CDC's Atherly promoted to National Security Coordinator

CDC’s Atherly promoted to National Security Coordinator

Jan 17, 2009 News

– not fired from CDC, as reported in sections of the media

Head of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), retired Major-General Michael Atherly, has been promoted to National Security Coordinator for the National Security Secretariat, housed within the Office of the President.
Kaieteur News has learnt that Atherly was holding onto the post of head of the CDC until a suitable replacement was found for him.
This promotion occurred some two weeks ago.
Simultaneously, a decision was taken to re-assign retired Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup from the Guyana Revenue Authority to the Civil Defence Commission.
Atherly, after interviews conducted over two weeks ago, was considered to be the best among the candidates interviewed for the position of National Security Coordinator, and he is expected to take up the position immediately.
Sections of the media last evening reported that Atherly was fired as a result of concerns arising out of the recent flooding along the East Coast of Demerara.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) was established in 1982 to make plans and conduct operations to deal with all types of disasters in Guyana.
At the time of its establishment, the Commission operated under the authority of the Office of the Prime Minister.
Responsibility for the CDC was subsequently moved to the Office of the President in 1992.
The CDC of Guyana is a full member of the Caribbean Disaster Emergence Response Agency.
Retired Major-General Atherly was recently a privileged guest of the GDF at a special dinner held in his honour at Base Camp Ayanganna.
The Office of the President, in a release late last evening, confirmed that retired Major-General Michael Atherly has been promoted to the position of National Security Coordinator in the National Security Secretariat, housed at the Office of the President.

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