{"id":20325,"date":"2024-06-06T18:40:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20325"},"modified":"2024-06-06T18:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:41:30","slug":"government-to-introduce-engineers-bill-for-enhanced-accountability-says-public-works-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-to-introduce-engineers-bill-for-enhanced-accountability-says-public-works-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to Introduce Engineer&#8217;s Bill for Enhanced Accountability, Says Public Works Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, announced plans to introduce an Engineer&#8217;s Bill in the National Assembly during a recent workshop on Road Construction and Concrete Works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This legislation aims to bolster accountability within the engineering profession and ensure the highest standards of quality and professionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill emphasized the importance of the Engineer&#8217;s Bill in light of the booming construction industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored the government&#8217;s commitment to quality control, adherence to standards, and timely project delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed legislation will introduce measures to license and regulate engineers while holding them accountable for their work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill stressed the need to enforce strict standards to prevent engineering failures, such as collapsed bridges, which could endanger lives and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Engineer&#8217;s Bill will focus on compliance, professionalism, and the regulation of the engineering field by establishing clear standards and guidelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its implementation is expected to promote high-quality practices, leading to safer and more reliable infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the workshop, stakeholders, including engineers, discussed various critical aspects of construction, including designs, procurement, financing, IT usage, testing capabilities, and surveying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill reiterated the government&#8217;s stance on holding contractors accountable, emphasizing the importance of enforcing standards to align with government objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The introduction of the Engineer&#8217;s Bill signifies a significant step towards enhancing accountability and professionalism within the engineering sector, ultimately contributing to the development of safer and more resilient infrastructure projects in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, announced plans to introduce an Engineer&#8217;s Bill in the National Assembly during a recent workshop on Road Construction and Concrete Works. This legislation aims to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20325","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\/20325","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=20325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20327,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20325\/revisions\/20327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}