{"id":24420,"date":"2024-11-26T19:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24420"},"modified":"2024-11-26T19:14:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:14:21","slug":"new-software-for-cash-grant-distribution-undergoing-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-software-for-cash-grant-distribution-undergoing-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"New Software for Cash Grant Distribution Undergoing Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire<\/em><br><em>November 1 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new software application designed for the distribution of cash grants will undergo rigorous testing before it is launched to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was assured by Vice President and PPP General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, during a recent press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process, led by the Ministry of Finance, is currently in its testing phase, with the National Data Management Authority and other key stakeholders involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the importance of ensuring the app&#8217;s security and functionality before it is rolled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We made it clear it has to go through vigorous testing first to ensure it is secure and that it covers all fields,&#8221; Dr. Jagdeo explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also confirmed that the app would not be launched until all necessary testing was completed, and that a press conference will be held when it is ready, so citizens both in Guyana and abroad will know how to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo further addressed some confusion about who qualifies for the cash grant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He clarified that Guyanese citizens living abroad, including those in countries like Barbados, Antigua, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, and even Brooklyn, New York, are eligible to receive the grant, urging people to avoid spreading misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The app will require users to input personal details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, identification numbers, and geo-locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, the government has stated that proxies will not be allowed to collect the grant on behalf of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia JanneireNovember 1 2024 The new software application designed for the distribution of cash grants will undergo rigorous testing before it is launched to the public. This was assured&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24420","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=24420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24427,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24420\/revisions\/24427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}