The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with Clinton Minnis Global (CMG), conducted a shelter management workshop at Temple Baptist Church, Farrington Road, on August 15 and 16.
The training courses are part of NEMA's ongoing objective 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 and 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 in the 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.
The instructors were Luke Bethel, training officer, NEMA, assisted by Corporal 1100 Kendrick Brown of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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