{"id":20486,"date":"2024-06-13T14:45:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20486"},"modified":"2024-06-13T14:46:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:46:25","slug":"building-expo-2024-launched-under-theme-of-sustainability-and-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/building-expo-2024-launched-under-theme-of-sustainability-and-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Expo 2024 Launched Under Theme of Sustainability and Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Nakasia Logan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Building Expo 2024 was launched last evening under the theme &#8220;Building on the Foundation of Sustainability and Unity.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing Minister Collin Croal urged local and international companies to provide the Guyanese market with sustainable building materials at affordable prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the launch, Minister Croal emphasized the importance of introducing new products and services in the housing and construction sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the demand for sustainable materials and expressed hope that suppliers will meet this need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch event also saw Minister Croal calling on the Diplomatic Community to leverage their networks to encourage delegations to bring their construction and development trends to Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, he noted, would foster knowledge exchange and international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, spoke about the growth and interest in the Expo over the past three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted the increase in exhibitors from 356 in 2022 to 450 in 2023, with expectations of 500 exhibitors and corporate sponsors this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitor numbers also rose from 100,000 in 2022 to 120,000 in 2023, with similar levels of support anticipated in 2024, especially from regional and international partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Rodrigues announced an exciting prospect for attendees: individuals will have the opportunity to receive their house lots and land titles during the Expo, further enhancing its significance for aspiring homeowners and investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Building Expo 2024 is set to take place in August, promising to be a pivotal event for the housing and construction sectors in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan The International Building Expo 2024 was launched last evening under the theme &#8220;Building on the Foundation of Sustainability and Unity.&#8221; Housing Minister Collin Croal urged local and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20486","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=20486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20488,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20486\/revisions\/20488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}