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NEMA Hosts Bio-Terrorism Workshop
By Bahamas Information Services
Feb 8, 2016 - 6:47:25 PM

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Participants, presenters and facilitators during a High-Level Operational Response Workshop: Bio-Incidents and Terrorist Attacks, hosted by the a National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and sponsored by Ministry of National Security, Bahamas; and the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA. The three-day workshop was held at NEMA on Gladstone Road and NEMA’s Way, January 19 - 21, 2016. Pictured among the participants, seated in front row from left are: Catherine Gibson, Project Officer, OAS-CICTE; Selwyn Jamison, Programme Manager, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate; Todd Savage, Programme Manager, FBI WMDD; Tim McSherry, (retired) Director, Emergency Management, Jefferson County; Bill Wallis (retired) Director Fire Chief, US Department of Interior; and Captain Stephen Russell, Director, NEMA. (BIS Photo/Raymond A. Bethel, Sr.)

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) recently hosted a High-Level Operational Response Workshop on Bio-Incidents and Terrorist Attacks, the aim of which was to strengthen The Bahamas’ capabilities in the event of an incident.

The three-day workshop was held at NEMA’s office on Gladstone Road and NEMA’s Way, January 19 - 21, 2016.

The workshop was sponsored by the Ministry of National Security, Bahamas; and the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA.

The workshop involved about 30 participants from the Water & Sewerage Corporation, Atlantis Resort, ZNS, Bahamas Information Services, the National Emergency Management Agency, Nassau Airport Development Company, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Ministry of Tourism, Department of Environmental Health Services, Ministry of Works and Urban Development, Department of Public Health, National Intelligence Agency, Bahamas Customs, and Doctors Hospital.

The objective of the workshop was to aid the Bahamas Government in creating a coordinated inter-institutional response plan to a bio-terrorist incident.

The OAS sees the importance of encouraging initiatives such as this in OAS Member States because of the potential threat of terrorism in the hemisphere. Having a coordinated response to a bio-terrorist incident will save many lives, as governments will be prepared in the face of a disaster.

The CICTE facilitators and presenters at the workshop were: Tim McSherry, (retired) Director, Emergency Management, Jefferson County; Selwyn Jamison, Programme Manager, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (FBI WMDD); Bill Wallis (retired) Director Fire Chief, US Department of Interior; Catherine Gibson, Project Officer, OAS-CICTE; and Todd Savage, Programme Manager, FBI WMDD.

Presentations and discussions covered: a Review of Bahamian Bio-Defense Project, National Plan Progress Report; Progress, Successes and Obstacles, Inter-Institutional Communications, Disaster Response during Hurricane Joaquin; Lessons Learned and Debriefing, Disaster Response during Hurricane Joaquin; Response and Action, Public Messaging during Crisis, amongst other related topics.

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