ODPEM Raises Awareness All Month Long 

ODPEM Raises Awareness All Month Long 

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has declared January as Earthquake Awareness Month. To promote earthquake readiness, a month-long campaign titled ‘Drop, Cover, Hold: Earthquake Readiness is Within Our Control’ was...
Estimated 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake

Estimated 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake

An estimated 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook sections of Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas and United States’ Minor Outlying Islands. CVM TV will update you as soon as more details are provided View this post on Instagram A post shared by CVM TV...
Where Were You During the Earthquake?

Where Were You During the Earthquake?

On the evening of Thursday, September 21, 2023, at around 7:30 p.m., Jamaica experienced a 5.0 magnitude earthquake, which was felt throughout the island. The impact was also reported in Cuba and some parts of the United States. During the incident, our News Presenter...
Earthquake Readiness Is Within Your Control 

Earthquake Readiness Is Within Your Control 

Senior Director of Mitigation, Planning, Research and Development Division, ODPEM Anna Tucker Abraham, and Joyce Reynolds Robinson, Information Officer At ODPEM visited to discuss Jamaica’s geographic location along the northern margin of the Caribbean Plate and...