The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has received $13 Million from China Harbour Engineering Company Limited, towards assisting persons and schools badly affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Director General of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson, in welcoming the donation, expressed thanks on behalf of the Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery Fund.

Jackson stated that ODPEM’s focus is on the education sector where some 138 schools have been reported damaged.

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