Press Release # 1 Issued on: Tuesday January 24, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Riverhead Community Receives Upgrade to its Footpath
Riverhead community within the district of Llandewey, St. Thomas recently received a major upgrade to its footpath with the construction of a footbridge and a U drain across the area’s main gully. The newly installed footbridge will allow unimpeded access to the Riverhead Basic School during instances of prolonged rainfall. The initiative was a joint venture between the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Llandewey Zonal Committee.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Friday January 13, 2012 at 11:40 a.m. “ODPEM to Conduct a National Earthquake & Tsunami Simulation”
The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) will spearhead a national Earthquake and Tsunami Simulation Exercise. The exercise dubbed National Simulation Exercise 2012 (NaSIMEX 2012) will take place on February 15 and 16, 2012 within the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew and St. Catherine.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Thursday January 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. “Haiti Quake- Two Years Later”
Today marks the second anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck Haiti. It was reported that the epicenter of the quake was approximately 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. The quake was considered the worst in the region in more than 200 years and a study by the Inter-American Development Bank estimated that the total cost of the disaster was between $7.2 and $13.2 billion USD, based on a death toll from 200,000 to 250,000 persons.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Friday January 6, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. “Earthquake Awareness Week 2012 Campaign Officially Starts Sunday”
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be observing Earthquake Awareness Week (EAW) 2012 from January 8 to 14, 2012 under the theme “Earthquakes can strike anywhere, anytime. Be prepared there are no signs.” This annual event is aimed at increasing the general awareness and encouraging Jamaicans to implement more active earthquake preparedness measures to effectively reduce our risk to this unpredictable hazard.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Wednesday December 21, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. “ODPEM Cautions the Public as the Traditional Dry Season Approaches”
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding the public that as the Traditional Dry Season (January 1 to April 30, 2012) approaches persons should start implementing the necessary risk reduction measures.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Friday December 16, 2011 at 10:35 p.m. “Preparations are now underway for Earthquake Awareness Week 2012”
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has started the first round of its public education campaign for Earthquake Awareness Week 2012. The ODPEM yesterday hosted an earthquake sensitization session which included approximately thirty participants from public and private sector entities.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Monday December 5, 2011 at 4:15 p.m. 2,000 Mangroves Planted at Rocky Point
White Sand Beach within the community of Rocky Point, Clarendon received a major boost to its coastline with the planting of 2,000 mangroves on Friday December 2, 2011. The initiative was a joint venture between the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (CCAM) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) with the aim to build, restore and protect the mangrove coastline of Portland Bight which has suffered severe damage over the past fifteen years.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Wednesday November 30, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. “2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Officially Ends Today”
The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends today, Wednesday November 30, 2011 however, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding the public to continue utilizing best practices that can reduce risk and save lives as it relates to rainfall and flooding.
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Press Release # 1Issued on: Thursday October 13, 2011 at 9:40 a.m. “International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR)”
Today, Thursday, October 13, 2011 is being observed as International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). Sanctioned by the United Nations Secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), this day is observed annually to raise global awareness.
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Press Release # 1 Issued on: Monday September 12, 2011 at 10:10 a.m. “ODPEM Marks Hurricane Gilbert’s 23rd Anniversary”
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert which made landfall on the island back in 1988 causing destruction, confusion and despair among the two million people living in the island.
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