{"id":26682,"date":"2025-02-20T21:32:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26682"},"modified":"2025-02-20T21:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:32:33","slug":"2-billion-approved-for-major-upgrades-to-the-national-zoological-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/2-billion-approved-for-major-upgrades-to-the-national-zoological-park\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 Billion Approved for Major Upgrades to the National Zoological Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | February 5, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parliamentary Committee of Supply has approved $2 billion for the extensive renovation of the National Zoological Park, marking a significant step in the government\u2019s efforts to improve the park\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, clarified during the budget estimates that the sum is part of a larger $2.8 billion allocation for the National Parks Commission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the total amount, $2 billion will specifically go toward upgrading the zoological park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The renovations will focus on modernizing the facility, creating a proper environment for housing and showcasing animals, and establishing a nature school for educating the public on climate resilience and wildlife protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Teixeira announced that $600 million would be allocated for a tree planting initiative in urban parks to improve carbon coverage, contributing to the country\u2019s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo had previously announced plans to transform the National Zoo into a more modern, family-friendly destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upgrades are part of a broader effort to beautify Georgetown and promote green spaces within the capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | February 5, 2025 The Parliamentary Committee of Supply has approved $2 billion for the extensive renovation of the National Zoological Park, marking a significant step in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26682","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=26682"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26683,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26682\/revisions\/26683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}