Human trafficking on the agenda with US State Department
WILLEMSTAD - On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, the desk-officer of the State Department of the United States in charge of the Caribbean and Dominican Republic, members of the US Consulate and representatives of the More...
Restaurant Schelpwijk turns out to be a nightclub
WILLEMSTAD - Hot Chick Cafe on the Kaminda Andruw Jones in Schelpwijk has been closed by the authorities. The Inspectorate came by early in the morning yesterday, along with the police and victim support. They discovered More...
Conference on human trafficking and smuggling in the Dutch Caribbean
KRALENDIJK - The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security is holding a conference on human trafficking and smuggling these days. The three-day conference started on 18 September and is intended for experts from various More...
Man arrested who wanted to bribe police
WILLEMSTAD - During the police raid of La Tasca and the surroundings of the nightclub, a man was also arrested who tried to bribe the officers. He sat in the car with his Colombian lover when the police wanted to More...
Police raid Amorsitabar: 20 ‘drinking ladies’ arrested
WILLEMSTAD - Police officers held a raid yesterday in the Amorsito Bar in Muizenberg. 20 drinking ladies (prostitutes) have been arrested. According to the police, this can be categorized as human trafficking. The More...
Arrests in human trafficking investigation
WILLEMSTAD - Police and Justice have arrested 41 Venezuelans on Saturday. This happened during a criminal investigation into human trafficking. Among them 17 drinking ladies. They have been interrogated and are More...
St. Maarten: Investigation into possible human trafficking
PHILIPSBURG - The police’s Unit of Trafficking /Human Smuggling is conducting a criminal investigation under the direction of the prosecution into possible trafficking in human beings, which has affected three More...
77 alleged victims of human trafficking rescued in Guyana
GEORGETOWN – A total of seventy-seven (77) alleged victims of Trafficking In Persons (TIP) were rescued between the start of the year and earlier this month. This was disclosed by Minister of Social Protection, More...
OM demands lower punishments Bandera Grill case
WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecution Service has demanded lower sentences in the Banderagrill case. The case is against a couple that is suspected of human trafficking. The couple had Venezuelan ladies working as More...
2018 Trafficking in Persons Report; Curaçao keeps Tier 2 ranking
WASHINGTON - Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern slavery, is a crime of exploitation in which a trafficker compels an individual into service for commercial sex or labor or both using More...
