{"id":22787,"date":"2024-09-09T14:22:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22787"},"modified":"2024-09-09T14:22:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:22:05","slug":"mckenzie-market-to-get-enhanced-lighting-for-vendor-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mckenzie-market-to-get-enhanced-lighting-for-vendor-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"McKenzie Market to Get Enhanced Lighting for Vendor Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Vendors at McKenzie Municipal Market in Linden can look forward to improved safety measures with the upcoming installation of new lighting throughout the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision follows concerns raised by Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon about delays in the lighting project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the monthly statutory meeting of the Linden Mayor &amp; Town Council, Mayor Solomon highlighted that while the lights had been acquired over a month ago, installation had yet to begin despite pre-determined locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delay, coupled with recent security incidents, prompted urgent action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to these concerns, Mayor Solomon instructed the Works Superintendent to prioritize the installation of the lights to enhance vendor security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the installation was expected to be completed within 24 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, after feedback from Councilwoman Sancha Halley, the timeframe was extended to 72 hours to ensure thorough implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mayor also referenced a recent robbery in which a jeweler lost six million dollars, underscoring the critical need for improved lighting around the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vendors had expressed growing unease over the darkness that previously surrounded the area, contributing to security fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Superintendent of Works at the Linden Town Council, Ian Ali, has confirmed that the lighting installation will commence within the coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development is anticipated to significantly improve safety conditions for vendors and enhance the overall security of McKenzie Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vendors at McKenzie Municipal Market in Linden can look forward to improved safety measures with the upcoming installation of new lighting throughout the market. This decision follows concerns raised by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22787","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\/22787","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=22787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22788,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22787\/revisions\/22788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}