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USAID to provide $6.2m in flood relief to Guyana

An aerial view of severely flooded areas in Region 10.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana--The United States government, via its Agency for International Development USAID has committed to providing “immediate humanitarian assistance” in the form of US $30,000 or in excess of GYD 6.2 million to Guyana, which has been battling floods caused by heavy rainfall.

  This disclosure was made on Wednesday by Clinton White, Regional Representative of USAID’s Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission. He told a news conference hosted at the Roraima Duke Lodge in Georgetown that US $15,000 of the monies will be directed to the Guyana Red Cross Society for the purchase and transportation of relief hampers, including cleaning and personal hygiene kits. The remaining US $15,000, White said, will go towards aiding the ongoing efforts of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

The Daily Herald - USAID to provide $6.2m in flood relief to Guyana

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Seriously? $30K?

Biden is going to have to step up his game if he hopes to make a run at Florida in 2024. He will need every single Guyanese vote. Pompeo was thinking 4 years ahead when he did his regional tour last year using State Department assets. He will most definitely be running for President.

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Civil Defence Commission, Guyana

Source - http://cdc.gy/new/


GENERAL

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) was established in the year 1982 to make plans and conduct operations to deal with all types of disasters in Guyana. By 1985 a comprehensive National Disaster Preparedness Plan was documented and put into use.At the time of its establishment the Commission operated under the authority of the Office of the Prime Minister. Responsibility for the CDC was subsequently moved to the Office of the President in 1992.

In September 2001 Standard Operation Procedures for the National Emergency Operations Centre were upgraded to meet new challenges of the worsening domestic and international disaster situation.

The CDC of Guyana is a full member of the Caribbean Disaster Emergence Management Agency (CDEMA).

http://cdc.gy/new/wp-content/uploads/org_chart.jpg

PLANS AND PROCEDURES

Plans and procedures are the most important tool of disaster management because they structure and guide emergency action. Plans are based on the premise that it is better to make your decisions long before a disaster strikes than in the aftermath of a disaster when information is inaccurate and the situation is confusing and often unknown.

Our primary plans and procedures will cover the following:

a. Disaster Plans. These include preparedness plans such as warning and evacuation plans, sheltering plans, needs plans, and search and rescue plans. Disaster plans are prepared on the basis of known risks, estimated impact areas, and predicted needs.

b. Contingency Plans. Contingency plans are actions planned in anticipation that something unexpected might occur.

c. Forward Planning. This concerns the development of specific plans to meet an immediate emergency.

d. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). SOPs are developed within an organisation to provide standard responses to anticipated situations.

Source & rest of article - https://cdc.gy/?page_id=14350

FM
@cain posted:

You think dem boys doan know the more they give the more is stolen? Is like they hand over 500k....470k go to ...ahem..ahem,. admin cost.

You see the Guyanese mind at work. They boast and brag how they "gat aile bai". We "going to de moon". Yet the developed nations are supposed to fork over money to them. They can't erase the beggar mentality. Biden should tell them if they don't like the $30K US they can give it back.

FM
@Former Member posted:

You see the Guyanese mind at work. They boast and brag how they "gat aile bai". We "going to de moon". Yet the developed nations are supposed to fork over money to them. They can't erase the beggar mentality. Biden should tell them if they don't like the $30K US they can give it back.

Guyanese politicians are a bunch of opportunistic thugs.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Guyanese politicians are a bunch of opportunistic thugs.

The English word thug traces its roots to the Hindi ठग (ṭhag), which means 'swindler' or 'deceiver'.

It amazing what one can do with one swipe of their brush.

Mitwah

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