NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — October 29, 2026
The first batch of recruits of the Guyana Fire Service traded their hoses for human rights awareness on Tuesday, October 27th, at the Fire Service Training School at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
The session was an awareness drive rolled out by the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons Secretariat.
Firefighters were chosen for the training because their work takes them into homes, businesses and communities where trafficking victims may be hidden in plain sight.
The recruits were taught what trafficking really looks like, how it is a form of exploitation, and why a human rights approach matters in dealing with it.
They also learned the red flags that can show whether an adult or a child might be a victim.
That session was led by Inspector Marilyn Rodney, head of the Guyana Police Force Trafficking in Persons Unit, who took the recruits through the process of identifying victims.
The recruits also took a close look at the law, including the offences set out under the Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, Number 7 of 2023.
The training went beyond theory. It included case studies, role play and group discussions that placed the recruits in situations they could actually face on the job. They were shown what to do, who to call and how to refer a case, so they know the right response when they suspect someone is being trafficked.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, the Task Force Secretariat and the Police Trafficking in Persons Unit all took part in what was described as the first training of its kind for the Fire Service.
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By LRTVS NewsWatch · Channel 10. This report first aired on LRTVS NewsWatch.
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