Ministry slams Chronicle for photo of children in sex act

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security yesterday expressed “absolute disgust” over the publication of images of children involved in sexual acts in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle and on social media.

In a statement, the Ministry through its Child Care and Protection Agency said that the sexual acts have “exposed a tremendous need for more to be done by parents, teachers and our society as a whole to ensure that our children understand and practice moral values that would prevent them from making poor decisions.”

The sexual acts involved children from a high school and were apparently filmed at a home.

The ministry yesterday charged that some sections of the media sought to exploit this issue in the press and shared images which have been widely distributed.

The ministry said the report in yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle “will also serve to unsettle other