Delinquent parents, particularly fathers who do not contribute to their children’s upkeep will be pursued by the Ministry of Social Protection this year and they will be taken to court.
“Everyone will face the consequence – the law. The State cannot be burdened when a parent or parents have the means of taking care of their children and they choose not to do so. It doesn’t matter how big or small you are we’re going to come after you,” Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence