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remained on Tier 1.
This is the third consecutive year
that Guyana has emerged with a Tier 1
category while Washington has named
Antigua and Barbuda,
Barbados, Haiti,
Jamaica, St. Lucia, St.
Maarten, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines,
Suriname and Trinidad
and Tobago remain on the Tier 2 list.
Trinidad
The United States said it is looking
forward to working together with
Trinidad and Tobago to fight human
trafficking.
The US Embassy in Port of Spain
issued a statement recently, following
Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley’s
fiery comments in response to the
2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
Report.
In its statement, the embassy
said it appreciated National Security
Minister, Stuart Young for his
“balanced approach” to the issues
raised in the TIP report.
Rowley fired back at the United
States’ criticism of Trinidad and
Tobago’s handling of human
trafficking amid the Venezuelan
migrant crisis.
The TIP report said T&T has not
met the minimum standards for the
elimination of trafficking.
It said T&T remains at Tier 2 level
(countries which do not fully meet the
minimum standards
of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act
(TVPA) but are making
significant efforts to
do so.
The Embassy said T&T has held its
Tier 2 ranking since 2017.
Rowley questioned how the US
could grade T&T on refugee related
issues when it has children dying on
its borders “in cages.”
— Compiled by Azad Ali
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