{"id":19485,"date":"2024-05-08T14:09:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19485"},"modified":"2024-05-08T14:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:09:44","slug":"road-safety-awareness-initiatives-to-continue-in-guyana-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/road-safety-awareness-initiatives-to-continue-in-guyana-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Safety Awareness Initiatives to Continue in Guyana in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coordinator of the Guyana National Road Safety Council, Ramona Doorgen, has affirmed that road safety awareness efforts will persist throughout 2024 and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She outlined a series of planned activities aimed at continually raising awareness among the Guyanese population about road safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doorgen emphasized that road safety awareness will remain a top priority this year, with ongoing training and monitoring initiatives planned in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted the importance of sustained efforts to educate citizens and reduce road accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of these efforts, the Road Safety Council will continue to work closely with police divisions across the country to conduct the &#8220;white night campaign.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This campaign involves increased police presence on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, targeting peak periods for road accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for the upcoming global road safety week from May 10 to 14, Doorgen announced a series of activities to be executed through strategic partnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These activities include promotional events, school rallies, and awareness campaigns in collaboration with organizations such as Courts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant campaign launch is scheduled to take place at Stabroek Market, featuring various initiatives aimed at promoting road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, awareness sessions will be conducted at different schools across all 10 administrative regions of Guyana, engaging students in road safety education and accident prevention measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The global road safety week, spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), serves as a vital platform to raise awareness about road safety issues worldwide and promote collaborative efforts to prevent accidents and save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana continues its commitment to enhancing road safety, these ongoing initiatives underscore the importance of collective action in fostering safer road environments and protecting citizens from harm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon Coordinator of the Guyana National Road Safety Council, Ramona Doorgen, has affirmed that road safety awareness efforts will persist throughout 2024 and beyond. She outlined a series&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19485","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=19485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19486,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19485\/revisions\/19486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}