{"id":17291,"date":"2024-03-16T18:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17291"},"modified":"2024-03-16T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:04:44","slug":"new-outdoor-gym-opens-at-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-outdoor-gym-opens-at-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"New Outdoor Gym Opens at National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new outdoor gym, open to the public free of charge, has been inaugurated at the National Park in Georgetown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioned on Thursday, the facility was unveiled by First Lady Arya Ali, in collaboration with the Protected Areas Commission and sponsored by CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This outdoor gym is the first of two planned for the National Park, marking a significant effort to enhance public spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner of the Protected Areas Commission, Jason Fraser, emphasized that each gym will feature over 20 exercise equipment units, each equipped with QR codes providing guidance on their usage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraser highlighted the importance of these gyms in promoting health, wellness, and community bonding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud, who chairs the PAC, noted that the initiative aligns with the government&#8217;s broader vision of prioritizing citizens&#8217; health and improving green spaces nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to developing a protected area system that balances preservation, development, and sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan commended CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited for sponsoring the facility and pledged ongoing support to encourage Chinese companies to contribute where needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening of this outdoor gym represents a positive step towards promoting healthy lifestyles and fostering community engagement within Georgetown&#8217;s National Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis A new outdoor gym, open to the public free of charge, has been inaugurated at the National Park in Georgetown. Commissioned on Thursday, the facility was unveiled&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17291","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=17291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17293,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17291\/revisions\/17293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}