{"id":25208,"date":"2025-01-06T17:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25208"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:57:09","slug":"over-300-contractors-sign-7-billion-road-construction-deal-in-region-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/over-300-contractors-sign-7-billion-road-construction-deal-in-region-ten\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 Contractors Sign $7 Billion Road Construction Deal in Region Ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Jacquey Bourne \u2013 November 23, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant move to enhance infrastructure in Region Ten, over 300 small contractors have signed contracts for the construction of 165 roads in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total value of the contracts amounts to $7 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signing ceremony took place this morning on the lawns of the Watooka Guest House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was attended by Regional Executive Officer, Dwight John, who highlighted that the government&#8217;s efforts are aimed at ensuring the region is not left behind in national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, also participated in the signing ceremony. He provided an update on ongoing projects, noting that 26 major road construction projects are nearing completion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further mentioned that 165 more roads would be developed in the region, with the work distributed among various small contractors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill explained that the locations of the roads allow for the engagement of multiple contractors in the process, contributing to broader economic inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This phase of the project sees 325 contractors being assigned contracts, with the possibility of more being engaged as the work progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contractors present at the event expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to participate in such large-scale development efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government\u2019s commitment to supporting small contractors in the region is seen as a step toward empowering local businesses and fostering further growth in the construction sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project marks a continued effort by the government to improve regional infrastructure and provide local contractors with opportunities to contribute to the nation&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacquey Bourne \u2013 November 23, 2024 In a significant move to enhance infrastructure in Region Ten, over 300 small contractors have signed contracts for the construction of 165 roads&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25208","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=25208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25230,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25208\/revisions\/25230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}