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Guyanese delegation stranded in Antigua
By Devina Samaroo The Guyanese delegation sent to conduct a needs assessment in hurricane-hit islands is presently stranded in Antigua, as Hurricane Maria ploughs its way towards the Caribbean. Maria intensified to a Category 3 hurricane,…
Gov’t doubles funds to hurricane-battered islands, to deploy assessment team
The Government of Guyana has doubled its donation for the country’s contribution to the hurricane relief efforts and will be dispatching a team to conduct a needs assessment of Guyanese nationals affected by Hurricane Irma in St Maarten and…
CDC, Foreign Ministry open hotline for relatives of persons affected by Hurricane Irma
(Ministry of the Presidency, Georgetown, Guyana)- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in collaboration with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has established a hotline for Guyanese who are seeking information about their loved ones in…
Greenidge: No ‘significant’ request for Guyanese to be evacuated from Hurricane-raved Caribbean
There has been no significant request from Guyanese to be removed from Caribbean islands recently devastated by Hurricane Irma. Speaking a press conference early today, Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge indicated that more clarity is…
Gov’t working to evacuate Guyanese in hurricane hit countries
The government has initiated the process to begin the evacuation of Guyanese citizens in hurricane hit Caribbean countries and it has donated a GY$10M to relief efforts. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, during a meeting with Private Sector…
Caricom steps up hurricane relief efforts
Relief efforts for the countries affected by Hurricane Irma in the eastern Caribbean have been stepped up following the passage of Hurricane Jose out of the area. According to a statement from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the…
Guyanese in BVI appeal for Government help
Hundreds of Guyanese in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are appealing to the Guyana Government for aid and assistance with repatriation following the devastation of Hurricane Irma that left thousands homeless on the Caribbean island.…
Guyanese man killed during Hurricane Irma in BVI
A Guyanese national is among those dead in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after Hurricane Irma struck. He has been identified as Derek Ragnauth, the cousin-in-law of former Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai. Ragnauth hailed…
5 confirmed dead in BVI following Hurricane Irma
(BVI Platinum) Hurricane Irma has claimed the lives of five persons in the BVI, Governor Gus Jaspert confirmed this evening, September 9. Governor Jaspert in an audio statement said that they are still struggling to get communication in and…
Cuba blasted as Hurricane Irma tears through the Caribbean
(CNN) Packing life-threatening winds, provoking massive storm surge and causing a host of rainfall dangers, Hurricane Irma slammed northern Cuba on Saturday, continuing to plod a path of devastation through the Caribbean en route to the US…
