{"id":23334,"date":"2024-09-26T18:13:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23334"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:13:10","slug":"public-works-minister-rejects-opposition-claims-about-government-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/public-works-minister-rejects-opposition-claims-about-government-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Works Minister Rejects Opposition Claims About Government Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has firmly dismissed allegations made by Opposition MP Anette Ferguson concerning the use of funds for the $15.8 billion Government Office Complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent media statement, Ferguson accused the government of diverting funds intended for the office complex to construct the Sheraton Four Point Hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill refuted these claims, clarifying that the project is indeed an office complex and not a hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing concerns about the project&#8217;s transparency, Edghill emphasized that if there were any secrecy involved, he would not have publicly shared details, including the location of the construction site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of September 2024, he stated that the project is approximately 6% complete, with an anticipated completion date set for August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister explained that there was a delay between the signing of the contract and the issuance of the commencement order, noting that much of the work currently being done is offsite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He detailed the complexities of the project, including the extensive use of concrete piles instead of wooden ones, which are necessary for ensuring a solid foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once completed, the Government Office Complex is expected to significantly ease traffic congestion and parking difficulties for citizens accessing government services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility&#8217;s strategic location will feature three entry points connected to major roadways, including the Demerara Harbour Bridge, the Ogle East Bank bypass, and Heroes Highway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has firmly dismissed allegations made by Opposition MP Anette Ferguson concerning the use of funds for the $15.8 billion Government Office Complex. In a recent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23334","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=23334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23335,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23334\/revisions\/23335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}