APNU urges set-up of unit to fight rampant inter-personal violence

APNU Leader David Granger addressing reporters yesterday. At left is APNU Public Relations Officer Malika Ramsey, while from right are APNU MPs Winston Felix and Debra Backer.

Main opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling on government to set up an “Inter-Personal Violence Unit” to combat the “raging” violence, particularly against women.

Reading from a statement yesterday at a press conference, APNU Leader David Granger said that the party has lost confidence in the agencies of the Ministries of Home Affairs and Human Services “to deal with the epidemic of inter-personal violence which has been plaguing the county over several years.”

In the case of the Guyana Police Force, Granger said that the body has failed to install a