{"id":29125,"date":"2026-03-31T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=29125"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:30:22","slug":"minister-manickchand-turns-sod-for-40m-eccles-ramsburg-ndc-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-manickchand-turns-sod-for-40m-eccles-ramsburg-ndc-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Manickchand turns sod for $40M Eccles\/Ramsburg NDC Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, today turned the sod for the construction of a new $40 million office for the Eccles\/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) on the East Bank of Demerara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project marks a significant step in strengthening local governance infrastructure and improving service delivery to residents within the Eccles\/Ramsburg community. The new facility is expected to be completed within four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"29129\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.04-PM-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.04-PM-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.04-PM-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.04-PM-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.04-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sod turned for $40M Eccles\/Ramsburg NDC Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"29128\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.21-PM-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.21-PM-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.21-PM-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.21-PM-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.21-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sod turned for for $40M Eccles\/Ramsburg NDC Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The construction of the modern NDC office follows the demolition of a previously dilapidated structure, which had long posed challenges to the effective functioning of the council. The new building is designed to provide a safe, efficient, and accessible environment for both staff and residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Manickchand emphasized the government\u2019s continued commitment to enhancing local government systems and ensuring that communities are equipped with the necessary resources to function effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.17-PM-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.17-PM-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.17-PM-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.17-PM-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-1.00.17-PM.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eccles\/Ramsburg NDC serves a growing population along the East Bank corridor, and the new office is expected to significantly enhance administrative operations and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development continues to roll out initiatives aimed at modernizing infrastructure and strengthening governance at the community level across Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESS RELEASE)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, today turned the sod for the construction of a new $40 million office for the Eccles\/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,365,471,366,540,350],"tags":[488,865,863,370,499,438,412,405,864],"class_list":["post-29125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-human-development","category-infrastructural-development","category-local-development","category-local-government-and-regional-development","category-news","tag-488","tag-east-bank-demerara","tag-eccles-ramsburg","tag-guyana","tag-infrastructure","tag-ministry-of-local-government-and-regional-development","tag-ncn-guyana","tag-ncn-news","tag-ndc"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29125","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29130,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29125\/revisions\/29130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}