Latest update September 15th, 2026 10:20 AM
Address this current plague of violence at a national level
Dear Editor,
In my quest to represent a land that I am very passionate about seeing thrive and reach to a place where justice, peace and the rights of all are protected, I writhed with disbelief and anguish at the recent events of gender based violence that are being perpetuated in our society like an untreated contagious plague.
In my role as an ambassador for Guyana I cannot sit in a corner and remain silent about an issue I have been advocating endlessly both nationwide and internationally in an effort to bring about change.
It would seem that my efforts and the efforts of all those who stand up against any form of violence in our country have been in vain. I have read repeatedly about several attacks of grievous bodily harm and the deaths of women and children over the past week, inclusive of young and old that are victims of these unmerciful series of assaults.
I’m puzzled as to why the issue has not been made one of national address because from where I sit this is the sort of situation that calls for the state’s intervention. Our country is undergoing a current plague of violence as it relates to domestic disputes and child abuse that is not only hurting our old but young as well. It is high time that we stop being bystanders !!!!
According to local media, Police have since issued wanted bulletins for Richard Lord of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo and Shawn Fordyce of ‘B’ Field, Sophia; Fordyce is wanted by the police for the attempted murder of his wife Dorothy Blackman, 42, and maliciously wounding his daughters, 12-year old Donette Fordyce, 26-year old Wanda Fortune and 20-year old Latoya Wilson on August 2.
Richard Lord is also wanted for the murder of his two children, Kimberly Houston, 5, and her two year- old brother Tarif Lord, on July 31.
But clearly we are yet to see a statement being made on the handling of these issues and / or conversations regarding solutions in a legislative manner. In fact, nothing is really being said by the relevant offices that can actually make a difference. I beg to ask, how many more lives have to be lost before stern action is taken.
Ruqayyah Boyer
Miss World Guyana 2013
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