US Coast Guard sends home more than 120 Haitians and Cubans intercepted at sea
FLORIDA - A total of 123 migrants – 37 Cubans and 86 from Haitians – were repatriated over the weekend after being caught in two separate boats off Cuba. Yesterday, 29 Cuban males and eight females were taken More...
Woman convicted of human smuggling, offered rooms to illegal Venezuelans
WILLEMSTAD - The woman C.M.B.-J. (Colombia, 1964) was convicted by the judge in Willemstad on Friday for sheltering illegal residents against payment. It concerns, according to the law, a (slight) form of human More...
Police detained 32 foreigners
WILLEMSTAD - The police performed checks at various dance clubs and nightclubs last Friday. In addition, 32 people were arrested who were unable to show residence permits. It concerns both men and women. They have More...
Venezuelans escape from police custody
WILLEMSTAD - Thirteen Venezuelans escaped from their cell in Rio Canario last Thursday. In a major search in the neighborhoods of Buena Vista, Suffisant and Muizenberg, four of them were taken into custody again. The More...
Destruction in foreigners’ barracks
WILLEMSTAD - Detained Venezuelans have wreaked havoc in the foreigners' barracks of the Curaçao prison. That is what the government says in a press release. As a result, the reception capacity has drastically decreased. Foreign More...
Deportation can take place without legal assistance
WILLEMSTAD - The immediate deportation of illegal Venezuelans without legal assistance is not against the law. This is according to the Minister of Justice Quincy Girigorie. The deportation order that illegal immigrants More...
Government will continue with deportations
WILLEMSTAD - The Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath stated in a recent interview that the government will continue deporting illegal immigrants including Venezuelans. “Our current social economic situation More...
New location for illegal immigrants in Otrobanda
WILLEMSTAD - The Sint Martinus School (formerly St. Thomas) in Otrobanda will be used as a holding place for people without residence permits. The renovation already starts this month. The current location in the More...
Again human remains and other person belongings found on north coast
WILLEMSTAD - Once again body parts have been found at Koraal Tabak, north coast of the island. Police officers rushed to the scene and seized the human remains for identification. Because Venezuelan media reported More...
Ministers of Justice in the Kingdom discuss important issues
WILLEMSTAD - Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Netherlands, on behalf of the BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) are working on an intention statement regarding information exchange to prevent illegal More...
