PRESS RELEASE – PERSBERICHT – COMMUNICADO DI PRENSA Commemorative volume 40 Years of Status Aparte The commemorative volume 40 Jaar Status Aparte: Tussen voortgaan en stilstaan has now been printed…
A new year, a new chapter – and if we do this right, a new era for Aruba’s cities. We start the year not just with resolutions, but with resolve….
Happy New Year, friends. As soon as we were done lighting our fireworks in Aruba – part of our annual tradition – POTUS lit his own, and they were of…
It’s rare for aviation-related matters to land in administrative court in our part of the Kingdom – rarer still for it to happen twice, in summary proceedings, within the same…
This week’s column isn’t about law, public finances, or geopolitics. It’s not a policy critique or a legal explainer. It’s something more personal-and, I’d argue, more important. It’s about you….
Not long ago, I wrote about a hearing that reminded me why this profession still matters to me after all these years. It was a case that showed how much…
In a democracy, public trust is currency. And in small island nations like Aruba, where government institutions are both omnipresent and deeply personal, that currency can be spent quickly-and irresponsibly….
A Book That Sparked More Than Memory In 2008, Dr. Jorge R. Ridderstaat published The Lago Story, a powerful, underappreciated account of Aruba’s most important industrial institution. I picked up…
Every once in a while, a conversation sneaks up on you. You walk in expecting nothing, and you walk out thinking about it for the rest of the night. That’s…
The last column struck a chord. It was shared widely, picked up by media outlets, and sparked conversations in coffee shops and boardrooms. But what stood out most were the…
