mar-09	Draft	Apr-01	National Emergency Relief Organisation (NERO), represented by the National Disaster Co-ordinator in the Office of the Prime Minister.
Guatemala	26-Feb-10	Borrador	2011	Comisión de Contingencia en Caso de Derrames de Hidrocarburos sus Derivados y Sustancias Potencialmente Peligrosas en al Mar y Regiones Marino Costeras (CODEMAR).
Guyana	1-Nov-08
Haiti	29-Dec-11	None
Honduras	2-Mar-10	Borrador	Nov-11	Dirección General de la Marina Mercante Oficina de Prevención de la Contaminación
Jamaica	25-Mar-09	Approved		Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management.
México	19-Dec-08		2008	La SEMAR (Secretaría de Marina)
Neth - BES Islands	12-Mar-12	Draft	2012	Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment - Rijkswaterstaat for Saba, Statia and Bonaire
Nicaragua	23-Feb-10	Borrador	Jul-09	Dirección General de Transporte Acuático / Departamento de Proteccion Maritima y Portuaria
Panamá	8-Mar-10	Borrador	2010	La AMP es responsable del PNC (actualización, distribución...).
Saint Kitts and Nevis	29-Mar-09	Drafted	1998
Saint Lucia	25-Mar-09	Adopted (approved in 2007)	August 6th, 2002 (5th version)	National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	19-Feb-09	Draft	Feb-09	National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)
Sint Maarten	17-Apr-12	Not written yet (March 2012)		Maritime Authority
Suriname	17-Jan-08	Draft	2004	Maritime Authority of Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago	24-May-12	Draft	2012	MEEA
UK - Anguilla	20-Feb-12	Draft	Several drafts developped but never adopted	Department of Environment
UK - British Virgin Islands	10-Jun-09
UK - Cayman Islands	13-Aug-09	adopted in 1997 and enabled in legislation in 2001
UK - Montserrat	20-Jun-06	Draft	1996
UK - Turks and Caicos	10-Jul-05		1996
United States	20-Jan-12	Adopted
Venezuela	1-Jul-10			Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuaticos e Insulares (INEA)

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