Writing

Every column and essay in the register, newest first. Articles run from 2007; the wider record of published work runs from 1998.

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ECO·2026·307

I Told Him to Stop Building in Private. He Did.

6 de abril de 2026

Every serious builder reaches a moment when preparation ends, and proof begins. For Riangelo de Cuba and Fluxion that mo

JUS·2026·306

When Escalation Becomes Fatal: A Decision, A Line Drawn, A Standard Set

5 April 2026

A few weeks ago, I wrote

JUS·2026·305

WTHOFA?

March 29, 2026

Tin hopi discusion tocante "HOFA". Hopi opinion. Hopi conclusion. Pero no tur opinion ta basa riba e documento mes. Laga nos ta honesto… Cuanto di nos a le

ECO·2026·304

When External Shocks Hit Small Economies

22 March 2026

Sometimes a single announcement tells a much bigger story about the vulnerability of small economies. The recent decision by King Ocean Services

LAB
2026

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Labour and employment

The Young Kid at the Registration Desk

15 March 2026

The story of a great lawyer. Lawyers meet many people during their careers. Clients, colleagues, adversaries, judges. But every now and then, someone walks

COR·2026·302

Institutional Memory: The Asset Organisations Lose Without Realising

8 March 2026

Why Supervisory Boards Must Protect Their Decision-Making Record Every organisation believes it remembers its own history. Until it doesn’t. Somewhere alon

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2026

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Labour and employment

A Chapter Closed - Aruba Labor Laws in Four Languages

23 February 2026

I released it quietly. No formal presentation. No ceremony. Just a simple post on Facebook. It was only when I realized that it was the International Day o

SOC·2026·300

Jouvert = Jouvert!

9 February 2026

Most weeks, I write about heavy things. Economics. Law. Governance. Long arcs and hard edges. I don’t mind that work. It matters. But every now and then, i

SOC·2026·299

Between inheritance and intention: a letter to my sons on Aruba’s 40th Status Aparte

1 February 2026

To mark 40 years of Status Aparte is to do more than remember a date. It is to look around, to look back, and to look ahead. To ask ourselves what we’ve bu

SOC·2026·298

40 JAAR STATUS APARTEGiants in the Living Room: the quiet architect Delwin Gomez

26 January 2026

A personal tribute to a fellow architect of the Status Aparte - my father. I was born in 1969, the year the flames ignited in Curaçao, and the smoke drifte