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·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

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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

GOV·2025·269

The De Meza Ruling: Legal & Constitutional Boundaries 

4 June 2025

The recent ruling in De Meza v. Director of Taxation AUA202501405 & AUA202501407

COR·2025·268

Not So Fast!!

1 June 2025

What a 1.4 Million-Florin Tax Settlement Reveals About Oversight, Privilege, and Unfair Advantage When institutions fail publicly, it makes headlines. But

JUS·2025·267

A Snapshot Of: De Meza vs. the Tax Department

30 May 2025

Earlier this week, I attended the court hearing in the case between candidate minister Mike de Meza and the Tax Department. Before it began, I was asking m

COR·2025·266

Part II: Ennia’s Billion-Guilder Breakdown

25 May 2025

An earlier court ruling reveals how oversight failed long before the headlines - offering lessons still unlearned. When institutions fail, the conversation