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Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

ODPEM Urges Persons To Adhere To Post-severe Weather Safeguards

KINGSTON, July 5 (JIS): The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is encouraging members of the public to observe critical post-sever weather safeguards. After a severe weather system, citizens should continue to monitor updates from reliable, government-approved official...

Acting Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Office (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

ODPEM Commences Post-Hurricane Beryl Damage Assessments

Senior Director of Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Patrick Watson, addresses a Shelter Management Conference held at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (June 26).

St. Elizabeth Shelter Managers Discuss Strategies to Safeguard Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), congratulates members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force attached to the Black River Police Station in St. Elizabeth for their support during Hurricane Beryl’s passage, while touring the parish on Thursday (July 4) to assess damage sustained.

Gov’t Looking to Expedite Assessments of Damage Sustained from Hurricane’s Passage

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Richard Solomon, during a tour of St. Elizabeth on Thursday (July 4) to assess the impact of Hurricane Beryl on the parish.

Gov’t Pledges Swift and Substantial Support for Farmers Impacted by Hurricane Beryl

The current state of the doctors quarters at the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth, where the roof was blown off by Hurricane Beryl’s gale force winds.

2 years ago Health & WellnessHurricane BerylPrime Minister

Prime Minister Thanks Medical Personnel in St. Elizabeth for Selfless Service During Hurricane Beryl

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has thanked public health personnel in St. Elizabeth for their selfless devotion in caring for the sick during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday (July 3). He expressed these sentiments during a visit to the Black River Hospital on Thursday (July 4), where he met with the institution’s staff as well as...

2 years ago Foreign AffairsHurricane BerylPress Release

UNDP Ready to Support the Caribbean to Recover from Hurricane Beryl

This week, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the Caribbean region, bringing winds of 140 to 160 mph, and becoming the first hurricane on record to reach category 5 so early in the Atlantic. In Jamaica, and the Eastern Caribbean, entire communities have been flooded, houses destroyed, livelihoods wiped out, and the full scale of this event is not yet known....

2 years ago Hurricane BerylLocal GovernmentPress Release

Government Extends Condolences to Families Affected by Hurricane Beryl

The Government of Jamaica expresses its deepest condolences to the families of Alrick Moncrieffe and Kayon Sterling who died as a result of the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families during this difficult time. Hurricane Beryl has brought significant hardship to our nation, and any loss of life is a profound tragedy. On behalf...

Project Engineer with ODPEM for the Jamaica Project for the Improvement of Emergency Communication, Dane Lawrence.

2 years ago Local Government

Disaster Emergency Communications System Provided Critical Support During Hurricane Beryl

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says the use of the Disaster Emergency Communications System was critical for sharing information throughout the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The system provides a single platform for disaster management entities to communicate, which allows emergency responders access to a single space to receive updates on incidents islandwide, so they can formulate...

2 years ago Hurricane BerylLocal Government

NEOC Scales Down Operations After Passage of Hurricane Beryl

The National Emergency Operations Centre’s (NEOC) activities have been scaled down from Level Three to One, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. This was announced by Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a debriefing at the Centre, based at ODPEM’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (July 4). ODPEM’s headquarters becomes the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets Director of Nursing Services at the Black River Hospital in St. Elziabeth, Maria Stampp, during a visit to the parish on Thursday (July 4) to view and assess damage resulting from Hurricane Beryl’s passage.

2 years ago Hurricane BerylPrime Minister

Most Jamaicans Acted Responsibly During Hurricane Beryl’s Passage – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says most Jamaicans acted responsibly during the passage of Hurricane Beryl and took preemptive measures to protect themselves and their property. He made the remarks during an interview with BBC News on Thursday (July 4) while providing an update on the effects of the category four hurricane which impacted Jamaica on July 3....

The main terminal building at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston.

2 years ago Hurricane BerylTransport

All Airports and Aerodromes to Reopen by July 5

The Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay was scheduled to reopen on Thursday (July 4) at 6:00 p.m., while the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston is expected to reopen on Friday (July 5) at 5:00 a.m. This, following their closure due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday (July 3). An Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)...