Gov’t task force accuses US of ‘unfair’ human trafficking review

Minister Jennifer Webster

Refuting the United States’ finding that government is not doing enough to combat human trafficking, the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) yesterday once more said that the scope of the problem is being misrepresented.

At a press conference yesterday, Minister of Human Services Jennifer Webster spoke on behalf of the taskforce and expressed “deep concern” that, once again, the annual US State Department TIP report “has not reviewed Guyana fairly.”

“It is noted that the report contains a number of inaccuracies and misrepresentations with regards to the