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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Information Services Updates
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with Clinton Minnis Global conducted a Shelter Management Workshop at Temple Baptist Church, Farrington Road, August 15 to 16, 2014. The training courses are part of NEMA’s ongoing objectives to build disaster resilient communities throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The objectives were to certify members of CMG and the church as shelter managers, to assist NEMA in the 2014 Hurricane Season, in the event a storm is threatening the country. The participants were Rev. Clinton Minnis, Martha Minnis, Rev. Eulease Brooks, Minister Lydia Wallace, Stefan Edgecombe, Rev. Deno Cartwright, Kenya Ferguson, Kendrick Knowles, Rusher Cargill, Edgar O. Moxey Jr., Lauriette Hinsey, Minister Wendy Russell, Lavita Thurston and Rodney Knowles. Director of NEMA Captain Stephen Russell, Deputy Director, Department of Social Services Wensworth Butler, and Reverend Minnis in their remarks underscored the importance of acquiring shelter management skills to deal with residents who seek refuge in shelters during a storm. Instructors were Luke Bethel, Training Officer, NEMA assisted by Corporal 1100 Kendrick Brown, Royal Bahamas Police Force.
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