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CDC spearheads formation of draft flood preparedness plan
24-Mar-2010
In the quest to put in place a National Flood Preparedness and Response Plan, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday commenced an intense and interactive session with several st...Sunday, 28 March 2010
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ESRI approves $40M GIS software for Guyana
Georgetown, GINA, February 9, 2010
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud who is currently attending a meeting in California, United States of America, to discuss how Geographical Information System ...Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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CDC to table draft disaster plan to government by Friday
Several government and other stakeholder agencies are participating in a two-day workshop to prepare a draft disaster plan for government.The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is working to produce a dra...Saturday, 16 January 2010
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Gov’t pledges US$1M in Haiti relief
Source: Stabroeknews
Guyana has pledged US$1 million in assistance to Haiti following the major earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation on Tuesday.
President Bharrat Jagdeo made the announcement...Friday, 15 January 2010
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CRITICAL IN ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS : S-G CARRINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In an era when developed and developing nations did not prioritise asymmetry in new trading arrangements, economic competitiveness and disaster preparedness were essential for the Caribbean Region, said His Excellency Edwin Carrington.
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) was at the time speaking at the commissioning of a Doppler radar weather system on March 31, in Brasso Venado, Trinidad and Tobago.
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CDC spearheads formation of draft flood preparedness plan
24-Mar-2010
In the quest to put in place a National Flood Preparedness and Response Plan, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday commenced an intense and interactive session with several stakeholder organisations at the Regency Hotel, Hadfield Street, Georgetown.
The venture, according to Deputy Director General of the CDC, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Abraham, comes as part of Government’s collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to build both national and local capacity in disaster risk reduction and response. And since the CDC has been bestowed with the mandate to manage emergencies and disasters in Guyana, the preparedness project will be undertaken under its auspices with funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 March 2010 07:24
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ESRI approves $40M GIS software for Guyana
Georgetown, GINA, February 9, 2010
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud who is currently attending a meeting in California, United States of America, to discuss how Geographical Information System (GIS) can be used as a tool to support the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) has managed to garner the approval for a $40M state-of-the-art GIS software from the Environmental Systems Research Institute ( ESRI) and the University of Redlands.
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First Shipment off to Haiti
The first shipment of relief materials donated to the National Haitian Disaster Relief Committee left the shores of Guyana last evening from the John Fernandes Wharf, headed for Jamaica.
Director of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup stated from the Conference Room of the organisation yesterday that associates in Jamaica, the focal point for shipping to Haiti, have reported that the way is clear. The containers are expected to be in Jamaica by February 3.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Ms. Priya Manickchand, said that four containers which left yesterday contain the following:
Flour – 500 bags
Refined Coconut oil – 78 cases
Pharmaceuticals – donated by New GPC
Bottled water – 2 containers donated by DDL
Used clothing
On Friday another shipment is supposed to leave the John Fernandes Wharf for Jamaica containing rice, other foodstuff, biscuits, bottled water and more used clothing.
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