{"id":23822,"date":"2024-11-06T13:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T13:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23822"},"modified":"2024-11-06T13:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T13:04:34","slug":"president-ali-commissions-first-crematorium-on-leguan-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-commissions-first-crematorium-on-leguan-island\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali Commissions First Crematorium on Leguan Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>October 12, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali inaugurated the Kaashi Dhaam Crematorium on Leguan Island, Essequibo, the first facility of its kind on the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is part of a broader investment of $7 billion in Leguan&#8217;s development since the government took office in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crematorium, constructed by the Ramroop Foundation at President Ali\u2019s request, marks a significant improvement in the island\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, President Ali emphasized that Leguan had been largely overlooked in the past, with limited government intervention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2020, substantial investments have been directed toward enhancing the island&#8217;s quality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One upcoming project includes a solar farm, slated for completion in 2025, which will help power Leguan and support the cultivation of high-value crops, boosting local agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly commissioned crematorium features an upgraded access road, replacing the previous mud track, and President Ali has committed to enhancing connectivity between Leguan and neighboring Wakenaam with launching pods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisa Ramroop, representing the Ramroop Foundation, highlighted the importance of the Kaashi Dhaam Crematorium, stating that it will serve as a dignified final resting place for residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 12, 2024 President Dr. Irfaan Ali inaugurated the Kaashi Dhaam Crematorium on Leguan Island, Essequibo, the first facility of its kind on the island. This project is part of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23822","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\/23822","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=23822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23823,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23822\/revisions\/23823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}