THE Government of Trinidad and Tobago, on Tuesday, indicated that it will be sending flood-relief items to Guyana.
A statement from the office of Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, said Guyana has been experiencing heavy and above normal rainfall in the months of May and June, leading to severe flooding. Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, last week officially declared Guyana to be in a state of disaster by virtue of the ongoing floods.
“The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has been experiencing heavy and above normal rainfall in the months of May and June which has led to severe flooding, The President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has designated the flooding as a Level 2 event and declared a disaster in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, citing specific affected areas,” the release.
It added: “As a result of this severe flooding, Guyana has requested assistance from CARICOM for various relief items.”
According to the release, Prime Minister Rowley has instructed that Trinidad and Tobago immediately make the necessary arrangements to have requested relief items taken to Guyana as a matter of urgency. “Accordingly, the Government is arranging for relief supplies to be taken to Guyana and this will be coordinated by the Ministry of Trade and Industries and the Ministry of National Security (Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management) under the guidance of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs,” the release said.

Additionally, on Tuesday, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) received a further boost with a US$10,723 donation from the International Center for Democracy (ICD) for flood-relief efforts. Since starting its countrywide flood-relief response, the CDC has received overwhelming support from Guyana’s private sector.
The New York-based organisation said the donation was made in collaboration with its partners in the religious community and private organisations.
“The ICD is committed to ensure that democracy prevails in Guyana, but also through our charitable work and contribution, assist the Guyanese people during these difficult times,” the organisation stated. “It is the hope of the ICD that this contribution will help to mitigate some of the suffering Guyanese are facing. The ICD is continuing to work with other US-based organisations and private individuals to provide additional aide to Guyana in the coming weeks. Those contributions will also be sent directly to the CDC,” it added.
The ICD said it will continue to work with other organisations to bring additional aid to Guyana in the coming weeks.
Since May 18, 2021, the CDC has received reports of 36,083 households in more than 300 communities across all 10 Administrative Regions being affected by the flooding situation.
To date, a total of 20,484 cleaning hampers and 21,145 food hampers have been distributed as a form of emergency relief.