Parents of Drop-in Centre fire victims agree to accept land, house from ministry

The parents of Joshua and Antonio George, the two young boys who perished in the fire at the Drop-in Centre, have agreed to accept the government’s offer of a plot of land and a fully furnished two-bedroom house.

After the results of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the fire stated that the government should offer some sort of compensation to the family, the Ministry of Social Protection had met with the family last week and had offered a plot of land and a fully furnished two-bedroom house along with other assistance to their parents.

However, Sonia and Leon George had told Stabroek News that they needed