Philipsburg:--- An agreement has been reached and a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Ministers of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and the Netherlands on human trafficking announced the Ministers of Justice on Monday. Minister of Justice of Aruba Arthur Dowers described human trafficking as a horrendous crime and as such the Caribbean islands are committed to working on combating human trafficking since it is not good for humanity. Minister Dowers said they are already getting strong support from the United States and the Dutch Government he said has shown interest in the subject.The Justice Minister of St. Maarten Roland Duncan said St. Maarten, Aruba and the Netherlands have agreed to install a committee that would be further discussing the free movement of people. Duncan said no decision was taken on this topic. He said it is indeed a hard topic but persons he said must put aside their emotions and continue the discussions.
However, Curacao's Minister of Justice Elmer Wilso said there is nothing to discuss on this topic unless there is a different meaning for "free" in Papiamento than it is in Dutch. Wilso said the issue on the free movement of people has nothing to do with emotions. He urged politicians to set their priorities right and look at the family values that existed between the islands before the Netherlands Antilles dismantled. Wilso said politicians should look at how they treat each other because it is an important aspect of life. Wilso said the people of Curacao would literally hang him if he had engaged himself in the meetings of Sunday which dealt with free movement of people.
The Ministers of Justice also discussed the situation that is currently plaguing the islands which is the lack of prison space. They have agreed to cooperate with each other whenever necessary.