-enhanced screening for visa applications
The government last week welcomed key recommendations in the US State Department’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report and said that there will be enhanced screening of visa applications among other measures.
While a joint statement by the Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn and the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud did not specify which recommendations they were referring to, the US had flagged labour pacts involving Cubans and Chinese.
“…the Government of Guyana wishes to note that we welcome the key recommendations in this report and have commenced efforts to immediately implement the same, notably the training of the Ministry of Home Affairs- Immigration Support Services staff and enhanced screening of visa applications”, the joint statement said.
The statement then went on to outline steps that were being taken by the Guyana Government.