Acting Chief Child Welfare Officer Martin Anthony is encouraging the public to participate fully in several programmes to be undertaken around the country to mark a significant anniversary.
He was speaking on the heels of the 19th anniversary since Dominica ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Anthony said one of the highlights is an open day activity at the Welfare Division on Friday.
“We expect members of the public to visit the division to view certain displays and members of staff will be available to answer questions and discuss the convection,” he said.
According to Anthony, schools’ visits have also been planned for the day’s activities, where the rights for parents and children will be discussed.
“Dominica when ratified that Convention in 1991 undertook certain obligations to ensure that the provisions of the convention are enforced. The convention speaks to the health, education and protection of children from drug and other abuse. It also speaks to the issue of families and what they must do,” he added.
The Minister for Social Services, Community Development and Gender Affairs Gloria Shillingford will deliver a television and radio address in that regard.
DNO CORRESPONDENT.
Is Genocide occuring in Dominica?
Do the Rights of Children include that of breathing healthy air and healthy schools?
Why has the urgent need to remove the damaged and hazardous asbestos from blowing into Saint Mary’s primary school classrooms, been ignored for over 3 years?
Why has the asbestos hazard not been removed from blowing into the windows of Saint Mary’s Primary school?
How many school terms have passed since the prime minister and others have known of the hazard at Saint Mary’s Primary school?
Is in not the windy season now?
Why would a scout ignore such an urgent hazard?
Who are the Scouts in the DLP?
Why ignore the Girls Guides, cubs and scouts peace mission yet facilitate the spending of close to $1 million on the paramilitary Cadets?
Have not cadets been recruited as child soldiers for genocide?
Are the Primary school Children of Roseau central being punished for not casting the Vote in favor of Skerrit?
Is this suttle Genocide of political opponents?
Record high Social ills
1. Record high Drug abuse?
2. Who released the V boat found with millions of dollars in cash and???
3. Weekly youth turn Paro?
4. Do we have the highest teen drug use in the Caribbean?
5. Why was the June 2009 demographic survey not published?
6. Did unemployment rise from 25 to 36%?
7. Poverty from 39-47%?
8. For the record high incest and child abuse?
9. What did the Chief psychiatrist say about the effect of the RED CLINIC?
10. Unemployed young men who deposit Thousands of dollars of Euros?
11. For the Never before seen assassinations?
12. Record high unsolved murders in Dominica?
13. How long have the Villagers been sacrificed suffering Quarry dust?
14. How many times have they begged for it to stop?
15. Have they ever been helped?
16. Is Dominica not among nations signed onto occupational health standards set by the World health Organization and International Labour Organization?
17. Why knowingly endangering the health of the villagers of Layou, st.Jo, Tarou, Pt. Michell, Loubiere, Colihaut…?
18. Is not the world observing precautions of the H1N1 pandemic?
19. Why then were all the intoxicated “Sexy Girls”, children, Women, and men being encouraged to ride dangerously in open trucks on rainy days and beyond mid-nights across the island?
20. What are the definitions of responsible behavior?
21. Why would someone who does not drink alcohol or take drugs encourage its abuse?
22. Were the elected Doctor and Nurse who would have the knowledge of the Hazards been kept away from the ministry of health?
23. Was there a change in the Medical registration act in September 2009?
24. Was this to silence the Asbestosis and Silicosis hazard?
25. What is genocide?
Children live what they learn and learn what they live. If a child is taught love, he or she will always exude love.
Congratulations to Dominica for keeping strong to this Convention.