ODPEM in the media – Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

Jan 29, 2020

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Off The Shores of Cuba

On Wednesday January 28, 2020 at 2:10pm (19:20UTC), a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in the Cuba region at a depth...

Jan 13, 2020

National Earthquake-Readiness Committee to be Established

To better prepare the society for an earthquake, a new National Earthquake Readiness Committee will soon be established by the...

Jan 13, 2020

Portland Is ‘Active Ground’ For Earthquake, Listed Among Most Vulnerable To Natural Disasters

More in this report from Neika Lewis. Active ground! Mitigation Programmes Officer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...

Jan 03, 2020

ODPEM To Train MSMEs In Business Continuity Planning

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will train an additional 200 micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME)...

Dec 05, 2019

Jamaicans Urged To Remain Alert Even As Hurricane Season Ends

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says that although the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season has officially ended,...

Nov 28, 2019

Local Government Ministry Prepared to Respond to Disasters

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry is “up to the task” of dealing...