{"id":26140,"date":"2025-02-08T20:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26140"},"modified":"2025-02-08T20:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:23:57","slug":"city-hall-restoration-nearing-completion-despite-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/city-hall-restoration-nearing-completion-despite-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"City Hall Restoration Nearing Completion Despite Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick | January 3, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The restoration of City Hall could be completed by the end of the first quarter of this year, according to Minister within the Ministry of Local Government, Anand Persaud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he cautioned that certain complexities in the process could lead to further delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The historic structure, which dates back to 1889, is undergoing significant rehabilitation to preserve its architectural integrity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the major challenges faced during the restoration has been sourcing materials that match the original structure, particularly timber of non-standard dimensions required for specific elements of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these setbacks, Persaud remains optimistic about the progress, stating that efforts are being made to address the supply issues and maintain the project\u2019s momentum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, given the intricacies of historical preservation, the timeline for completion remains flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has allocated approximately $770 million for the restoration, underscoring its commitment to preserving one of Guyana\u2019s most iconic landmarks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick | January 3, 2025 The restoration of City Hall could be completed by the end of the first quarter of this year, according to Minister within the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26140","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\/26140","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=26140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26142,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26140\/revisions\/26142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}