Kingston, Jamaica, 5 September, 2013 (CDEMA, ODPEM) - CDEMA partners remain committed to supporting the annual Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management. This was quite evident in the attendance at the official launch of the 8th Conference at the Spanish Court Hotel in Jamaica on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
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Bridgetown, Barbados, 10 September 2013 (CDEMA) - The Urban Search & Rescue Light Level Course (USAR LL) culminated on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Crabs Camp in Antigua and Barbuda. Twenty- nine (29) Search and Rescue Technicians from Anguilla, Dominica, Montserrat and the Virgin Islands benefitted from the training which began on Monday, September 2, 2013 and concluded on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Participants came from a variety of disciplines including Fire, Police, Military, Forestry and Cadet Corps.
View video of the Launch of the 8th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
Bridgetown, Barbados, 4 September 2013 (CDEMA) - The 8th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management organized by Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), in collaboration with the Office for Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPEM) and its partners will be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, Jamaica from December 2 -6, 2013. A ceremony to officially launch the Conference was held today at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston Jamaica. Click here to view video of the CDM Conference Launch.