I raised this matter years ago with former Minister of Labour, Human Services and Social security, Miss Bibi Shaddick.  She confirmed that there was no law against willful transmission of AIDS, and even seem to agree that such a law should be looked into.  I wrote about in the press and raised it on my television programmes, but only now I am seeing a prominent MP raising this matter.
Maybe it will take the usual ten to 20 years, when the matter is completely out of hand before serious consultations on the issue are conducted and a law enacted, as it seems to be the norm in Guyana.  Notwithstanding, I believe a law does exist, as the British (our former Colonial Master) are known to prepare laws in a matter that very few crimes in the future will not be covered by it.  Is it not a crime to do things that are injurious to peoples well being and health, safety and security, to intentionally and knowingly hurting or causing a person to be killed or setting up a system to kill in time?  I think there is!  Maybe a legal light could enter the discussion.
Anyone who intentionally transmits AIDS or anyone who kills or cause people to become ill or killed is committing serious crime.  Be it manslaughter or causing bodily and grievous injuries.  This is a crime according to my understanding.  In Guyana we do not have dynamic prosecutors who are career public servants looking out for challenges, as in the United States and England. I know of one Public Prosecutor in a State in the US, who caused a mother to be charged for trafficking through her blood stream by getting pregnant and causing the child to be born with AIDS.  While this may be extreme, the fact remains that had she practiced safe sex, the child would not have been born with this dreadful disease, and having to live a life of misery, pains, sores and social rejection.  While people worldwide are being educated not to reject, sadly, the reality is different, and no matter what anyone does, it will continue to be so. Such is life.

I do believe we should never discriminate against people, who are suffering from illnesses, but we also should not discriminate in prosecuting people who willfully commit crimes, and this includes willful transmission of AIDS.

There are some bad people everywhere, AIDS sufferers included, people who lived their lifestyles, and some being completely innocent, being given it by someone knowing they had it, is truly reprehensible and despicable.  Intentionally condemning a person to a life of misery, depression and pains, will unknowingly transmit it to many people until they know.  But once it is known, it becomes a crime.  I have spoken to some people suffering from AIDS who are annoyed with their partners, and themselves, and the world, that they actually want the world to suffer as like themselves.  There are other people suffering from AIDS who never want anyone to suffer and would advise others or keep way from sex.

I believe the provision exists in law to charge willful transmitters of AIDS, but to be more explicit, the law should be enhanced.  People with AIDS should not intentionally infect the innocent.  Mr. Del Prado, is a good human being I concede, and I enjoy our few sessions together, but he has to look at the other side of the problem.

I also appeal to the nation and the world, to be sympathetic and supportive of AIDS victims, and not to discriminate.