–during Day of Prayer in memory of the three fallen Berbician teens

ON Sunday, religious leaders of all denominations gathered together for a National Day of Prayer, calling for serenity, calm and unity as the country mourned the death of the three teenagers who were brutality slain in what is widely believed to be a hate crime.
Over the past week, Guyana has been rocked by pockets of civil unrest, some of them decidedly violent, after the mutilated bodies of two teen cousins, 16-year-old Isaiah Henry and 19-year-old Joel Henry were found last Sunday aback Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, some three villages away from Number Three, where they were both born and raised.
Two days later, another teen, this time around 17-year-old Haresh Singh, was found slain, in much the same gruesome manner and in the exact same area as the Henry boys were.

In the wake of the series of events that followed the murders, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, held a meeting with a number of leaders from the religious community, and together they agreed to participate in a National Day of Prayer.
The virtual meeting was organised on Friday, September 11, 2020 by the Ministry of Human Services And Social Security, since it was recognised that there was an urgent need to partner with the leaders to help the most vulnerable, and foster peace, love and unity within the nation.
During the meeting, the leaders candidly expressed their concerns to the Minister on the difficult period being experienced in Guyana, and made valuable recommendations to forge harmony throughout the Nation.

“From the discussion, a Support and Heal Network was established to engender continuous dialogue and programmes that will benefit the most vulnerable, drawing on the experiences of the religious community to foster love and unity,” Minister Persaud stated.
Additionally, the Ministry committed to supporting the religious organisations, by offering them training in such critical areas as domestic violence and sexual abuse.
The Day of Prayer commenced early Sunday morning, and was live-streamed on social media, and saw religious leaders from the Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Rastafarian communities collaborating for peace to reign across the nation.