Prime Minister the Most Hon Dr Hubert A Minnis took time out to observe the NEMA-UB Tech Squad at work in the National Emergency Operations Centre at the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, during the tracking of Hurricane Dorian.

The students managed data from an online poll: FIND ME NEMA - HURRICANE DORIAN. People were asked to click on link and fill out the relevant information. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/88VYQMZ…

The students took advantage of being amongst disaster managers from NEMA, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency (CDEMA), PAHO-WHO and other local and international partners in disaster management.

The students were able to assist NEMA’s messaging mechanisms on NEMA-Bahamas Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms. The students were able to perform such tasks on cell phones donated by Aliv, who sits on NEMA’s Communications Emergency Support Function group #2.

Pictured back row from left are Dwayne Davis, Chief Aliv Information Officer; Lindsay Thompson, Public Information Officer, NEMA; Prime Minister Minnis; Jonathan McClain, UB Student; Shalisha Jones, UB Student. Seated are Savitri Major, UB Student and Chelsea Bain, UB Student.

(BIS Photo/Yontalay Bowe)

For more information contact: Lindsay Thompson, Public Information Officer

Email: lindsaythompson@bahamas.gov.bs or NEMA@bahamas.gov.bs or nemabahamas242@gmail.com

ABOUT NEMA:

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a Bahamas Government agency, which operates under the authority of The Cabinet Office.

Vision: An organization that anticipates the potential negative impacts of disasters and emergency situations and develops effective and efficient plans, procedures and systems to minimize such impacts, by relying on sound principles of disaster management, community participation and inter-agency collaboration.

Mission: To reduce the loss of life and property within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, by ensuring that adequate preparedness and mitigation measures, and response and recovery mechanisms are established to counteract the impact of natural, man- made and technological hazards.