{"id":18535,"date":"2024-04-15T17:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18535"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:24:05","slug":"twenty-families-in-yarakinta-and-nappi-communities-receive-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/twenty-families-in-yarakinta-and-nappi-communities-receive-new-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Families in Yarakinta and Nappi Communities Receive New Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Hinterland Housing Programme, twenty families from the Yarakinta and Nappi communities in Region Nine have been handed keys to their new homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The houses, measuring 20 by 25 feet, were constructed at an approximate cost of $3 million each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, highlighted that this initiative is part of the government&#8217;s commitment to ensuring every citizen across the country has access to adequate housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an outreach to the region, Minister Croal revealed that the Hinterland Programme involves the construction of 400 houses, with an investment of close to $700 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 120 of these houses are under construction in Region Nine alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beneficiaries expressed gratitude for the initiative, acknowledging the positive impact it has had on their lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winston Marcello thanked the government for bringing the housing programme to Nappi for the first time, emphasizing the significance of the initiative for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regina Jonas and Grace Melville, two other beneficiaries, expressed their happiness and appreciation for their new homes, highlighting the improvements in their living conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first ten houses were previously handed over to flood-affected families on Kokerite Hill in Region One last November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building materials for the homes were sourced directly from the community and Lethem, emphasizing community involvement in the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Hinterland Housing Programme continues to provide homes for families across the region, it underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to improving living standards and promoting development in hinterland communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon Under the Hinterland Housing Programme, twenty families from the Yarakinta and Nappi communities in Region Nine have been handed keys to their new homes. The houses, measuring&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18535","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\/18535","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=18535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18537,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18535\/revisions\/18537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}