{"id":17627,"date":"2024-04-02T18:14:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17627"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:14:26","slug":"government-awards-127-million-in-contracts-for-ruimveldt-community-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-awards-127-million-in-contracts-for-ruimveldt-community-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Awards $127 Million in Contracts for Ruimveldt Community Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant move toward fostering community development, the Government has allocated $127 million in contracts to residents of East and West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These contracts encompass various projects aimed at enhancing infrastructure and addressing key issues within the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of East and West Ruimveldt expressed gratitude to the government for awarding them contracts worth $127 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contractors emphasized the importance of delivering quality work to ensure the continued allocation of contracts within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abiola Smith, Lazeena Joseph, Roynell Berkley, and Tiffany Greenidge, among others, expressed pride and excitement in being able to contribute to their community through these contracts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They emphasized the significance of providing high-quality workmanship to benefit the entire community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, highlighted the initiative&#8217;s aim to empower residents, particularly youth and women, to utilize their skills productively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the importance of integrity and responsibility, particularly among women contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister McCoy emphasized that these contracts are not just about aesthetics but also about adding value to the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged residents to take care of the improvements provided by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Deodat Indar, within the Ministry of Public Works, emphasized the importance of adhering to timelines specified within the contracts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called for active participation from contractors to ensure that the projects are completed efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The projects included in the contracts range from cleaning and desilting community drains to road construction, addressing crucial issues such as flooding that impact the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These endeavors signify a collaborative effort between the government and residents to improve the overall infrastructure and living conditions in Ruimveldt, fostering community development and empowerment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan In a significant move toward fostering community development, the Government has allocated $127 million in contracts to residents of East and West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. These contracts encompass&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17627","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\/17627","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=17627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17629,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17627\/revisions\/17629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}