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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SOC·2025·279

Another one leaves the Nest

17 August 2025

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 busines

ECO·2025·278

ABC Routes: The Bridge We’ve Lost - and How to Build It Back

12 augustus 2025

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

ECO·2025·277

Cyber Trouble in our Dutch Kingdom

3 August 2025

I just landed at home sweet home. Quite a bit of airtime this past week and while all of that was going on, cyber security? Front and center this week acro

SOC·2025·276

Gone Fishing: When the Sea Doesn't Answer Back

20 July 2025

It’s Sunday again. And this time, I write with a heavy heart. For over a week now, the island has been holding its breath, gripped by the story

ECO·2025·275

Why Aruba Needs Sovereign AI -  Now

15 July 2025

We talk a lot about Aruba’s digital future, but we don’t do enough. Every now and then we drop words like innovation, smart infrastructure, open data, and

JUS·2025·274

The Plastic Test of Power

6 July 2025

It is rare for two court rulings, issued within weeks of each other, to tell the same story from opposite ends of the legal spectrum. One is civil. The oth

SOC·2025·273

From Bangkok to Paris: A Journey Through Airspace, Insight, and Gratitude.

1 July 2025

Last week, I gave you a glimpse of the travel madness I was in the middle of - long flights, time zones colliding, and a temporary shutdown of Middle Easte

GOV
2025

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Governance and public administration

When Power Gets Comfortable: The People vs Guillfred Besaril

16 June 2025

Case : P-2024/00395 In public service, the boundary between personal comfort and public duty should be crystal clear. But as we’ve seen repeatedly in Aruba

JUS·2025·271

Bad Water, Big Trouble: Court Tells Golf Course to Stop Spraying Stench

8 June 2025

In a ruling that doesn’t just clarify the law but sends a bree

GOV·2025·270

Law First: Five Lessons from the Richardson Case

6 June 2025

When the state breaks its own rules in the name of security, no one is safe!! It was a busy week for the Court of First Instance of Aruba - and a consequen