[1] UNAIDS estimate there to be 755 prostitutes on the islands,[3] the majority are migrants from other Caribbean countries.
Documented and undocumented immigrants from the Caribbean region, notably Jamaica, Guyana, and the Dominican Republic, are vulnerable to sex trafficking.
Sex trafficking occurs in bars, taverns, and brothels, including with minor girls.
There have been reports of trafficking-related complicity by police officers who tend to receive administrative sanctions instead of being tried under the trafficking law.
Experts noted the prosecutor's office had limited staff and resources and were concerned the police were not undertaking proactive raids to uncover sex trafficking cases.