“We must kill this now” …President on warpath to end domestic violence

“We must kill this now”

Sep 08, 2025 News

…President on warpath to end domestic violence

Kaieteur News – With gender-based violence spiralling out of control here, President Irfaan Ali on Sunday vowed to “kill” the scourge.

President Irfaan Ali

A number of women have been killed by their male partners in recent years. Only recently, a man executed his estranged wife. In his address after taking the oath of office on Sunday President Ali said that his government will be empowering women, youth and the elderly. “And we will intensify our fight against domestic violence – we must kill this now,” President Ali said.

For women, there will be the removal of taxes on personal health and hygiene products, in addition there will be the construction of both day and night care centers to support the working mothers. “We will provide more scholarships and create greater employment opportunities, and we will intensify our fight against domestic violence we must kill this now. For our elderly, we will raise pensions, send mobile health units into rural and hinterland communities, employ telemedicine and virtual clinics, and expand residential care facilities,” he said.

The youths will be benefitting from expanded access to skills training, free education at every level, affordable housing and investments in new sports facilities. These include world-class indoor stadium, “a high-performance conditioning centre, and a cycling velodrome to produce champions for the world.”

From January to late August 13, women lost their lives in domestic violent encounters. In January, 16-year-old Janelly David was beaten to death and left in a hammock in Region 1 by her partner Eon Moore. Also in the same month, 34-year-old Bibi Fazila Ally (34) was killed by her ex-partner Bidraj Ganesh. Her body was left in a pool of blood and was discovered by her eight-year-old son.

In February, 27-year-old, Kenesha Vaughn was shot 12 times by her husband Marlan Da Silva during an argument, while he was allegedly intoxicated at their Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Also, in the same month Shameeza Mohamed was brutally beaten by her son-in-law Parsuram Arjune subsequently succumbing to her injuries.

The month of April saw five women losing their lives: Mezona Ronaldo was set on fire by her partner Kevin Cadogan and subsequently succumbed to her injuries. Reports from family members revealed that he had cut her hair off a few weeks before.

Also, in April Maline La Cruz, her sister Sueann La Cruz and her mother, Waveney La Cruz lost their lives at the hands of her ex-partner Parmanand Ramdehol, when he shot them at their Waiakabra Village, Soesdyke – Linden Highway. In the same month, 30- year-old Marissa Beete was shot by her ex-boyfriend Ghalee Khan who was a convicted drug trafficker. In July, Jenel Pollydore (26) was shot dead at a wedding by the father of her child. In August, Teekadai Solomon was shot at least 10 times by her husband Alroy Solomon who then turned the weapon on himself ending his life. He also shot their son during the ordeal. In the same month, 45-year-old Bibi Shazida Hanif was stabbed to death by her ex-husband Martin True.

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