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Lately there has been a lot of chatter regarding the legal status of palapa’s, beach chairs and the use of our public beaches. Not all, if not most of what…

Thank you!! Happy New Year to you and yours. First, thank you for your readership and patronage for the past two years. I appreciate every “like” you give, every comment…

The Registry of Aruba announced recently that Alpha Sky has been added to the 83bis Agreement between Kazakhstan & Aruba. This important development strengthens the international cooperation between the Civil…

Na beach tin dos tipo di palapa segun mi. Uno ta esna cu e hotelnan ta paga precario na gobierno pa asina por uza tereno di gobierno o sea probiedad…

In the realm of taxation, few things are as certain as the inevitability of death and taxes. Yet, what happens when these two certainties collide in a legal quagmire? Aruba’s…

The Minister of Labor has announced a minimum wage increase for 2024. This announcement closely follows my column/newsletter from December 2022, which highlighted the wage hike set for 2023. My…

In a recent legal battle that signifies a monumental victory for environmental preservation and the engaged citizens of Parkietenbos, Mrs. Anouk Balentina, a jurist,  resident of the affected area, and…

In Aruba employment law, the principle of ‘good employment practice’ ( “goed werkgeverschap“) is a fundamental concept. This principle is codified in Article 7:611 of the Aruba Civil Code (Burgerlijk…

n a 2022 Supreme Court case, the defense argued on behalf of the accused, who had been convicted of trespassing on a building during a demonstration. They claimed the prosecution…

Introduction  The landscape of labor unions in the Dutch Kingdom is transforming significantly. With union participation in the Netherlands at its lowest since 1963, there’s an increasing disconnect between the…