A New Kind of Hospitality
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…
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Fault Lines, Part 2: What the Courts Keep Telling Realtors
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…
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An Important Lesson for Aruba’s Real Estate Market
In my book Paradise Found: A Guide to Buying Real Estate in Aruba, I stress repeatedly that buyers must surround themselves with knowledgeable, ethical, and legally competent professionals. Because when…
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The Aruba Bar Association, looking back and looking forward.
From its humble beginnings in 1991 to the challenges of today, the Aruba Bar Association continues to evolve with Aruba. When we talk about institutions that shape the professional and…
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Beyond the Law: Has AZV Overstepped Its Legal Mandate and the HOH Benefited?
There are moments when power quietly slips past the boundaries of law, almost unnoticed, almost normal, and unless someone calls it out, it keeps slipping. In Aruba’s healthcare system, that…
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From Ennia Curacao to Aruba State-owned companies: When Governance Warnings Go Unheeded
Back in May, I wrote about the Ennia judgment, a case that revealed how informal culture, unchecked authority, and absent oversight hollowed out governance in one of the Dutch Caribbean’s…
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Mentorship in Aruba: A Legal Tool That Protects Without Taking Over
Written from Europe, a follow-up to an earlier column on Alzheimer’s rights In the past, I wrote about the rights of people living with Alzheimer’s and the quiet, often unnoticed…
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From Aruba to San Marino to Gibraltar: The Rise of Aircraft Registry Group
Papa Four – Tango Seven – Victor Papa Golf It is not every day that a country launches an aircraft registry. However, when it does happen, it is typically the…
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Another one leaves the Nest
I’m on the road with my eldest son, Gavril (19), a journey that will take us through the Netherlands and then to Bremen, Germany, where he will begin business school…
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ABC Routes: The Bridge We’ve Lost – and How to Build It Back
For decades, the connection between Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao was more than just a short hop. It was a lifeline, a steady flow of people, ideas, business, and culture that…
