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Resident Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jeanelle van GlaannenWeygel (second left) and Director of Training and Information at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White (right), with ODPEM’s Training Officer, Kristen Rhone (centre) and Coordinator for the National Disaster Risk Management Volunteer Programme, Diamonette Syncon (second right), who both completed Basic Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training with the OAS. Both women were handed emergency kits with equipment to carry out fieldwork at a handover ceremony, held at ODPEM’s New Kingston Offices, on February 22. At left is OAS Administrative Technician, Kerry-ann Parchment.
Resident Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jeanelle van GlaannenWeygel (second left) and Director of Training and Information at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White (right), with ODPEM’s Training Officer, Kristen Rhone (centre) and Coordinator for the National Disaster Risk Management Volunteer Programme, Diamonette Syncon (second right), who both completed Basic Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training with the OAS. Both women were handed emergency kits with equipment to carry out fieldwork at a handover ceremony, held at ODPEM’s New Kingston Offices, on February 22. At left is OAS Administrative Technician, Kerry-ann Parchment.

ODPEM Training Officers Complete Certification Course

By: Charnele Henry, February 23, 2021
Training Officers of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) have successfully completed certification in Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, offered by the Organization of American States...
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Senator Delroy Williams. addresses today’s (February 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC Passes Resolutions To Honour “Toots” And “Butch” Stewart

By: Chris Patterson, February 10, 2021
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Public Relations and Communications Manager, Digicel Jamaica, Elon Parkinson, use one of the hand-washing stations provided by Digicel Jamaica to safeguard the health of homeless and indigent persons. The stations, which will be installed at infirmaries, municipal buildings and town centres, were handed over at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, St. Andrew on Thursday (February 4).

Digicel Donates 100 Handwashing Stations To Assist Homeless, Indigent Persons

By: Rochelle Williams, February 5, 2021

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By: Office Of Disaster Preparedness And Emergency Management, January 21, 2021