This is the official website for the Nevis Disaster Management Department in the Premier's Ministry of
the Nevis Island Administration. This Agency is responsible for the planning and implementation of
Comprehensive Disaster Management for Nevis at the Llewellyn Newton Disaster Management Facility
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KEY JULY 2015 EVENTS (& more)
Nevis Disaster Management Dept
P .O. Box 280, Premier's Ministry
Long Point, Nevis, West Indies
Tel: 869-469-1423 (24/7) / 869-469-7903
Cell: 869-668-3077 Fax: 869-469-5407
Email:
odpnevis@yahoo.com
Website:
www.nevisdm.com
FaceBook:
www.facebook.com/nevisdm
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/nevisdm
Mobile App:
http://ndmd.mobapp.at
NEMA:
869-466-5100 Fax: 869-466-5310
NEMA Email:
nemaskb@thecable.net
KEY JULY EVENTS
1st : Cabinet submission on Shelters re. preparedness for the Hurricane Season at 10 am
1st : BNTF Project meeting with NEMA via SKYPE
7th : Tradewinds 2015 Debrief Report at 0900hrs at NEMA
Nevis Disaster Management Committee meeting (date to be posted)
Nevis Disaster Sub-Committee meetings to be scheduled including Housing & Shelter Mgt, Medical & Health Services, Emergency Supplies, Seismic/Volcanic, Environmental Pollution and Search & Rescue
Ferry Schedule Information being updated and posted for NDMD App & Website
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
FUTURE 2015 ACTIVITIES
12th - 14th Aug: Shelters & Shelter Management Workshop at NDMD
Ferry Disaster Plan Formulation & possible Exercise
Official Opening of the new Emergency Operations Center/Offices at NDMD - Reps from US Govt, Federal & NIA, CDEMA, OAS & other Disaster Organizations and representatives, expected to attend
Nevis Arterial Drainage Master Plan Project continued
Joint Disaster/Emergency Inspections with Fire & Rescue Services
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST JUNE EVENTS
31st May - 9th June : Tradewinds Regional Exercise to be held in St. Kitts/Nevis & Belize
5th : Region Rap and RCC exercise
11th : Port Security Committee meeting - 9:00 a.m at NDMD
12th : Updatable Ferry Schedule Information designed and posted for NDMD App & Website
17th : BNTF Project meeting with NEMA at NDMD - other meetings planned
18th - 19th : OECS Regional Symposium on "Communicating Climate Change Issues" - St. Kitts
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST MAY EVENTS
Tradewinds Exercise Weekly meeting (on Thursdays) at NEMA
18th - 21st : ICS Workshop - 3 days, Plans Review Workshop (Ferry Plan) for 1 day - St. Kitts
18th - 22nd : Emergency Care & Treatment Workshop at NEMA, St. Kitts
21st - 30th : JICA Data Collection Survey on Disaster Prevention in CARICOM Countries Invitation Program in Japan
25th - 30th : PAHO MASS CASUALTY WORKSHOP at NDMD, Nevis
31st May - 9th June : Tradewinds Regional Exercise to be held in St. Kitts/Nevis & Belize (more details shortly)
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST APRIL EVENTS
Tradewinds Exercise Weekly meeting (on Thursdays) at NEMA
23rd : Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour cocktail, Marriotts 8-10pm
24th : Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour (U.S. Hurricane Hunter aircraft), RLB Airport, St. Kitts from 8:45 am
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST MARCH EVENTS
19th March :The St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force, local lead agency with SOUTHCOM for tradewinds - meeting 10 a.m. NEMA
25th March : 2015 CARIBE WAVE/LANTEX Tsunami simulation exercise. The CARIBE WAVE/LANTEX event provides an opportunity for Emergency Management Organizations throughout the Caribbean to exercise their operational lines of communications, review their tsunami response procedures, and promote tsunami preparedness.
26th March : First Regional Meeting of the Regional Caribbean Platform of Territorial Information for Disaster Prevention (PITCA), Trinidad
Music video being designed for the NDMD Theme (calypso) song "Plan Now! Don't Wait! Disasters Don't Discriminate!"
New Promo for the cutting edge, real time "NDMD Mobile App" being produced
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST FEBRUARY EVENTS
3rd : School Safety Meeting at NDMD EOC building
Music video for the NDMD Theme (calypso) song "Plan Now! Don't Wait! Disasters Don't Discriminate!" being planned
New Promo for the cutting edge, real time "NDMD Mobile App" being produced
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST JANUARY EVENTS
5th/8th : University of Virginia Arlington students visits Nevis & NDMD
9th :St. Kitts & Nevis Fire & Rescue Services Competitive Exhibition of Fire fighting activities held in Charlestown, Nevis.
20th : Caribe Wave Webinar 1 (English) 18h00 UTC
29th - 30th : CDEMA facilitated Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Training Workshop
Music video for the NDMD Theme (calypso) song "Plan Now! Don't Wait! Disasters Don't Discriminate!" being planned
New Promo for the cutting edge, real time "NDMD Mobile App" being produced
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST DECEMBER EVENTS
10th: Dr. Simon Atkins (climate economist, disaster risk forecaster) meeting - 3pm
Music video for the NDMD Theme (calypso) song "Plan Now! Don't Wait! Disasters Don't Discriminate!" being planned
New Promo for the cutting edge, real time "NDMD Mobile App" being produced
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST NOVEMBER EVENTS
6th : Ebola Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) training by Roxanne Brookes at NDMD
10th - 11th : CERT Radio Communications Workshop (6 pm - 9 pm)
14th : SKNAPE Logo competition deadline
15th : SKNAPE Annual General Meeting (AGM)
17th -19th : Management - Local Level Workshop, Cuba
18th - 20th : Water Harnessing Workshop at Conaree (8:30 am - 4 pm)
18th : Caribbean Tsunami Information Centre, Mission Visit to SKN - cancelled
20th : Monroe College Leadership Seminar - Red Cross building
21st : PAHO/WHO mission team visiting Nevis - meeting at 9 am at Hospital to deliver specific technical cooperation to strengthen our capacity to detect and respond to a case of EVD - visit also planned to NDMD EOC
24th : Crisis Management Seminar by NTA (3pm to 5pm) at NEPAC - Agenda for the seminar is titled “Hope is not a Plan”
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST OCTOBER EVENTS
29 Sept - 3rd Oct: Customs Training Workshop at NDMD EOC
1st : Wesleyan Pastor's meeting - Tsunami/Earthquake Literature requested
13th Oct: IDDR Day (International Day for Disaster Reduction) 2014: Resilience is for Life (focus on the Elderly)
13th Oct - 22nd Nov: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) training course/workshop
16th Oct : Seniors Meeting for IDDR at Jessups Community Center
16th Oct : St. Kitts-Nevis National Disaster Mitigation Council - focus on Ebola
28th Oct : Ebola training for health personnel with PPE's (10:30 am & 2:30 pm)
30th : Develop a Draft SKN Ebola Contingency Plan at NEMA 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
30th : School Safety Stakeholder Meeting
Nevis Arterial Drainage Master Plan Project continued
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST SEPTEMBER EVENTS
15th Sept: URGENT Safety Meeting at Delta with Maritime Division
22nd - 26th Sept: St. Kitts & Nevis Tsunami & Earthquake awareness campaign - Actitvty details will be posted shortly
29 Sept - 3rd Oct: Customs Training Workshop at NDMD EOC
Nevis Arterial Drainage Master Plan Project continued
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST AUGUST EVENTS
1st : Christena Memorial Service at Samuel Hunkins Drive, Charlestown, Nevis at 3:00 pm
21st Aug - 3rd Sept : Taiwan Workskop on National Disaster Prevention & Protection Policy & Practice
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST JULY EVENTS
7th - 11th July - PDNA regional workshop in Barbados
7th - 11th July - OHDACA Funded Assessment on Facilities Constructed through the HAP - Assessment of Nevis EOC
14th - 15th July - Training Emergency & Humanitarian Situation Workshop, Barbados
14th - 16th July - Center for Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change (CRDAC) Cuba Collaboration Project-Norway on Local Risk Management
22nd July : NEVIS DISASTER MANAGEMENT MOBILE "APP" LAUNCH FOR SMART PHONES & TABLETS AT NDMD.
23rd July - Maritime Affairs Full scale Sea Exercise (postponed)
Continued CDEMA Disaster Management Project Implementation
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST JUNE EVENTS
5th : Region Rap (Regional Disaster Communication) pre Test exercise scheduled at 2 pm
6th : Region Rap (Regional Disaster Communication) exercise scheduled
6th : OECS Workshop at NDMD (Disaster related - details shortly)
16th : Nevis Disaster Management Committee meeting proposed
Nevis Disaster Sub-Committee meetings scheduled - Public Information/Education at NDMD at 9:30 pm
Nevis Disaster Sub-Committee meeting scheduled - Utilities & Transport at NDMD at 1:30 pm
Outfitting (Equipment & Furniture) of the new NDMD EOC/Office
Continued CDEMA Disaster Management Project Implementation
Continued Public Awareness and Education program
PAST MAY EVENTS
8th : Anniversary celebrations 150 years at Red Cross building at 7pm (Int'l Red Cross Day) - Award presented to NDMD
14th-16th : National Disaster Database Workshop in St. Kitts
19th : Student in a Summer attachment at the NDMD from 19th May 2014 to 12th September 2014.
19th : National Disaster Database Workshop facilitators visit to NDMD
22nd : Human Resource (HR) Leadership Workshop, Anglican Hall
30th : A Prayer Service for the 2014 Hurricane Season held at the War Memorial Square, Charlestown, Nevis at 4:30 pm.
Public Awareness and Education program
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NDMD (Nevis) ......... 869-469-1423
Water Dept 869-665-9061/763-5319
NEVLEC ................. 869-763-9100
NEMA (St. Kitts)
..... 869-466-5100
POLICE & FIRE STATIONS
Emergency .............. 911
Charlestown Police .. 8694695391/2
Gingerland Police .... 869-469-3448
Newcastle Police ...... 869-469-9326
Cotton Ground Police 869-469-5269
Charlestown Fire ..... 869-469-3444
V.W.A. Airport Fire 869-469-8606
SK Basseterre Police
869-465-2241
SK Basseterre Fire
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SKN Coast Guard
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HOSPITAL/HEALTH CENTRE
Alexandra Hospital .. 869-469-5473
Charlestown ............ 869-469-5521
Brown Hill ............... 869-469-5521
Gingerland .............. 869-469-5521
Butlers .................... 869-469-8254
Camps ..................... 869-469-9323
Cotton Ground ........ 869-469-5521
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BE PREPARED FOR ANY EVENT !!...
FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES & HURRICANES CAN BE DANGEROUS & DEADLY, SO WE NEED TO BE READY & VIGILANT FOR ANY POSSIBLE EVENT .. REMEMBER WE ARE VULNERABLE! IS YOUR HOUSE, CAR & PERSONAL INSURANCE IN ORDER? UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL & BUSINESS DISASTER PLANS & KITS!
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