At a seminar aimed at forming a group to eradicate domestic violence (DV) in Region Five, participants were told that “even one case is too much” and that everyone should get involved in the fight.
At the seminar held at the regional boardroom at Fort Wellington on Wednesday, senior Proba-tion & Social Services officer, Dollette Nicholson said the group would work with the social workers and the police to help deal with the problem.
Child Care & Protection officer, Gloria Davidson who chaired the event, told the female participants that DV is everybody’s business and urged them to “report anything suspicious” especially if lives are in danger.
Sergeant Cynthia Kelly of the Fort Wellington Police Station who shared the laws of DV, said over 50 cases have been reported in West Berbice so far for this year. All of the matters have been taken to court.
The sessions were also facilitated by Aggrey Azore and Indra Ramcharran of the Minis-try of Human Services.
At the opening session, Regional chairman, Bindrabhan Bisnauth