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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a press briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston on Monday (October 27).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a press briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston on Monday (October 27).

Gov’t Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthening Emergency Shelter Infrastructure

By: Britney Stevens, October 28, 2025
The Government remains committed to investing in the improvement of emergency shelters. This assurance comes from Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who reaffirmed the Administration’s...
Principal Director of the Meteorological Services Branch in the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Evan Thompson, provides an update on Hurricane Melissa from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) during a media briefing at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston.

Hurricane Melissa Remains on Course for Jamaica Landfall

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, October 28, 2025
Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis.

Trelawny, St. Ann Residents Urged to Go into Shelters Before It’s Too Late

By: Garwin Davis, October 28, 2025

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