It has been a significant decade for the small island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. Up until October 2010 the country was one of five island territories in the ...

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Curaçao is a small island (around 170 square miles) located off the north coast of Venezuela. Culturally diverse, with influences from Europe and West Africa, Curaçao is home to approximately 190,000 ...

Moustapha Khalesa, the medical student charged with the fatal stabbing of a Jersey City classmate in Curacao last week, may be transferred to a mental institution, The Jersey Journal reports.

When Kan Mei Chan left Jersey City for medical school in Curacao over a year ago she had her whole life ahead of her. Her body was returned to the U.S. last night in the hold of an airliner, her life ...