{"id":15144,"date":"2024-01-04T18:28:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15144"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:28:18","slug":"five-stellings-set-to-open-across-guyana-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/five-stellings-set-to-open-across-guyana-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Stellings Set to Open Across Guyana in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Public Works Ministry in Guyana is actively working to complete five major stellings across the country by the end of 2024, according to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These stellings are crucial infrastructure projects that aim to improve the lives of citizens in various regions and modernize the country&#8217;s maritime sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill provided updates on the progress of these projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kingston Goods Wharf:<\/strong> This stelling is 35% completed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port Kaituma Stelling:<\/strong> Currently at 77% completion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kumaka Stelling:<\/strong> At 18% completion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Morawhanna Stelling:<\/strong> Expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These stellings are being rehabilitated to accommodate the new MV Ma Lisha vessel, which will operate on the Georgetown to North West route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Edghill mentioned the substantial completion of the long-awaited Leguan Stelling, a project that has been ongoing since 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leguan Stelling is a significant investment, costing $413 million, and measures 160 by 130 feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is constructed with reinforced pre-stressed concrete piles and features an administrative building, link-span bridge, and pontoon to enhance the efficiency of loading and offloading goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister expressed confidence that the Leguan Stelling will be completed early in the new year, bringing relief and improved infrastructure to the residents of Leguan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These developments reflect the government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing transportation and infrastructure across different regions in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Works Ministry in Guyana is actively working to complete five major stellings across the country by the end of 2024, according to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15144","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=15144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15146,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15144\/revisions\/15146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}