Is selling sex criminalised?
Soliciting in public place and living on the earnings of 'prostitution' are criminalised, which effectively criminalises every sex worker.
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Yes - procuring and brothel-keeping are criminalised. Legislation similar to UK
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
No
Is there mandatory registration?
No
Are there travel restrictions that apply only or specifically to sex workers?
Immigration law gives right to refuse entry if reasonable belief that coming to country for the 'purposes of prostitution'
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
Sources/further reading
PANCAP (2009) Prostitution, Sex Work and Transactional Sex in the English, Dutch and French Speaking Caribbean. A report by the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS, funded by World Bank, available at https://pancap.org/pc/pcc/media/pancap_docu
Sexual Offences Act 1995 - http://laws.gov.ag/acts/1995/a1995-9.pdf
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