{"id":25001,"date":"2024-12-12T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25001"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:15:39","slug":"public-works-ministers-lead-national-cleanup-initiative-to-promote-a-cleaner-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/public-works-ministers-lead-national-cleanup-initiative-to-promote-a-cleaner-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Works Ministers Lead National Cleanup Initiative to Promote a Cleaner Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>November 16, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana experiences rapid economic growth, the importance of maintaining a clean and beautiful environment was underscored during the 10th National Cleanup exercise held earlier today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative brought together senior government officials, members of the joint services, representatives from private and public sectors, and volunteers in a collective effort to promote environmental cleanliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, took the lead at the Kingston Seawall alongside the joint services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that a cleaner Guyana aligns with the country\u2019s development goals, urging citizens to take pride in maintaining their surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill highlighted the need for patriotism through adherence to local environmental laws, likening it to the discipline Guyanese display when abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both ministers stressed that the fight against littering and improper waste disposal is crucial to sustaining Guyana\u2019s aesthetics and fostering national pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch by President Irfaan Ali, the nationwide cleanup initiative has aimed to reduce illegal dumping sites and improve waste management practices, contributing to a greener and more beautiful country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickNovember 16, 2024 As Guyana experiences rapid economic growth, the importance of maintaining a clean and beautiful environment was underscored during the 10th National Cleanup exercise held earlier&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25001","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\/25001","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=25001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25002,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25001\/revisions\/25002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}