Georgetown: Protestors in Region Five on Tuesday chased Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud and other officials of the Government when they attempted to engage Region Five residents.
The protesters in response said, “if there is no justice, there will be no peace.” Another man said “the greater crime is this is something that is systematically going on.”
Soldiers were Tuesday morning called out to help police clear the West Berbice Public Road, after police were was not entirely successful the night before.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud told the gathering that she condemns what happened to the teens.
“I am here and I am condemning it and I have never stopped condemning it,” the Minister assured.
The decision to visit the communities was made after the officials sought advice from the Joints Services.
At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Brigadier Godfrey Bess said: “Government officials decided and requested to go on the ground to meet with protestors and appease the crowd and let them know the seriousness the government treats the issue.”
Minister Benn pleaded with protestors at Belladrum, West Coast Berbice to keep peace in the communities.
“I’m appealing to you all as adults who know better…that we do the things that will restore peace in the communities,” the Minister said.
He told the residents that the Police will continue to do their work and then “we can have a clear opportunity to find out what happened and to bring to justice those who perpetrated the crime.”
The badly-mutilated bodies of 16-year-old Isaiah Henry and 19-year-old Joel Henry of West Coast Berbice (WCB) were discovered almost one day after they went missing. They reportedly left on Friday to pick coconuts in the backdam.
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