 of the CDC, Major Loring Benons and United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch during the handing over ceremony at CDC headquaters [Photo: News Room/ June 06, 2022]</p>
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From R – L: Director General (ag) of the CDC, Major Loring Benons and United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch during the handing over ceremony at CDC headquaters [Photo: News Room/ June 06, 2022]
Making the donation was United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch and it included tents, mats, sleeping bags, cots, generators and tables among other items.
Lynch said the Government of the United States of America, through its stakeholder agencies, was happy to join Guyana’s efforts to strengthen its overall disaster response, whether it be an oil spill or flooding.
Since Guyana became an oil producing in 2019, efforts have been made to improve its capabilities to respond to disasters such as oil spills.
In addition to these national efforts, US Oil Giant ExxonMobil has assured Guyanese that in addition to its insurance, which meets international standards, it also has the financial capacity to respond should there be such an adverse event.
ExxonMobil had previously outlined efforts to prevent oil spills and maintained that the company will be able to effectively manage response activities should the need arise.
