A terrified woman yesterday managed to escape from a shop owner who was holding her against her will in Region Seven, where she will have to remain at least until tomorrow because police are unable to make attempts to extract her before them.
This situation, according to Head of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes, is a clear indication that the system in place to deal with Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases is failing victims.
“I am embarrassed to know that there is no system to respond immediately. We didn’t have to get a helicopter or plane to