Does the Kenny Anthony administration know something about human trafficking and local sex workers that forces them to treat the subject as classified? Not even a U. Department of State report that describes simply beautiful Helen as a haven for whores and flesh pedlars has been enough to draw a related word from our MPs on both sides of the House.
Then again, in Helen today it seems anything goes. Obviously another GIS gaff. But with the law appearing to protect batterers in high places, do you suppose an MP will stand up for the abused children of Helen? Meanwhile in the real world potential visitors are faced with U.
According to the report, Saint Lucia is a destination country for persons subjected to forced prostitution and forced labour. Legal and illegal immigrants from Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and South Asia, especially those working in domestic service, reportedly are the groups most vulnerable to human trafficking. Our police. And who should know better? Guyana is described by the report as a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour.
Jamaica is also cited as a source, transit and destination country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour. Sex trafficking in Jamaica, according to the report, likely occurs on the street, in night clubs, bars, and in private homes throughout Jamaica, including in resort towns.
In addition, it said massage parlours in Jamaica often lured women into prostitution under the false pretence of employment as massage therapists. Though not named in the report the Bahamian authorities this week denied there was any evidence of child prostitution or a sex tourism trade in that country.
