Disaster

At least 17 houses at Karasabai, Rupununi, were Sunday night damaged or destroyed by a violent storm, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said Monday. “A powerful wind storm hit several houses in Karasabai, Region 9 last evening leaving significant damage in its wake,” the CDC said. The Commission, which is Guyana’s national disaster mitigation and response agency, said the Region ...

Even as repairs to mainly the roofs of 33 houses in Linden that were destroyed by Wednesday night’s brief storm, the Linden Town Council is preparing to conduct a scientific study of the drainage infrastructure in the town, officials said. Linden Mayor, Sharma Solomon said a tender would be awarded to conduct a scientific study titled “Optimization of the Drainage ...

In the wake of devastation and death caused by Hurricane Beryl, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met in an emergency session on Tuesday and agreed to ask the international community for financial relief. “The extent of destruction here will definitely require international support, not only immediate financial support in the form of grants and long-term low-interest concessional loans but also help ...

Guyana’s Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said the first shipment of relief aid to Grenada from Guyana has arrived in the hurricane-affected country where three people were killed by Beryl. The relief items included generators, water purification tablets, chainsaws, batteries, hygiene items and other necessities. CDC Director General, Retired Colonel Nazrul Hussain officially handed over the items to Grenada’s Minister for ...

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said he has received a commitment from Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali to rush a quantity of building materials to Union Island, one of the Grenadines, where Hurricane Beryl smashed more more than 90 percent of the houses. “In one case, the President of Guyana has indicated that he would send ...

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell on Monday said that Guyana was on standby to deploy security personnel to his tri-island country after the violent category four storm, Hurricane Beryl, passes. He told a news briefing hours before that he was in contact with President Irfaan Ali and the Grenadian and top civilian security personnel were also communicating with one ...

Even as flood waters were receding from the south-eastern town of Linden and surrounding Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) areas, the opposition-controlled regional council and government on Wednesday traded blame for the severity and response to the flood. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Guyana’s disaster response agency, reported that water has receded in Noitgedacht where the Community Development Council (CDC) ...

The European Union (EU) is providing another 7.5 million Euros for the further rehabilitation of Guyana’s sea defence, Deputy Managing Director for Americas, European External Action Service Mr Javier Niño Pérez announced on Tuesday. He said the decision to provide the additional cash to Guyana is because the country has managed the 30 million Euro disbursement that has seen at ...

Several villages in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) were Monday flooded due to heavy rainfall and rising rivers in neighbouring Brazil, prompting authorities to obtain relief supplies, Regional Executive Officer Karl Singh said. “Those rivers in Brazil, including the Amazon, are flowing and pushing back the water to the Takatu River. All the communities along the Takatu River will be ...

Prime  Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Saturday said Guyana has promised to dispatch a ship-load of emergency relief supplies in the wake of the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere volcano Friday. “The President of Guyana has been in touch with me quite often. They (are) loading a ship to send a lot of ...