THE Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Thursday received donations from ANSA McAL Trading Limited and Ramps Logistics to boost national flood relief efforts.
The items were handed over to CDC Director-General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig at a simple ceremony held at the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG).
The donation included a quantity of foodstuff, sanitation supplies and other essential items.

ANSA McAl’s Anjeta Hinds said the donation comprises mainly of sanitisation products, since those items are vital at this point in time.
“We saw the importance of the sanitisation and clean-up, so this donation is primarily TrinChloro bleach, which is primarily to focus on the sanitisation that’s going to be required during this time, and even after the flood waters hopefully recede,” Hinds said.
Ramps Logistics’s Business Development Director, Mariska Jordan said the company is assessing how it can further contribute to the national effort.

The CDC had earlier received $3 million from the Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT) company to boost its relief programme.
Last week, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali reported that the CDC had elevated the wide-scale flooding to a Level Two Disaster, and that Guyana will be taking additional steps to support its population.  In keeping with this, the National Assembly on Monday approved some $10 billion in supplementary funding to strengthen national efforts.
Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips said the extra money is essential to providing the necessary support to hundreds of communities. The Prime Minister, within whose purview the CDC falls, said the agency has ramped-up its efforts to conduct major damage and flood assessments.  It is against this backdrop that the funds will be used, in the first instance, to help to restart the livelihoods of over 30,000 affected households throughout Guyana.
The CDC is encouraging the private sector to continue to support its efforts. Persons desirous of contributing can contact the CDC on telephone numbers: 226-1027 or 600-7500 via WhatsApp. (DPI)