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Last updated on May 27, 2026. Next review: May 1, 2027.


No shelter is currently open. This page lists every shelter in the 2026 booklet — not the live status. The Department of Emergency Management activates shelters only during a hurricane or tropical storm. For the official list of open shelters, listen to local radio, follow DEM on social media, or call DEM on 438-7575.

Search all 70 emergency shelters in Barbados. Filter by parish, category and accessibility.

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Blackman and Gollop Primary School

Christ Church, public, holds up to 80 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Staple Grove, Christ Church, BB17003

Category 1Accessible bathroomPotable water

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Christ Church Foundation School

Christ Church, public, holds up to 75 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Church Hill Main Road, Oistins, Christ Church

Category 2Potable water

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Deighton Griffith School

Christ Church, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Kingsland, Christ Church, BB15028

Category 2Potable water

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Gordon Walters Primary School

Christ Church, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway P, Bright Hill, St. Patrick's

Category 1Potable water

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Hawthorn Methodist Church

Christ Church, privately owned, holds up to 27 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Worthing, Christ Church, BB15137

Category 2Potable water

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Ivan Harewood Centre (Christ Church Parish Church)

Christ Church, privately owned, holds up to 75 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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Salvation Army Church (Wotton)

Christ Church, privately owned, holds up to 14 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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St. Bartholomew Primary School

Christ Church, public, holds up to 35 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Parish Land Road, Parish Land, Chancery Lane

Category 2Potable water

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St. Christopher Anglican Church

Christ Church, privately owned, holds up to 35 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Enterprise Coast Road, Green Garden, Goodland

Category 2Potable water

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St. Christopher Primary School

Christ Church, public, holds up to 75 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

St Christopher's Road, St. Christopher, Hopewell

Category 1Potable water

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St. Matthias Anglican Church

Christ Church, privately owned, holds up to 23 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

St. Matthias Road, St. Matthias, Hastings

Category 2Accessible bathroom⚠ No potable water

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Hillaby Seventh Day Adventist Church

St. Andrew, privately owned, holds up to 32 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway D, Gregg Farm, Hillaby

Category 1Potable water

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Cuthbert Moore Primary School

St. George, public, holds up to 36 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 3, Astoria, Market Hill

Category 1Potable water

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Ellerton Primary School

St. George, public, holds up to 25 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Ellerton Road, Ellerton, Saint George

Category 2Potable water

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Ellerton Wesleyan Holiness Church

St. George, privately owned, holds up to 24 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Eustace Lashley Road, Ellerton, Saint George

Category 1Potable water

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St. George Anglican Church

St. George, privately owned, holds up to 22 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2⚠ No potable water

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St. George Secondary

St. George, public, holds up to 80 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway W, Constant, Saint George

Category 2Potable water

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Church of God Orange Hill

St. James, privately owned, holds up to 106 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Endeavour Cul-de-sac, Endeavour, Orange Hill

Category 1Potable water

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Gordon Greenidge Primary School

St. James, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Ronald Mapp Highway, Westmoreland, Saint Peter

Category 1Potable water

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Queens College

St. James, public, holds up to 100 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 1Potable water

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St. Silas Primary School

St. James, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 1Potable water

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West Terrace Primary School

St. James, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Wanstead Drive, West Terrace, Bagatelle

Category 2Potable water

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Mount Tabor Primary School

St. John, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Mount Tabor Church Road, Mount Tabor, Sherbourne

Category 1Potable water

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St. Margaret's Primary School

St. John, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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The Lodge School

St. John, public, holds up to 195 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway H, Green Point, Society

Category 1Accessible bathroomPotable water

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Grantley Adams Memorial

St. Joseph, public, holds up to 120 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 3, Casuarina Hill, Horse Hill

Category 2Potable water

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St. Bernard Primary School

St. Joseph, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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St. Joseph Primary School

St. Joseph, public, holds up to 35 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 3, Casuarina Hill, Horse Hill

Category 2Potable water

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Tamarind Hall Branch Library (Eric Holder Municipal Complex)

St. Joseph, public, holds up to 54 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Eric J Holder Municipal Complex, Surinam, Bowling Alley Hill

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Connell Town Pentecostal House of Prayer

St. Lucy, privately owned, holds up to 21 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 1Potable water

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Daryll Jordan Secondary

St. Lucy, public, holds up to 150 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

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Ignatius Byer Primary School

St. Lucy, public, holds up to 35 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Lowlands Road, Lowland, Pie Corner

Category 1Potable water

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Salvation Army Checker Hall Church

St. Lucy, privately owned, holds up to 14 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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Selah Primary School

St. Lucy, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 1B, Content, Greenidge

Category 2Potable water

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St. Clement's Centre (St. Clement's Anglican Church)

St. Lucy, privately owned, holds up to 30 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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William Donald George Parish Centre (St. Lucy Parish Church)

St. Lucy, privately owned, holds up to 20 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

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Barbados Community College (Commerce Division)

St. Michael, public, holds up to 244 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Accessible bathroom⚠ No potable water

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Bay Primary School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 50 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Bay Gardens, Bayland, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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Black Rock Seventh Day Adventist Church

St. Michael, privately owned, holds up to 32 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Ellerslie School Road, Black Rock, Saint Michael

Category 1Potable water

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Combermere School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 100 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Garlow Path, Bush Hall, Bridgetown

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Dalkeith Methodist Church

St. Michael, privately owned, holds up to 34 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Dalkeith Hill, Brittons Hill, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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Faith Wesleyan Holiness Church

St. Michael, privately owned, holds up to 30 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway E, Lears Court, Jackmans

Category 1Potable water

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George Lamming Primary School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 79 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Bridge Road, Carrington Village, Saint Michael

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Grazettes Primary School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 50 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Denton Road, White Hall, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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Harrison College

St. Michael, public, holds up to 81 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Crumpton's Street, Bridgetown, Saint Michael

Category 1Potable water

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Lawrence T. Gay Memorial

St. Michael, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Spooners Hill Main Road, Spooners Hill, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre

St. Michael, public, holds up to 365 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Two Mile Hill, Bridgetown, Saint Michael

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Luther Thorne Memorial

St. Michael, public, holds up to 100 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Wildey Road, Wildey Industrial Park, Wildey

Category 2Potable water

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Parkinson Memorial School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 215 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Pine East West Boulevard, The Pine, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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People's Cathedral Primary

St. Michael, privately owned, holds up to 60 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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Springer Memorial School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 66 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Government Hill, Saint Michael, BB14004

Category 2Potable water

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St. Ambrose Primary School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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St. Barnabas Senior Citizens Centre

St. Michael, privately owned, holds up to 46 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 1Potable water

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St. Leonard's Boys' School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 55 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

President Kennedy Drive, Eagle Hall, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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The Ellerslie School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 55 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2Potable water

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The St. Michael School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 37 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Martindales Road, Bridgetown, Saint Michael

Category 2Potable water

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The University of the West Indies (Sagicor Building)

St. Michael, public, holds up to 100 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 1Accessible bathroomPotable water

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Westbury Primary School

St. Michael, public, holds up to 61 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Westbury Road, New Orleans, Bridgetown

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Coleridge and Parry School

St. Peter, public, holds up to 140 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Douglas Road, Speightstown, Saint Peter

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St. Philip-the-Less Anglican Church

St. Peter, privately owned, holds up to 45 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway B1, Mount Stepney, Saint Peter

Category 2⚠ No potable water

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Restricted: Women and children only

The Salvation Army Lighthouse Centre

St. Peter, privately owned, holds up to 12 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 2⚠ No potable water

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Gemswick Nazarene Church

St. Philip, privately owned, holds up to 45 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Gemswick, Saint Philip, BB18093

Category 2⚠ No potable water

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Princess Margaret Secondary

St. Philip, public, holds up to 60 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 5, Six Roads, Saint Philip

Category 2Potable water

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Reynold Weekes Primary School

St. Philip, public, holds up to 45 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Four Roads, Saint Philip, BB18053

Category 2Potable water

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Ruby Church of the Nazarene

St. Philip, privately owned, holds up to 45 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 5, Ruby Tenantry, Robinsons

Category 1Potable water

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Six Roads Church of Christ

St. Philip, privately owned, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Category 1Potable water

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St. Catherine's Anglican Church

St. Philip, privately owned, holds up to 45 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

St. Catherine Road, St. Catherine's, Saint Philip

Category 2Potable water

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Lester Vaughan School

St. Thomas, public, holds up to 115 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

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Sharon Primary School

St. Thomas, public, holds up to 40 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Jackson Arthur Seat Road, Arthur Seat, Saint Thomas

Category 2Potable water

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Welches Primary School

St. Thomas, public, holds up to 22 people (booklet planning figure — not live availability)

Highway 2A, Welches, Saint Thomas

Category 2Potable water

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Source: 2026 Emergency Shelter Booklet, Department of Emergency Management.
Distance is calculated from the centre of each parish. Parish coordinates © OpenStreetMap contributors.