{"id":18290,"date":"2024-04-08T13:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18290"},"modified":"2024-04-08T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:54:45","slug":"major-infrastructural-works-to-begin-at-three-door-sluice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/major-infrastructural-works-to-begin-at-three-door-sluice\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Infrastructural Works to Begin at Three Door Sluice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Significant infrastructural upgrades are on the horizon for the Three Door Sluice located in De Edwards, West Coast Berbice, Region Five, as announced by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha following a recent meeting with the Fishermen Cooperative Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to undertake these works comes in the wake of a recent visit by President Irfaan Ali, during which several interventions were identified to enhance the working conditions for fishermen in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the planned improvements are the construction of a new wharf, shed, and tarmac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha assured the fishermen that the infrastructural works are set to commence within the coming month, providing them with better facilities to carry out their activities effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the significance of the fisheries industry, Minister Mustapha underscored its substantial contribution to the local economy, providing livelihoods for approximately 15,000 individuals in the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of investing in infrastructure to support the growth and sustainability of this vital industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, various concerns were raised, including outstanding payments owed by some fishermen to the cooperative society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha assured that these issues, along with others, would be addressed promptly in the upcoming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impending infrastructural upgrades at the Three Door Sluice represent a significant step forward in improving the operational efficiency and working conditions for fishermen in the region, ultimately contributing to the growth and development of the local fisheries sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Significant infrastructural upgrades are on the horizon for the Three Door Sluice located in De Edwards, West Coast Berbice, Region Five, as announced by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18290","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\/18290","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=18290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18293,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18290\/revisions\/18293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}