{"id":25988,"date":"2025-02-01T20:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T20:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25988"},"modified":"2025-02-01T20:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T20:01:51","slug":"80-of-works-completed-at-meadowbank-wharf-minister-of-agriculture-inspects-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/80-of-works-completed-at-meadowbank-wharf-minister-of-agriculture-inspects-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"80% of Works Completed at Meadowbank Wharf, Minister of Agriculture Inspects Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings<\/em><br><em>December 24, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, conducted an on-site inspection of the ongoing improvements at Meadowbank Wharf, where 80% of the $190 million project has been completed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, which was initiated as a commitment by President Irfaan Ali, includes the construction of sheds for fisherfolk, improvements to water quality, and the addition of a new sanitary block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the inspection, Minister Mustapha expressed satisfaction with the progress of the works and outlined plans for further enhancements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that by the end of January, or possibly earlier, the wharf could be commissioned, with the President returning for the formal opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister also highlighted the importance of the fisheries sector, noting its significant growth and the role it plays in supporting many Guyanese livelihoods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fish vendors at the wharf have also expressed their approval of the new, more comfortable selling area, which they believe will improve their work conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly GiddingsDecember 24, 2024 Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, conducted an on-site inspection of the ongoing improvements at Meadowbank Wharf, where 80% of the $190 million project has been&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25988","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=25988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25989,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25988\/revisions\/25989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}