Seven Venezuelans escaped from SDKK
WILLEMSTAD - Yesterday morning seven Venezuelans escaped from the foreigners' barracks of the Curaçao Prison (SDKK). Among them also a few that were intercepted early this week in a boat with 37 undocumented. The More...
Justice should be blind, but blind to everything?
Lately I have been following a peculiar case taking place here in Curaçao. And I was in full expectation of the court verdict. I am a person that is a supporter of the rule of law. For me what the Court says is More...
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...
Girigorie: Opposition wants to capitalize on drug robbery
WILLEMSTAD - The opposition is trying to gain political capital from the drug robbery from the Rio Canario police station. This is according to the Minister of Justice Quincy Girigorie. It was about 500 kilos of More...
OM: 286,000 guilders in Crime Prevention Fund
WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecution Service (OM) Curaçao recently executed a total of five court judgments. It concerns a total amount of more than 286,000 guilders in guilders, euros and dollars that have been More...
Detention Jamaloodin extended by 8 days
WILLEMSTAD - Friday, 21 September 2018, the defendant G.R.M. Jamaloodin was heard by the magistrate on his detention. The Public Prosecution Office believes it to be necessary to keep Jamaloodin longer behind bars More...
Crisis plan for refugee flow
WILLEMSTAD - There is a crisis plan for when a large flow of Venezuelans comes to the island. That plan was drawn up by the taskforce of undocumented migrants, says the Minister of Justice Quincey Girigorie The More...
Curaçao can offer protection to refugees
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao has not signed the Geneva Convention on refugees, but must offer protection to Venezuelans who are at risk of deportation by the Immigration Service. This is also recognized by the Ministry More...
Fleeing Venezuelan military will not be expelled for now
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao is not going to expel the fled sergeant from the Venezuelan army. That's what the Minister of Justice announced after reports from several media on the situation of the Venezuelan refugee. The More...
Justice in the Netherlands is looking for Curaçaoan
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - Justice in the Netherlands is looking for Gerel Lusiano Palm. There is a 10,000 guilder reward reserved for the tip that leads to his arrest. The 35-year-old Palm comes from Curaçao and More...
