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Suana Sookdeo: UWI law scholar believes in service above self
Sunday 24 January 2021
Activist Suana Sookdeo says families should visit orphanages and homes for the elderly to see the ways they can help the less fortunate. Photo by Angelo Marcelle -
From the age of seven, Suana Sookdeo’s mother would take her to visit homes for the elderly, children’s homes, and communities caring for the less fortunate.
“There is where I was first introduced to the problem of domestic violence and child abuse. It was really heart-wrenching to hear about some of the experiences and we tried to help them out in whatever way we could.”
Young: I hope guard is charged for child rape
Minister of National Security Stuart Young. -
MINISTER of National Security Stuart Young said he hoped a security guard who reportedly raped an underage girl at a safe house will be charged for the crime.
His remark came on Tuesday in the Senate, where he was replying to an urgent question posed to the Prime Minister by Opposition Senator Wade Mark, who asked about steps to address reports of rape and abuse at a safe house.
Young said, “There has been one, recent, again very tragic, disturbing and upsetting report of a young female being abused by a private-sector security guard at a safe house.”
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