{"id":16744,"date":"2024-02-25T22:42:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T22:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16744"},"modified":"2024-02-25T22:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T22:42:12","slug":"minister-edghill-engages-corentyne-residents-on-2024-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-edghill-engages-corentyne-residents-on-2024-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Edghill Engages Corentyne Residents on 2024 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Royan Abrams<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of several communities along the Corentyne were briefed on the provisions of the 2024 national budget during a visit by Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the community meetings, residents had the opportunity to voice their concerns and challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key issues raised included the need for improved drainage and irrigation, enhanced security with more patrols, and upgrades to local streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents highlighted specific challenges, such as saltwater intrusion affecting agriculture, the condition of streets necessitating risky maneuvers, and the need for acknowledgment of past improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill responded promptly to some concerns and committed to addressing others in a timely manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He outlined the government&#8217;s vision for improving living conditions and livelihoods, emphasizing that the 2024 budget contains investments aimed at transforming lives nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edghill stressed the budget&#8217;s focus on job creation, diversification, and improving citizens&#8217; quality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged residents to take advantage of the opportunities created by government initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These engagements form part of the government&#8217;s broader efforts to implement the 2024 budget effectively across all regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill&#8217;s visit provided residents with valuable insights into government plans and initiatives aimed at enhancing their well-being and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Royan Abrams Residents of several communities along the Corentyne were briefed on the provisions of the 2024 national budget during a visit by Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill. During&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16744","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=16744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16745,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16744\/revisions\/16745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}