Environment and public health
Sewage, landfill, water, coastline. The recurring subject is not that the rules are missing. It is what happens when they exist and are not enforced.
- ENV·2023·14117 June 2023Part I “One Stinky Island”: The Battle of the Stench
“One Stinky Island”: The Battle of the Stench This week’s column stinks!! TripAdvisor ranked Eagle Beach as the top beach in the world earlier this year. E
- ENV·2023·14217 June 2023Part II "One Stinky Island": Free sewage or a business case?
Introduction: Last week, I wrote a Stinky Column. This one ay stink as well. The column discussed a rather significant sewage disposal problem that we are
- ECO·2023·14824 July 2023Embassy Suites Building Beyond Boundaries: Unearthing the environmental dilemma in paradise
Now and then, a court verdict comes along that screams to be discussed in my weekly LEGAL column. Last week, the case was with the Embassy Suites Hotel in
- ECO·2023·1513 September 2023Embassy Suites Beach Plans Raise Concerns About Ongoing Impact on Aruba's Environment
As the Embassy Suites' legal battle continues over their beachfront development in Aruba, other concerns are surfacing regarding the potential long-term im
- ENV·2023·18011 December 2023Court Revokes Hindrance Permit for Waste Incinerator in Parkietenbos
In a recent legal battle that signifies a monumental victory for environmental preservation and the engaged citizens of Parkietenbos, Mrs. Anouk Balentina,
- ECO·2024·1857 January 2024Stinky, stinky, and now costly sewage
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,
- ENV·2024·1915 February 2024Crappy Legislation: How Proposed Law Could Flush Away Aruba's Future
Last week, I wrote about the government's plans to introduce a tax or levy to raise capital to pay to solve the sewage issue at the Bubali Plas, aka RWZI.
- ENV·2024·20114 April 2024Compilation of sewage articles
Welcome to my blog series exploring the sewage crisis at the Bubali plas in Aruba and the RWZi plant. In "One Stinky Island" Part I, I delve into the origi
- JUS·2024·20215 April 2024Part 6 Sewage Crisis: One Resort in Court Confronting Aruba's Government Over Sewage Mismanagement
Image: Antilliaans Dagblad I have written several articles
- ENV·2024·20321 April 2024Aruba's Inefficacy in Sewage and Waste Management
Aruba is grappling with a significant but often overlooked problem: the ineffective management of its sewage and waste systems. Despite our reputation for
- ENV·2024·2165 August 2024Embassy Suites’ Appellate Court Decision: A Phyrric Victory
By: Dr. Lincoln D. Gomez In the recent appellate court decision on Embassy Suites, there was a notable disparity between the
- ENV·2024·22913 October 2024Marine Pollution in Malmok? The Potential Eco Violation by Vessel Balder
The Landsverordening Voorkoming Verontreiniging Door Schepen
- ENV·2024·23610 November 2024The Never-Ending Sewage Saga in Aruba: Government Accountability and the Fight for Resolution
The ongoing sewage crisis at the RWZI Bubali Plas facility in Aruba continues to grow more complicated, with no clear resolution in sight. On Friday, Novem
- JUS·2025·2718 June 2025Bad Water, Big Trouble: Court Tells Golf Course to Stop Spraying Stench
In a ruling that doesn’t just clarify the law but sends a bree