by Julie Carrington | Mar 16, 2021 | Human Trafficking, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is working assiduously on its action plan to combat human trafficking, and a key component of this involves the training of all officers involved in the fight. Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Attorney...
by Julie Carrington | Oct 28, 2020 | Human Trafficking, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Matters regarding the steps Barbados needs to take to get off the United States of America’s Tier 2 Watch List for trafficking in persons were among the areas discussed during the National Task Force for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons meeting...
by Government of Barbados | Jul 30, 2020 | Human Trafficking, Top Stories
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. (FP) Message by Attorney-General, Minister of Legal Affairs and Chairman of the National Task Force on the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons, Hon. Dale D. Marshall, Q.C., M.P., on the occasion of World...
by Sharon Austin | Mar 6, 2020 | Human Trafficking, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) A number of officials in Barbados’ Criminal Justice System will undergo five days of training in trafficking in persons next week at the Barbados Defence Force (BDF). Detection, Investigation and Prosecution of Trafficking in Persons is the theme of the...
by BGIS | Sep 19, 2019 | Human Trafficking, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Efforts to address the issue of human trafficking in the CARIFORUM region are moving forward. Preliminary results from a new comprehensive study on human trafficking, that is expected to provide a greater understanding of the problem within and across...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 20, 2018 | Human Trafficking, Top Stories
Human trafficking is a crime in Barbados that is punishable with the imposition of a $1 million fine, 25 years in prison, or both. Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, issued this warning yesterday after a recent raid of Bridgetown bars attracted the attention of...
