Guyana shouldn’t be on US trafficking-in-persons radar

Guyana shouldn’t be on US trafficking-in-persons radar

– Manickchand

Guyana shouldn’t be on US  trafficking-in-persons radarGuyana should not be on the US State Department’s radar when it comes to trafficking in persons (TIP) as there are no “significant” numbers of persons being trafficked in this country, according to Minister of Human Services & Social Security, Priya Manickchand.

Stabroek News contacted the minister for her initial reaction to the recent US report on TIP which has for the second consecutive year placed Guyana on their Tier 2 Watch List.