Nightmare - ODPEM alarmed over traffic build-up on Palisadoes, plans high-level meeting.

Published - Tuesday | January 2, 2018 | 12:00 AM | Romario Scott

"The potential injury to Jamaica's tourism reputation and echoing howls from an outraged public have sent several heads of agencies scampering for a comeback as pressure was being brought to bear from all quarters for persons to be held accountable for Monday's nightmarish gridlock on the Palisadoes Road, the gateway to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).

Chaos reigned on Monday night into Tuesday morning after unruly patrons attending the Sandz New Year's Day party caused a traffic gridlock, impeding the free flow of traffic to and from the NMIA.

In the aftermath, concerns are being expressed in several quarters about the potential hazard such a situation created for the capital's single international airport, also fuelling fears at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and for the police, of a huge fallout if there had been a major emergency at the airport.

ODPEM boss, Major Clive Davis, told The Gleaner that he was alarmed at what had transpired over the more than six-hour period of a breakdown in law and order.

Davis disclosed that he would be bringing the matter to the level of the National Disaster Council, adamant that there should never be a repeat of Monday night's blunder......"

Answer the following questions:

(A). As it relates to the staging of events, explain what a pre-event meeting is and state FOUR (4) specific things that would have been discussed in the pre-event meeting held for the 2018 Sandz New Year's Party. (10 marks)

(B). As it relates to servicing the event before, during and after:

i. List FIVE (5) activities that would be carried out during the event. (5 marks) ii. List FIVE (5) activities that would be carried out after the event. (5 marks)