{"id":20947,"date":"2024-07-02T13:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20947"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:16:34","slug":"honoring-seafarers-on-their-special-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/honoring-seafarers-on-their-special-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Seafarers on Their Special Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Nakasia Logan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>June 25 marks the annual Day of the Seafarers, a day dedicated to recognizing the hard work and sacrifices of those who navigate the seas to keep global trade flowing smoothly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, a seminar was held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre to honor these essential workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event highlighted the vital role seafarers play in the maritime industry, with speakers acknowledging the challenges and dangers they face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine Engineer Consultant Latchman Persaud, who has been in the industry for half a century, emphasized the importance of safety in this demanding profession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Persaud stressed that while the job can be overwhelming, adhering to safety protocols learned during training and through experience is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Guyana&#8217;s growing economy and increasing maritime activities, Persaud expressed hope that more Guyanese would join the profession, which is currently understaffed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also recognized the efforts of various institutions in training new seafarers, noting that the country is about 95% behind the required number of professional seafarers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Persaud is optimistic that with continued training and support, this gap can be filled in the next five to six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Legal Services at MARAD, Thandi McAllister, echoed similar sentiments and commended the government for its initiatives in training more maritime officials under the GOAL programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted that more than 150 cadets are currently benefiting from maritime education through this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar also revealed that there are over eleven thousand seafarers registered with the Maritime Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s Seafarers Day is celebrated under the theme \u201cSeafarer\u2019s Contribution to Making the Maritime Sector a Safer Workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan June 25 marks the annual Day of the Seafarers, a day dedicated to recognizing the hard work and sacrifices of those who navigate the seas to keep&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20947","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\/20947","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=20947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20949,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20947\/revisions\/20949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}