ROADTOWN Tortola BVI, June 21st, 2012 – Hurricane, flood and landslide awareness are the focus of the Public Information and Education (PIE) subcommittee of the National Disaster Management Council, for the next four weeks. With the aim of getting the public to become more prepared for these disasters, a series of radio tips, print ads and posters and are to be released.
Subcommittee member, Linton Leonard said, “It is important for the public to get to know these tips for themselves and their families. We want BVI households to memorize the facts and procedures. In the event of an actual emergency these tips may be much harder to receive and we need to be ready.”
The Chairman of PIE, Geraldine Ritter-Freeman said, “PIE is working hard along with many private, local companies to get the public to be prepared in the event of a disaster. For this next week, we should start to see posters, print handouts, radio and TV messages, and also special incentives. I hope the BVI community listens!”
The campaign officially started this week with the mounting of posters in local supermarkets displaying hurricane safety tips. The campaign will continue for the next five weeks and messages will be translated in Spanish as well.
The PIE Subcommittee is comprised of volunteers of various BVI media outlets, from newspaper, radio, television to online, as well as many government agencies.
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