Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has challenged all religious leaders to assume greater responsibility for calling on the national community to take better care of the country’s children.
Dr Rowley issued the challenge today, during the official handover ceremony for Hayes Court to Anglican Bishop, The Right Reverend Claude Berkley.
According to the PM, it is a responsibility that we all have.
He said many parents do not pay attention to their children and the deficiency is noticeable when those children interacted with the public.
The Prime Minister said the teachings of religious bodies will contribute to changing the negative behaviour being seen today.
“It is during this time, when in the absence of proper schooling and parenting, that the country is losing a significant portion of its young children,” Dr Rowley said.
He noted things could be much worse had there not been centuries of collaboration with the church, and its influence in guiding societies’ positive values, traditions and behaviours.
