Tag: Director General
First of its kind Regional Disaster Management Centre commissioned in Lethem
Isaiah Braithwaite- November 12, 2021Region Nine is now prepared to handle natural disasters such as droughts and flood, following the commissioning of a Regional ... Read More
Seven airlines signal interest in Guyana route
Isaiah Braithwaite- July 14, 2021Director General (ag) of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Chaitrani Heeralall says seven airlines have signalled their interest in ... Read More
Canadian High Commission donates $8.9M to CDC for flood relief
Isaiah Braithwaite- June 24, 2021The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Thursday received $8.9 million from the Canadian High Commission to boost its flood relief ... Read More
CDC activates Volunteer Corps
Staff Writer- May 31, 2021-to support local organs in flood affected regions The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Sunday activated its Volunteer Corps to ... Read More
CDC, stakeholders partnering to boost Guyana’s disaster recovery capacity
Kellon Rover- January 16, 2021The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has partnered with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the World Bank through the ... Read More
CDC urges RDCs to activate Emergency Operations centres
Isaiah Braithwaite- November 3, 2020Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Director-General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig has called on Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) to activate their Regional ... Read More
Gov’t asks FAO for guidance on using technology to boost agriculture
Isaiah Braithwaite- October 21, 2020The Government has appealed to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to assist farmers in the use technology to boost ... Read More
Gaico Construction, Andrew Supermarket support COVID-19 Public Relief Programme
Ayana George- September 3, 2020Gaico Construction handed over a $2M cheque to the Civil Defense Commission (CDC). The money will go towards the government’s ... Read More
600 COVID-19 relief hampers distributed in Region 8Â
Synieka Thorne- August 10, 2020— residents welcome swift action by new PPP/C Gov't — distribution exercise to be taken to Annai and Lethem, on ... Read More
No silver bullet for COVID-19 – WHO warns
Akeasha Boodie- August 3, 2020—worldwide cases now at 17.5M —China probe moves one step ahead DPI, Guyana, Monday, August 3, 2020 On Monday, Director-General ... Read More