Head of Immigration Service suspected of 9 cases of human trafficking
WILLEMSTAD - The head of the Immigration and Admission organization, Esther Cheri, is suspected of 9 allegations of human trafficking. This became clear during the first pre-trial session of her case. According More...
OM: “Investigation into the phenomenon of sexual exploitation of minors”
WILLEMSTAD - The tackling of trafficking in human beings has been a high priority within the Public Prosecution (OM) Curaçao. Human trafficking is the exploitation of other people usually for the sole purpose of More...
Public Prosecution: Increase in human trafficking cases in 2017”
WILLEMSTAD - The human trafficking cases in Curaçao have increased enormously in 2017 in comparison with previous years. In 2015, 4 cases of human trafficking were brought to court. In 2016 two cases and 14 cases More...
Dead Venezuelans found on north coast are victims of human trafficking
WILLEMSTAD - The police officers have arrested two Venezuelans suspected of human trafficking. They are suspected of being involved in the crossing of the boat that shipwrecked on the north coast of the island last More...
MP asks questions about illegal prostitution
WILLEMSTAD - The Member of Parliament for PAR, Anna-Maria Pauletta asked the Minister of Justice Quincy Girigorie several questions about the large number of people working as prostitutes outside the brothel Campo More...
US slaps Belize with worst rank in latest Human Trafficking Report
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department yesterday slapped the worst tier status on the Central American CARICOM nation of Belize as it released its annual Trafficking in Persons report. Belize is the only Caribbean More...
Two Venezuelans arrested for human trafficking
WILLEMSTAD - On Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at around 10 am, the officers of the Organized Crime Unit of the Police, arrested two Venezuelans suspected of human trafficking. The arrest took place during an investigation More...
Latin America lacks clear policies to tackle human trafficking
Migrants with tired faces laden with the hardships of the hazardous journey from Central America to the United States rest in a shelter in Mexico, which many reach after being cheated by “coyotes” out of everything More...
Caribbean girls under cyber attack
Urgent action needed to protect the most vulnerable A cyberbullying victim's parents are speaking out in Belize against the alarming practice of posting nude photos of young girls online. The couple sit facing More...
Another police officer arrested for human trafficking
WILLEMSTAD – Once again it appears that there are more police officers involved in the human trafficking case which involves Bandera Grill. Last night, the Office of Internal Affairs arrested the 51-year old police More...
