Georgetown : Guyana is ready to assist sister Caricom states that are severly hit by Hurricane Matthew. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon today Cabinet gave its approval for the Director General of the Civil Defence Commission, Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup to attend the annual “Achievements and Priorities Workshop hosted by CDEMA. This meeting will be held in Barbados from October 11 to 13, 2016.
Nothing that Haiti, in particular has been badly affected by the strong storm, Harmon said Guyana is monitoring the situation closely through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). “Guyana will make its contribution to the efforts to rebuild once the damage is properly assessed,” he said.
The CDEMA meeting will seek to harmonize a comprehensive disaster management strategy for disaster risk reduction which was adopted in Japan, during March 2015.
The meeting will see presentations being made on achievements, good practices and tools related to disaster preparedness, programmes and action plans for the Caribbean.
Recommendations for actions will also be made for future disaster risk reduction implementation methods in the Caribbean, Minister Harmon added.
Over the years, Guyana has assisted several countries that suffered from various natural disasters, in the Caribbean region and further afield.
