

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