{"id":16068,"date":"2024-01-31T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16068"},"modified":"2024-01-31T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:43:16","slug":"st8ment-investment-inc-granted-second-extension-for-bamia-amelias-ward-primary-school-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/st8ment-investment-inc-granted-second-extension-for-bamia-amelias-ward-primary-school-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"St8ment Investment Inc. Granted Second Extension for Bamia\/Amelia\u2019s Ward Primary School Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>St8ment Investment Inc. has secured a second extension for the completion of the Bamia\/Amelia\u2019s Ward Primary School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally slated for completion by July 2023, the project is now expected to be finalized by April 2024, according to a statement from the construction company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shawnette Fiedtkou reports that the construction of the primary school in Linden, under the Ministry of Local Government, has faced significant setbacks due to labor and material shortages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Foreman Akani Blair cited these challenges as the reasons for the delays, but he assured that efforts have intensified to meet the revised completion deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blair acknowledged the difficulties encountered during the project, stating, &#8220;We have had our challenges, but most of the major works are complete, and that brings the optimism in me.&#8221; He expressed confidence that there wouldn&#8217;t be any major obstacles going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction site is currently manned by close to 50 workers, with materials already on-site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workforce aims to ensure the quality construction of a structure that will serve the communities in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blair highlighted that there are job opportunities available for &#8220;second finishers,&#8221; including tasks such as door handling, lock installation, painting, and masonry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St8ment Investment Inc. was awarded the contract for the $364 million school construction on November 8, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the initial deadline challenges, the primary school is expected to accommodate approximately 800 students in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bamia\/Amelia\u2019s Ward Primary School is being built in what is considered Guyana&#8217;s largest housing scheme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extension granted to St8ment Investment Inc. reflects the commitment to overcoming challenges and delivering a quality educational facility for the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St8ment Investment Inc. has secured a second extension for the completion of the Bamia\/Amelia\u2019s Ward Primary School. Originally slated for completion by July 2023, the project is now expected to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16068","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\/16068","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=16068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16070,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16068\/revisions\/16070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}