Management SDKK: Prisoners are treated humanely

WILLEMSTAD - The prison management announced this week that every detainee in Sentro di Detenshon di Korekshon Kòrsou (SDKK Prison) is being treated humanely. The management responds to reports that prisoners would want to start an interlocutory procedure against the treatment they receive. In it they complain about faulty sewers, mosquitoes, lack More...

OM in cassation case Tromp
WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecutor goes against the recent ruling of the Court of Appeals in the case against Emsley Tromp. For this reason, the OM has taken their case to the Supreme Court (Cassation) in the Netherlands. The More...

Boy has been missing for a month now
WILLEMSTAD - The police are looking for 16-year-old Jefferson Hart. The boy has been missing for a month now. On November 19th he fled from the Curaçao Youth Correctional Facility, formerly the GOG. Jefferson has More...

OM disappointed after postponement pretrial session Jamaloodin
WILLEMSTAD - No pretrial session this morning in the Maximus case against former Minister of Finance George Jamaloodin. Jamaloodin’s lawyer Eldon Sulvaran has filed a notice of objection against the prosecution More...

Judge postpones drugs cases
WILLEMSTAD - The judge postponed several drugs cases last Friday. Reason: many reports from the ADC lab were not ready on time. Without a report, it cannot be officially established whether and what drugs are involved. More...

Schotte’s life partner will serve her prison term when it’s her turn
WILLEMSTAD - The moment that partner of Gerrit Schotte, Cicely van der Dijs must serve her prison term, is not yet known. That was confirmed by the spokesman of the Public Prosecution (OM) Norman Serphos. "Unlike More...

Tear gas in SDKK
WILLEMSTAD - Tensions in the SDKK prison. In a short film, prisoners demand a meeting with the Minister of Justice about food, the lack of medication and the lack of timely medical care. On Monday, the guards had More...

Police looking for missing girl of 15
WILLEMSTAD - The police are looking for the 15-year-old Kiara Melissa Fingal Suarez from Colombia. On Friday she left her parental home in Buena Vista and did not return. Kiara is 1 meter 68 tall, slim in stature More...

Coast Guard in action
WILLEMSTAD - At the direction of the Rescue & Coordination Center (RCC) of the Coastguard CARIB, a go-fast near Curacao was intercepted by a Metal Shark on Sunday evening, December 9th around 6pm. The go-fast More...

Dutch military officers arrested
WILLEMSTAD - Three Dutch military officers have been arrested in Curaçao. According to the Public Prosecution, they drove away after an accident and then made a false declaration of the theft of their rental car. The More...