{"id":17317,"date":"2024-03-16T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17317"},"modified":"2024-03-16T18:51:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:51:11","slug":"vp-jagdeo-northern-brazil-vital-for-guyanas-prosperity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/vp-jagdeo-northern-brazil-vital-for-guyanas-prosperity\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Jagdeo: Northern Brazil Vital for Guyana&#8217;s Prosperity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a recent press conference, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo emphasized the pivotal role that northern Brazil will play in driving Guyana&#8217;s ongoing development and prosperity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of strengthening ties between the two countries to leverage growth opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo underscored the collaborative efforts between Guyana and Brazil, particularly in securing funding for infrastructural projects aimed at linking the two South American nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collaboration was solidified during the visit of Brazil&#8217;s President Lula da Silva to Guyana, which included discussions on trade missions and investment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One significant project already underway is the construction of an all-weather road connecting Linden to Lethem, with plans to extend it to Bom Fim in northern Brazil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Samuel-BJ-Brazil-Pole-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo emphasized that this link could unlock transportation and logistics opportunities not only for Guyana but also for the wider Caribbean region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Samuel-BJ-Brazil-Pole-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting Brazil&#8217;s role as a key partner in bolstering Guyana&#8217;s food security, Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the potential for collaboration in agro-processing and meeting the region&#8217;s demand for cattle produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted Brazil&#8217;s status as one of the world&#8217;s largest beef producers and exporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Dr. Jagdeo discussed the prospect of developing an energy corridor between Guyana and Brazil, leveraging Guyana&#8217;s petroleum resources for mutual benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, Dr. Jagdeo stressed the importance of creating more growth poles to sustain and accelerate Guyana&#8217;s transformation, positioning northern Brazil as a crucial element in this strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan During a recent press conference, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo emphasized the pivotal role that northern Brazil will play in driving Guyana&#8217;s ongoing development and prosperity. He&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17317","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=17317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17321,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17317\/revisions\/17321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}