Guyana reviews child home regulations after fatal fire
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana says it is reviewing regulations on child-care centres and welfare homes because of a fire that killed two boys at a state-run facility last month.
Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence said Saturday that existing rules for such facilities are about 50 years old and need to be updated. She says the aim is to avoid tragic accidents and ensure that staff members have the requisite skills to properly deal with children.
An electrical fire swept through a child-care centre in the capital of Georgetown last month, killing two brothers aged 2 and 6. Twenty-eight children escaped.
The South American nation has about 20 government-supervised children’s facilities. Most are privately run and have been the target of recurring allegations of abuse.
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