President recommits to protecting children

From left are: Maria Cristina Perceval, UNICEF’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams; Mrs. Williams;  President David Granger; First Lady, Sandra Granger; Secretary-General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Dr. Christophe Bernasconi; Sita Nagamootoo and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo.  (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

President David Granger last evening reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to the protection and provision of a good life for all Guyanese, especially for children.

The President was at the time speaking at the opening of the Hague Convention Conference on International Family Law, Legal Co-operation and Commerce, Promoting Human Rights and Cross Border trade in the Caribbean at the Pegasus Hotel, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

It is being hosted in Guyana through the Ministry of Legal Affairs, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

“A ‘good life’ means more than economic growth. It is about the