Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) uses a two-way radio, which is part of the Disaster Emergency Communication System, during a visit to the National Emergency Operations Centre, located at Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), on Wednesday. . Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). The communication system, I think, is a game-changer for Jamaica. The project's implementation is being spearheaded by the Office of Disaster. . The Government has budgeted $1.
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