WILLEMSTAD – Curaçao will host the next Justitieel Vierpartijenoverleg (JVO) on September 3, 2026, as the Kingdom strengthens its coordinated approach against organized and undermining crime across Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Netherlands.
The announcement follows the January 16, 2026 meeting held in Sint Maarten, where ministers of Justice discussed major justice and security challenges in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom (CdKNL). Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Foort van Oosten emphasized that “crime must never pay” and stressed that a Kingdom-wide strategy remains the strongest weapon against criminal networks.
For Curaçao, the upcoming JVO represents more than a diplomatic gathering. It positions the island at the center of regional justice coordination at a time when transnational crime, narcotics trafficking, illegal migration and financial crime remain serious regional concerns.
The ministers agreed that the Caribbean islands remain among the safer territories in the region, but warned that maintaining that status requires continuous cooperation, intelligence sharing and operational coordination.