{"id":22882,"date":"2024-09-10T19:59:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22882"},"modified":"2024-09-10T19:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:59:56","slug":"new-airstrip-planned-for-matthews-ridge-residents-to-contribute-to-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-airstrip-planned-for-matthews-ridge-residents-to-contribute-to-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"New Airstrip Planned for Matthew&#8217;s Ridge, Residents to Contribute to Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Public Works Ministry has committed to constructing an $800 million airstrip at Matthew&#8217;s Ridge, with local residents actively participating in its development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill highlighted the government\u2019s focus on empowering hinterland communities by creating economic opportunities through local projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill explained that, rather than contracting external workers, the decision was made to involve the people of Matthew&#8217;s Ridge in the construction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach aligns with President Irfaan Ali&#8217;s vision of community-driven development, ensuring that money circulates within the community and benefits the local economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 32 residents will be employed in the three- to four-month project, filling roles such as laborers, masons, carpenters, and foremen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill emphasized the financial impact, noting that an average of $240,000 per day will be injected into the community, amounting to $15\u201320 million over the project\u2019s duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new airstrip, which will replace the deteriorating current one, will be 4,000 feet long with an 80-foot-wide concrete pavement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will accommodate larger aircraft and facilitate more passengers and cargo, helping to reduce airfare costs for locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire The Public Works Ministry has committed to constructing an $800 million airstrip at Matthew&#8217;s Ridge, with local residents actively participating in its development. Public Works Minister Juan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22882","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=22882"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22883,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22882\/revisions\/22883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}