{"id":24096,"date":"2024-11-18T13:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24096"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:25:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:25:37","slug":"meadow-bank-wharf-rehabilitation-near-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/meadow-bank-wharf-rehabilitation-near-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Meadow Bank Wharf Rehabilitation Near Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The rehabilitation of the Meadow Bank Wharf in Georgetown, which is expected to be completed within two months, is a significant step toward improving the facilities for fishermen and vendors in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, during an inspection of the site on Friday, confirmed that the government has invested 190 million dollars in the rehabilitation project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The works include the construction of a new sanitary block, updated tarmac vendors&#8217; stalls, improved washroom facilities, and the installation of new concrete drains to enhance the irrigation around the wharf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rehabilitation aims to address previous complaints made by fishermen and vendors about the state of the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha shared that the washroom area has already been completed, and other aspects of the project are progressing as planned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wharf, operating 24 hours a day, is a key fishing port for Georgetown&#8217;s fishermen and vendors, making the improvements crucial for the area&#8217;s functionality and sanitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rehabilitation project is a direct result of a promise made by President Dr. Irfaan Ali in March of this year, after visiting the wharf and listening to the concerns of the local community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The improvements are expected to boost the facility&#8217;s efficiency and the livelihoods of those who rely on it daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rehabilitation of the Meadow Bank Wharf in Georgetown, which is expected to be completed within two months, is a significant step toward improving the facilities for fishermen and vendors&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24096","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\/24096","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=24096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24097,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24096\/revisions\/24097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}