ODPEM Underscores Importance of Community Emergency Response to Disasters
As Jamaica approaches the start of the 2024 hurricane season, Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, has underscored the importance of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). “If something happens to you, who is the first person that will come to your aid? It’s your neighbour, if you’re neighbourly, which everyone should...