{"id":16190,"date":"2024-02-02T13:26:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16190"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:26:30","slug":"labour-shortage-in-guyana-constrains-major-construction-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/labour-shortage-in-guyana-constrains-major-construction-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Shortage in Guyana Constrains Major Construction Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Investment Inc\u2019s General Foreman, Akani Blair, recently voiced concerns about the critical labour shortage impacting the timely completion of key construction projects in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bamia\/Amelia\u2019s Ward Primary School project, for instance, has faced significant delays and was granted a second extension due to the scarcity of skilled labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the construction site, General Foreman Akani Blair shed light on the profound effects of the ongoing labour shortage, emphasizing that this issue did not manifest overnight but is a result of multiple factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scarcity of a skilled workforce is making it increasingly challenging to adhere to project timelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blair emphasized the need for urgent solutions to address the labour shortage, proposing the incorporation of migrant labour as a viable strategy to overcome the current challenges and facilitate the timely completion of construction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to this pressing concern, the government is taking proactive measures by initiating the creation of a National Labour Committee under the Ministry of Labour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary objective of this committee is to focus on addressing the shortage of skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled labour within the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the labour shortage continues to pose a significant impediment to the construction sector in Guyana, collaborative efforts between industry stakeholders and government authorities are essential to finding effective solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overarching goal is to ensure the sustained growth and progress of the country\u2019s infrastructure development projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investment Inc\u2019s General Foreman, Akani Blair, recently voiced concerns about the critical labour shortage impacting the timely completion of key construction projects in Guyana. The Bamia\/Amelia\u2019s Ward Primary School project,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16190","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\/16190","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=16190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16192,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16190\/revisions\/16192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}