{"id":14899,"date":"2024-01-02T20:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14899"},"modified":"2024-01-02T20:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:17:05","slug":"ministers-spread-christmas-cheer-to-thousands-of-children-in-regions-5-and-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministers-spread-christmas-cheer-to-thousands-of-children-in-regions-5-and-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers Spread Christmas Cheer to Thousands of Children in Regions 5 and 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Close to 4,000 children from regions five and six were recipients of Christmas joy over the weekend as government ministers embarked on a mission to bring smiles to the faces of children during the festive season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, visited various communities across Region Six, meeting with over three thousand children and distributing toys and other goodies for the holiday season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This annual tradition aims to brighten the spirits of children during Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6-155x103.jpg 155w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/region-6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha expressed the government&#8217;s commitment to ensuring every child enjoys the festive season, receiving gifts and celebrating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of giving and sharing, noting that the efforts contribute to a brighter future for the nation&#8217;s children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the increased investment in the education of the nation\u2019s children, Minister Mustapha explained that initiatives like the toy drive demonstrate appreciation and help children celebrate the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate initiative, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh spread Christmas cheer among approximately 250 children in Moraikobai, up the Mahaicony Creek, on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Toshao, Derrick John, expressed gratitude on behalf of the residents for the government&#8217;s thoughtful initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This widespread effort by government ministers reflects a commitment to bringing joy to children across the country and fostering a positive atmosphere during the Christmas season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Close to 4,000 children from regions five and six were recipients of Christmas joy over the weekend as government ministers embarked on a mission to bring smiles to the faces&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14902,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14899\/revisions\/14902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}