{"id":18247,"date":"2024-04-05T18:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18247"},"modified":"2024-04-05T18:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:19:05","slug":"president-ali-announces-over-1-billion-in-investments-for-rupununi-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-announces-over-1-billion-in-investments-for-rupununi-region\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali Announces Over $1 Billion in Investments for Rupununi Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an outreach in Nappi village, located in central Rupununi, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed ambitious plans for the region, surpassing the budget allocation with over $1 billion in investments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s initiatives aim to bring significant development to Region Nine communities, empowering residents to contribute to their own growth and that of their communities and the country at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali announced the delivery of approximately 500,000 pounds of cassava to communities in the deep south of Rupununi, with an additional 500,000 pounds valued at $20 million set to be distributed to Nappi and eight surrounding villages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a cassava mill, costing $20 million, will be installed in Nappi to further support these communities, with operations slated to begin within 14 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In further support of village development, President Ali revealed plans to establish service hubs, including cultural, educational, food support integration, and mental health hubs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These hubs aim to provide essential services and resources to residents, fostering sustainability and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents expressed gratitude for the anticipated employment opportunities and economic benefits these initiatives will bring to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s commitment to investing in the development of Region Nine underscores its dedication to promoting growth, sustainability, and prosperity in Guyana&#8217;s interior communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon During an outreach in Nappi village, located in central Rupununi, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed ambitious plans for the region, surpassing the budget allocation with over $1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18247","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\/18247","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=18247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18249,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247\/revisions\/18249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}