Releases By ODPEM
Update on Riverton City LandfillThe Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) continue to report steady progress of Phase 2 of ground.....
ODPEM | 2012-02-14 13:31:44 # Views :5697
Applications close Wednesday October 25 2017 for the JCTI free training programmeThe Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), the agency with responsibility for the development of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) has announced that the deadline for submi.....
ODPEM | 2017-10-23 19:45:09 # Views :5487
Update on Fire at Riverton City Solid Waste DumpThe National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in collaboration with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has now activated the Command and Control Centre at the.....
ODPEM | 2012-02-09 15:09:43 # Views :5432
2012 North Atlantic Hurricane Season officially endsThe 2012 North Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ended on Friday November 30, 2012, however the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding the public to continue .....
ODPEM | 2012-11-30 20:25:01 # Views :4967
OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDENSS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HANDS OVER RELIEF FUNDS TO DOMINICA at the 10th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster ManagementThe 10th Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Conference of 2017 under the theme Check Point 2017 Building Resilience through Partnerships is currently taking place in Nassau Bahamas (December 4-9,.....
ODPEM | 2017-12-11 14:39:42 # Views :4947
55th Anniversary of the Destructive Montego Bay EarthquakeToday marks the 55th Anniversary of the destructive Montego Bay earthquake which struck the second city in 1957 causing severe damage to properties and infrastructure including the St. James Parish C.....
ODPEM | 2012-03-02 08:14:14 # Views :4666
“Evacuation of Jamaican Nationals from the British Virgin Islands”The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) coordinated flights from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) for Jamaican Nationals who have requested to return home due to the devasta.....
ODPEM | 2017-09-26 13:29:56 # Views :4607
Old Harbour Bay Community the First to Conduct Tsunami DrillThe community of Old Harbour Bay is one step closer to strengthening its disaster plan after successfully conducting its first Earthquake and Tsunami drill yesterday......
ODPEM | 2012-02-10 09:06:40 # Views :4417
ODPEM encourages proactive drought mitigation practicesAs the nation moves into the drought period that has become customary during the months of January to March, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), is urging Jamaicans t.....
ODPEM | 2013-01-07 18:15:09 # Views :4323
National Earthquake Drill & Search & Rescue ExerciseThe Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with a number of its partner agencies and parish councils will be staging a series of earthquake drills across the i.....
ODPEM | 2012-02-14 13:37:25 # Views :4287
Featured Releases
German Embassy donates $ 5.7m to Hurricane “Sandy” relief effortsThe Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will receive a $ 5.7 million donation from the German Government to support recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane “Sandy”.
International journalist to be guest speaker at PAJ awardsOutstanding British journalist and union leader Jeremy Dear is to be the guest speaker at the 2012 Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Awards which will be held on Friday December 7 at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
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