{"id":15351,"date":"2024-01-09T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15351"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:16:18","slug":"contractors-warned-of-accountability-for-delayed-school-construction-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/contractors-warned-of-accountability-for-delayed-school-construction-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractors Warned of Accountability for Delayed School Construction Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Education Minister Priya Manickchand has issued a stern warning that contractors will be held accountable for delayed school construction projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saskia-School-Construction-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the government aims for universal access to secondary education, several schools are currently under construction across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some projects, including the rebuilding of St. Mary\u2019s High School, Christ Church Secondary School, North Ruimveldt Multilateral School, and St. George\u2019s High School in Georgetown, are reportedly behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Manickchand emphasized that delays represent a significant challenge, and contractors will face contractual obligations for any lag in project completion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Minister noted that investigations into the causes of fires that destroyed some schools have not progressed beyond the initial stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saskia-School-Construction-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the school fires, the new construction projects will incorporate multiple fire safety elements, including fireproof ceilings, fire escape doors, staircases, alarms, and extinguishers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensuring equitable access to education remains a government priority, and ongoing interventions are in place to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Minister Priya Manickchand has issued a stern warning that contractors will be held accountable for delayed school construction projects. As the government aims for universal access to secondary education,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15351","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=15351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15355,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15351\/revisions\/15355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}