Antigua and Barbuda will be the very first Caribbean country to establish a Sexual Offenses Court, the government has announced. It means that people who are charged with a sexual…

Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says the Government remains committed to curtailing sexual offences. She said measures being undertaken to this end include a rigorous review…

The Bureau of Gender Affairs is being restructured to enable it to work more closely with entities involved in the investigation of sexual offences. Gender Minister Olivia Grange, who has…

The Government has endorsed the ‘Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region,’ developed by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which provide internationally-accepted best practices for the…

Guyana’s Criminal Justice System is better equipped to adjudicate sexual offence cases now that the country has adopted the Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region –…

Sexual offences cases will now receive the special attention needed via the Courts with the commissioning of a new courtroom and the launch guidelines to deal with such matters. The sexual…

Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings-Edwards expects that more sexual assault victims will seek justice through the courts as the judiciary moves to change the way it deals with such…

Victims of sexual offences can expect improved management of their cases. This is the result of a new document – “Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region”…