Ministry concerned over violence against children

Opposition MP Steven Obeegadoo raised a parliamentary question about the death of two-and-a-half-year-old Palavee Yoshni Achmootoo. In reply, minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Sheila Bappoo pointed out that she was under-staffed. She said she had only five office cadres, 21 field officers and 25 assistants and this was not enough to [...]

13 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily