{"id":26475,"date":"2025-02-09T02:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26475"},"modified":"2025-02-09T02:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:42:57","slug":"silverhill-residents-benefit-from-159-new-water-tanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/silverhill-residents-benefit-from-159-new-water-tanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverhill Residents Benefit from 159 New Water Tanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | January 21, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Silverhill, located on the East Bank of Demerara, now have improved access to water following the distribution of 159 new water tanks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative, spearheaded by Public Affairs Minister Kwame McCoy, aims to provide much-needed relief to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the 450-gallon tanks is designed to support residents who previously had to travel long distances to collect water from creeks or rely on rainfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new tanks will alleviate the burden of water collection and provide a more reliable water source for households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local residents expressed their gratitude for the distribution, noting how it would improve their quality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some shared that they often struggled to access clean water, with one resident, Grace Prescott, mentioning that she previously had to gather water from the creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister McCoy highlighted the significance of the initiative, emphasizing the government&#8217;s commitment to meeting the needs of its citizens and improving their living conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reiterated that the distribution of the tanks is part of a broader effort to fulfill promises made by the government to support communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The distribution of the water tanks marks another step in the government&#8217;s ongoing efforts to address basic needs and enhance the lives of Guyanese citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | January 21, 2025 Residents of Silverhill, located on the East Bank of Demerara, now have improved access to water following the distribution of 159 new water&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26475","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\/26475","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=26475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26476,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26475\/revisions\/26476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}