{"id":25104,"date":"2024-12-13T18:13:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25104"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:14:24","slug":"beterverwagting-residents-optimistic-after-engagement-with-vice-president-jagdeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/beterverwagting-residents-optimistic-after-engagement-with-vice-president-jagdeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Beterverwagting Residents Optimistic After Engagement with Vice President Jagdeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | November 19 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of <strong>Beterverwagting<\/strong> on the East Coast of Demerara are expressing optimism about the future of their community after a productive engagement with <strong>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo<\/strong> over the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting allowed villagers to voice concerns and discuss key areas of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the session, the residents raised a range of issues, including challenges related to <strong>drainage and irrigation<\/strong>, the need for <strong>sports development initiatives<\/strong>, and the desire for greater <strong>youth involvement<\/strong> in local projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Vice President Jagdeo assured the community that their concerns would be addressed promptly and that necessary works would be undertaken without delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents welcomed the opportunity to share their thoughts and expressed confidence that the promised actions would be fulfilled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marlon Jacobs<\/strong>, a local resident, shared his satisfaction with the meeting, noting that Vice President Jagdeo had emphasized the importance of quick action on these matters, which was well-received by the villagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several others echoed similar sentiments, including <strong>Omari Glasgow<\/strong>, a national footballer, who mentioned that the Vice President had previously committed to engaging with the community and had returned to fulfill that promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a resident who previously struggled under the past administration expressed gratitude for the current government&#8217;s economic policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a building contractor turned scrap metal dealer, the resident highlighted how the easing of economic restrictions had allowed them to achieve greater financial success, including owning multiple vehicles and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Jagdeo also took the opportunity to outline a number of upcoming projects and initiatives aimed at benefiting <strong>Beterverwagting<\/strong> and surrounding communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The residents are now looking forward to seeing the promised developments materialize in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | November 19 2024 Residents of Beterverwagting on the East Coast of Demerara are expressing optimism about the future of their community after a productive engagement with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25104","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\/25104","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=25104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25106,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25104\/revisions\/25106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}