{"id":16007,"date":"2024-01-26T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16007"},"modified":"2024-01-26T19:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:27:17","slug":"day-4-of-budget-debates-focus-on-social-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/day-4-of-budget-debates-focus-on-social-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 of Budget Debates: Focus on Social Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The budget debate has entered its fourth day, with the opposition continuing to assert that the budget lacks sufficient provisions for vulnerable members of society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the latest session, the APNU\/AFC shadow for human services, Natasha Singh-Lewis, raised concerns about child abuse cases and the limited number of social workers and childcare officers across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She criticized the old age pension increase and the perceived lack of provisions for addressing homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-Social-Services-Debates-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Human Services Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud dismissed Singh-Lewis&#8217; claims and highlighted government initiatives aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-Social-Services-Debates-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister mentioned a $172 million allocation for a new senior citizens home, emphasizing the government&#8217;s concern for the elderly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also outlined plans for new facilities, including a residential facility for adults with disabilities, a rehabilitated Mahaica Girls Home, and a Juvenile Justice Processing Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debate reflects ongoing disagreements between the opposition and the government regarding the allocation of resources for social services and support for vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The budget debate has entered its fourth day, with the opposition continuing to assert that the budget lacks sufficient provisions for vulnerable members of society. In the latest session, the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350,351,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news","category-politics","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16007","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=16007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16011,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16007\/revisions\/16011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}