Aerial flood assessment helping CDC to plan relief
See below full statement from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC):
June 01, 2021 - The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) with support from the Guyana Defence...
DDL donates $11.5 million in flood relief items
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), on Tuesday, handed over GY$11.5 million in supplies to the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) and the Ministry of Human Services...
CDC urges local gov’t bodies to put disaster response systems, training into action
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is re-emphasizing the responsibility of Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, Community Development Councils, Village Councils and Regional Democratic Councils in conducting...
Two more ‘COVID’ deaths; 105 new cases recorded in Reg. 9 alone
The Ministry of Health has reported that two more individuals died from the disease COVID-19, which means that there have been a total of...
Hope’s hundred highlights Day Two of ‘Best v Best’ game
Shai Hope followed his first innings half-century with an unbeaten hundred to highlight Day Two of the West Indies Four-Day ‘Best v Best’ game...
‘It is overdue’ – motions filed to dismiss GECOM’s trio accused of electoral fraud
The continued employment of the three senior functionaries at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), accused of electoral fraud, now hangs on the success of...
Nandlall says gov’t has lost confidence in Slowe; denies seeking ‘backdoor meeting’
One day after the Head of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Paul Slowe, accused the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government of attempts to...
Black Bush Polder a ‘serious concern’ as communities still flooded
Though measures are in place to mitigate the intense flood situation at Black Bush Polder, Region Six (Corentyne-Berbice), the persistent rainfall is proving to...
53 residents in CDC shelters countrywide following widespread flooding
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in collaboration with regional authorities, is currently accommodating 53 residents at shelters countrywide.
This is as a result of flooding...
First pediatric brain aneurysm surgery done in Guyana; teen to make full recovery
Thirteen-year-old Ty David is expected to make a full recovery after being the first pediatric patient in Guyana to undergo brain aneurysm surgery.
The ground-breaking...