By Lisa Burden From HR DIVE Dive Brief: Three police communications operators in Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications used intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to take a Caribbean cruise together in July 2017 — and two of the three took 10 cruises using sick leave and/or FMLA dating as […]
US: Chicago police communications operators used FMLA for ‘booze cruise’
August 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Statement by the Director General of ODPEM on the recent occurrences of earthquake events in the region
October 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Story Highlights The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management notes the recent occurrences of Earthquake events in the region and in Jamaica over the past two months. We understand and acknowledge the concerns and anxieties being expressed by the populess at this time. The Office of […]
Light 4.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Jamaica
September 17, 2018 by 1 Comment
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies is reporting that a “light earthquake” with a magnitude of 4.6 was felt in the Corporate Area and St Catherine at 1:47 this afternoon. The tremor had a focal depth of 23.1 kilometres, the unit reported. Meanwhile, The […]
Cayman Islands delegation attends National Hurricane Conference
March 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
CIG DELEGATION ATTENDS NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE Although hurricane season does not officially begin until June 1st, the first hurricane of 2016 was recorded two months ago when a disturbance in the Atlantic turned into Hurricane Alex – only the second January hurricane on record since 1938. As part of the preparation process leading up to […]
