A second family has arrived in Guyana to a Ministerial welcome after surviving Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas.

At about 10 pm on  Sunday, Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, welcomed Guyanese Vanessa Tate, her Bahamian husband, Stevie Cooper and their three children, Stevie Jr., age 5; Steven, age 3 and 3-month-old Steve at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

Caribbean Airlines flew the family home free of cost following a request for humanitarian assistance in getting 23 Guyanese back on home soil.

Minister Felix, according to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency, told reporters at the airport that government has sent the message to Guyanese in the hurricane ravaged islands that they are willing and ready to help them on return to Guyana.

“Initially, we had a list of about 102 persons indicating an interest. Then it broke down to about 28. Five came last week, five arrived [Sunday night] and two are to come … next week. We don’t know if others will join that list but so far, we know that two others are expected to return to Guyana on this very flight next Sunday night,” he said.(Stabroek News)…[+]