The U.S. Embassy hosted a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Symposium on Monday, September 25 to support The Bahamas’s efforts to combat trafficking in persons. The event highlighted there commendations in the 2023 TIP Report and provided a space for open dialogue and avenues for partnership.
Rebecca Morgan, Analyst for the Caribbean region with the U.S. State Department's Office toMonitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, held sessions with senior government officials andmembers of civil society. Specifically, Ms. Morgan commended The Bahamas’ efforts tosupport victims and encouraged continued progress to equitably screen and identify victims,and to investigate and prosecute suspected traffickers. Participants discussed best practices foridentifying victims in vulnerable communities, data collection, and the increased use of forensicand cyber evidence to build trafficking cases. The Bahamas National TIP Committee and TaskForce Chair, Indirah Belle, shared plans to expand training efforts and establish points ofcontact in the Family Islands, to improve screening and identification of victims, and tocomplete a new National TIP Strategic Plan.
Ms. Morgan was also pleased to visit the offices of several dedicated civil society organizationsworking to serve victims.
U.S. Embassy Nassau values our continued partnership both with the Bahamian governmentand civil society organizations and looks forward to continuing our productive conversation insupport of the Bahamas’ efforts to combat trafficking in persons.
The 2023 TIP Report’s country narrative for The Bahamas is now available in both Spanish andCreole and can be found on the U.S. Embassy’s website under the Reports section.
The U.S. Embassy hosted a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Symposium on Monday, September 25 to
support The Bahamas’s efforts to combat trafficking in persons. The event highlighted the
recommendations in the 2023 TIP Report and provided a space for open dialogue and avenues
for partnership.
Rebecca Morgan, Analyst for the Caribbean region with the U.S. State Department's Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, held sessions with senior government officials and
members of civil society. Specifically, Ms. Morgan commended The Bahamas’ efforts to
support victims and encouraged continued progress to equitably screen and identify victims,
and to investigate and prosecute suspected traffickers. Participants discussed best practices for
identifying victims in vulnerable communities, data collection, and the increased use of forensic
and cyber evidence to build trafficking cases. The Bahamas National TIP Committee and Task
Force Chair, Indirah Belle, shared plans to expand training efforts and establish points of
contact in the Family Islands, to improve screening and identification of victims, and to
complete a new National TIP Strategic Plan.
Ms. Morgan was also pleased to visit the offices of several dedicated civil society organizations
working to serve victims.
U.S. Embassy Nassau values our continued partnership both with the Bahamian government
and civil society organizations and looks forward to continuing our productive conversation in
support of the Bahamas’ efforts to combat trafficking in persons.
The 2023 TIP Report’s country narrative for The Bahamas is now available in both Spanish and
Creole and can be found on the U.S. Embassy’s website under the Reports section.
