Prostitution in the Bahamas is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited. During the Republic of Pirates c - , Nassau and the rest of New Providence Island was paradise of drinking and prostitution for pirates.
Sex trafficking is a problem on the island. The Bahamas is a source, destination, and transit country for women and children from other Caribbean countries, South and Central America , and Asia subjected to sex trafficking.
Vulnerable populations include migrant workers—especially from Haiti , Jamaica , the Dominican Republic , Costa Rica , Cuba , Colombia , Venezuela , and the Philippines , who arrive voluntarily to work as domestic employees and laborers, but may be recruited or deceived by traffickers who lure victims with fraudulent recruitment practices, such as false promises of employment through advertisements in foreign newspapers.
Children born in The Bahamas to foreign-born parents who do not automatically receive Bahamian citizenship, and individuals involved in prostitution and exotic dancing may also be vulnerable.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sexuality, Poverty and Law Programme. Retrieved 4 April Pellau Media. Retrieved 22 December Retrieved 10 February The New York Times. The Republic of Pirates: Being the true and surprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down.
