Finally, I can say that it seems as if there is a glimmer of light on the horizon when it comes to the protection of our children.
The Ananda Alert system, created to help find children who go missing, was officially launched by Prime Minister Bruce Golding at Jamaica House on Tuesday.
The system was born out of the much publicised abduction and murder of 11-year-old Ananda Dean last year.
The programme will never bring back little Ananda to her hurting parents, but at least through the efforts launched in her name may stop another mother from going through the same kind of pain.
Of course no amount of programmes in the world can take the place of parents giving their children valuable advise such as not going anywhere with strangers, not allowing them to give them things to lure them away, being very alert…and teaching them from early recognize the warning signals that something could be wrong.
Parents too must be vigilant as there are times the person they are leaving their children with are the very ones who are posing a danger to them.
It’s hard to tell as many present the right front that would have that parent trusting them…still be on the alert.
During the launch the Prime Minister made the plea to parents to protect their children who are too young to make informed decision.
We don’t need the Pm to give this warning, it’s time the society came together and rally around the most vulnerable…let us all have each other’s backs in the fight to keep our children safe
