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There is reportedly an outbreak of gender-based violence in the Caribbean, an issue that the Business and Professional Women of Dominica (BPW) say must be addressed.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the BPW\u2019s President Rhoda St. John addressed a Meet and Greet ceremony where she discussed these concerns among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is heartbreaking when you see what men are doing to women and even what women are doing to men. Men are silent when women abuse them, but women do abuse men and it is wrong,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

St John said regardless of the form of abuse, it is wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it is verbal abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, all forms of abuse is wrong and sometimes verbal abuse is even worse than physical abuse, because it leads you to depression, It leads you to commit suicide, it leads you to isolation and so much more,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The BPW she said will seek to tackle abuse in various sectors this year and already, relations with stakeholders in Dominica are being fostered.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, she reiterated calls for the implementation of a Sex Offenders Registry<\/a> in Dominica.<\/p>\n

A Sex Offenders Registry is a system in various countries designed to allow government authorities to keep track of the activities of sex offenders, including those who have completed their criminal sentences.<\/p>\n

She said the BPW will be working alongside the Dominica Bar Association to ensure that it is done.<\/p>\n

St. John said the aim is to make a list which will be made public in order to create awareness of the perpetrators in the various Caribbean countries.<\/p>\n

At the moment, sex offender registries exist in two English-speaking Caribbean countries, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is reportedly an outbreak of gender-based violence in the Caribbean, an issue that the Business and Professional Women of Dominica (BPW) say must be addressed. 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