{"id":22179,"date":"2024-09-04T03:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T03:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22179"},"modified":"2024-09-04T03:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T03:10:49","slug":"ppp-stands-firm-on-support-for-mining-amerindian-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ppp-stands-firm-on-support-for-mining-amerindian-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Stands Firm on Support for Mining, Amerindian Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP) remains resolute in its support of the mining sector and Amerindian communities across Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, reaffirmed this position while responding to recent criticisms from the Guyana Human Rights Association, an organization Jagdeo labeled as anti-PPP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo stated that mining is vital to the country&#8217;s economy, providing significant contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment opportunities for thousands of citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that the PPP will continue to foster the growth of the mining industry, as it serves as a major source of income for many Guyanese, especially those in hinterland regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jagdeo also rejected claims that mining activities are harming the environment, asserting that the sector has been developed with environmental safety in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out that Guyana boasts one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, despite the expansion of the mining industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPP&#8217;s unapologetic stance on mining and its continued investments in the sector are positioned as essential components of its development agenda, aimed at sustaining livelihoods and supporting indigenous communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP) remains resolute in its support of the mining sector and Amerindian communities across Guyana. General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, reaffirmed this position&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350,367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news","category-one-guyana"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22179","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=22179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22180,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22179\/revisions\/22180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}