The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday condemned the Guyana Post Office Corporation’s use of sprinklers to disperse homeless persons and said it will soon begin a collaborative programme to have them receive care for their specific needs.
“Minister [Volda] Lawrence will speak to the GPO to not wet the vagrants… It is inhumane. They are human beings and wetting them won’t be tolerated. It is a violation of their human rights… We are getting ready to roll out a programme to deal with this issue very soon,” Advisor to the Minister of Social Protection John Adams told Stabroek News yesterday.
Stabroek News yesterday reported on the overhead sprinkler systems installed by the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), Fogarty’s Department Store and Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company and which the