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UNHCR alerted: Venezuelan children being smuggled

A CHILD-TRAFFICKING and illegal adoption ring involving Venezuelan children is active throughout the Caribbean, with Trinidad and Tobago being at the epicentre. This is stated in a confidential e-mail sent on November 26 addressed to Sandra Flores, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Trinidad and Tobago, by Dr Cleophas Justine Pierre, …

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PAHO, WHO Launch Study Surveying Migration Trends Of Health Workers In Caribbean Region

PAHO/WHO: PAHO launches new study on migration of health workers in the Caribbean “The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has launched a new study that will survey current migration trends of health care workers in the Caribbean region. The results of the survey will be used to develop recommendations on migration within the …

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Human trafficking, sex work and Covid-19 in the Caribbean region

The issues are coming to the forefront within national, regional, and global conversations. Human trafficking and all the linkages with it, have been growing societal concerns in the region, even before the Covid-19 pandemic. How do we respond NOW? During the pilot and stakeholder consultations held in Grenada, in August 2019, it was revealed that …

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Jamaican firm contracted by Caricom for regional movement of skilled persons project

Jamaican human resource development firm, Dunn, Pierre, Barnett and Associates (DPB) has been contracted by CARICOM to work with Ministries of Education, National Training Agencies and TVET Councils in the Region, to build capacity towards the implementation of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQs). This will facilitate the free movement of skilled workers and artisans throughout the CARICOM …

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CARIFORUM Embarks on critical Human Trafficking study

Efforts to address the issue of Human Trafficking in the CARIFORUM Region are being bolstered with a new study on Human Trafficking that is expected to provide a greater understanding of the problem within and across its borders. Canadian firm, Dunn, Pierre, Barnett and Company, Canada Limited, has been engaged by CARIFORUM to conduct the comprehensive study. The countries …

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