By Dr. Lois Parkes C ARICAD recently concluded delivery of its virtual Introduction to Leadership Workshop between April - May 2021. There was a total of 180 leaders across the public services of CARICAD member states who successfully completed the workshop. The workshop was offered free of cost, delivering a market value in excess of US$66,000 to member states. The topics covered included Performance Management, Employee Discipline, Conflict Management, Managing Leadership Transitions, Organising Work, and Team Development. The table shows the breakdown of participants across member states. Note that all applications received from member states within the application deadline were accepted. Continued from previous page CDEMA’s Programme Manager for Preparedness and Response, Ms. Joanne Persad, said the meeting also sought to explore priority needs of both regional partners and come up with a system to prevent a flood of unsolicited goods. Guyana was commended for implementation of a Tracking Matrix which allows it to update its Needs List, based on resource allocation, which CDEMA has promised to further discuss, with a view of synchronising the information. SURINAME The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) published a situation report that was posted on Relief Web on Tuesday, June 15. It stated in part: On 4 June 2021, a joint Press conference between the Ministries of Public Works, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Regional Development and Sports was held to discuss the heavy flooding in Suriname. The Meteorological Service Suriname (MDS) indicated that more rain is expected in the next three months. The MDS indicated that for the past three months of March, April, and May, it has been relatively wetter in the coastal plain than the four-year average. In April 2021, increased levels of rainfall across Suriname have led to countrywide flooding. All ten districts of Suriname have reported flooding in most of their communities. On 24 April, local media reported floodwaters in the community of Albina, in Marowijne, reaching knee height. As the persistent rains continued, more regions were impacted. By 27 April, large parts of Wageningen were underwater for days, and the situation worsened when the ring dam between the Nickerie River and Wageningen broke after a rupture. Pumping stations, supermarkets, and houses were flooded with water up to knee height. Heavy rains and flooding continued throughout May 2021. Visits by the local authorities revealed that many areas had been flooded for weeks and residents saw little to no reprieve from flood conditions. To date, while floodwaters are receding in some areas, there are still inundated areas. In some areas, floodwaters have reached window height. 14
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