Curaçao appeal court dismisses defamation claims over gambling sub-licensing remarks
The Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the BES islands rejected defamation claims against journalist Nardy Cramm in a verdict issued on 20 May. The court found that her criticism of Curaçao’s gambling sub-licensing model, including describing the licences as “illegal”, was protected expression and dismissed requests for retraction and daily fines.
The ruling addresses the legal limits of public criticism of Curaçao’s gambling licensing system.