Tag: human trafficking

Guyana attains Tier One ranking in its efforts to combat human trafficking for seventh consecutive year

Guyana attains Tier One ranking in its efforts to combat human trafficking for seventh consecutive year

- June 16, 2023

The Ministry of Home Affairs and by extension the Ministerial Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons which is co-chaired by the ... Read More

Harsh penalties for offenders in new Trafficking in Persons law

Harsh penalties for offenders in new Trafficking in Persons law

- May 11, 2023

The government has taken an aggressive approach towards ending the scourge of human trafficking, with the passing of the Combating ... Read More

Gov’t tables comprehensive bill to combat human trafficking

Gov’t tables comprehensive bill to combat human trafficking

- April 25, 2023

The fight against human trafficking in Guyana has taken a major step forward with the introduction of a new bill ... Read More

TIP Ministerial Task Force achieved key milestones in 2022

TIP Ministerial Task Force achieved key milestones in 2022

- January 9, 2023

 Tier 1 status maintained, training manual developed The Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) spearheaded by the Home ... Read More

Special constables being trained in human trafficking

Special constables being trained in human trafficking

- September 3, 2021

As the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security continues to organize training for key persons across the country who ... Read More

Govt fears Trafficking sanctions over Haitians – Attorney General

Govt fears Trafficking sanctions over Haitians – Attorney General

- June 25, 2021

- says some 38,000 unaccounted for - consultations held before revoking visa-free travel Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, ... Read More

‘No one should have to endure indignity and exploitation’ -Minister Persaud

‘No one should have to endure indignity and exploitation’ -Minister Persaud

- June 4, 2021

-As Ministry organises TIP training for GDF members The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has ramped up its ... Read More

Government addressing challenges to safe, orderly migration

Government addressing challenges to safe, orderly migration

- April 12, 2021

The PPP/C Government is undertaking a series of initiatives to promote safe and orderly migration, in keeping with the Global ... Read More

Police prosecutors training to uphold rights of trafficked persons

Police prosecutors training to uphold rights of trafficked persons

- December 12, 2020

- to minimise victims’ trauma Twenty-eight police prosecutors are being trained to augment their skills in responding, identifying and fighting ... Read More

Police training to augment skills to fight human trafficking

Police training to augment skills to fight human trafficking

- December 11, 2020

-Human Services Ministry, Task Force on Trafficking initiative The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, Countering-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) ... Read More