Underage girls removed from Mahdia backdam

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) on Saturday rescued four teenage girls who are suspected to have been trafficked into the Mahdia Backdam, including a 14-year-old who may have been a sex worker.

The girls, who are between the ages of 14 and 17, have since been handed over to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security while police have launched investigations.

President of the GWMO Simona Broomes yesterday told Stabroek News that while all of the girls have denied