Minister of Foreign Affairs, Camillo Gonsalves has described the United States Human Trafficking Report as ineffective and incomprehensible His comment came as he delivered the keynote address at a two-day training seminar on Human Trafficking, held here last week. Minister Gonsalves expressed concern about the fact that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been placed… Continue Reading →
Concern has been expressed here about the fact that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been placed on theTier-2 Watch list of the United States report on Human Trafficking. Minister of Foreign Affairs Camillo Gonsalves expressed his concern last week during the opening of a two-day training seminar on Human Trafficking. Sixty Police Officers participated… Continue Reading →
Speaking on the recent On The Beat programme, Station Sergeant Junior Simmons, deputy of the Anti-Trafficking In Persons Unit (ATIPU), said that On the 29th of September 2011, the parliament of SVG enacted “The Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act” which makes the act of human trafficking a crime in SVG. Superintendent Ruth Jacobs, who… Continue Reading →
The SVG Anti Trafficking In Persons Unit (ATIPU) was launched on April 13th 2012. On the 3rd anniversary of the launch, The Police’s On the Beat programme this past Monday focused on Human Trafficking, what it is, and what are some of the factors that enable it to continue. Superintendent Jacobs, in charge of the… Continue Reading →
Minister of Foreign Affairs Camillo Gonsalves has refuted the US State Department’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, in which St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been placed on the Tier 2 Watch List. Minister Gonsalves gave a critical analysis of the report at the opening of a two-day Sensitization Workshop to counter Human Trafficking on… Continue Reading →
A two day Sensitization Workshop to counter Human Trafficking is being held here this week. A number of Senior Public Officers from within the Government Sector are attending the workshop, which is being hosted by the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the United States Office of Migration. Speaking at this morning’s opening ceremony… Continue Reading →
Senior Public Servants will be involved in a workshop on Trafficking in Persons from today. The Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the United States Office of Migration will host the two day workshop at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Conference Room The workshop will target thirty Senior Public Officers from the Ministry of… Continue Reading →