I congratulate Anta for bringing up this very important topic. Kudos also to the good resposese, which covered the main resons behind this malaise. It seems that not a week goes in Guyana without some man battering, maiming or killing his girlfriend or wife. Very distressing indeed!
I think this phenomenon also highlights another truth. When we think of corruption in Guyana, we immediately (and mainly) think of politicians. And yes, many of that breed are corrupt. However, a deeper look at Guyana reveals that moral rot and decay is THROUGHOUT the society - from cops shaking down citizens for a bribe, men having mistresses, prostitution, business people and others running rackets, corruption in the civil service and the judicial system, etc, etc, etc.....
This gets me to thinking that, when we boil it down, it's a PEOPLE PROBLEM - across the board. People living in Guyana have gotten accustomed to it, it seems. Many of them accept this is 'just the way things are'. How do you fight that?