Navigating the Eye of the Hurricane June 10, 2024 We are quite literally in the eye of the hurricane. Despite numerous warnings and ample...

Beyond Bread and Games June 9, 2024 It is Sunday, and we are eagerly awaiting the start of the F1 race in Montreal, Canada. Yesterday,...

European Elections: A Dutch Perspective June 8, 2024 The recent European elections in the Netherlands have yielded interesting and...

Navigating Power and Identity June 7, 2024 I intended to write about the European election results from a Dutch perspective, but I...

The Power of Dissent: Understanding Voter Concerns Ahead of the Elections June 7, 2024 As the elections approach rapidly, it is worth...

Dissent is Democracy; Measuring is Knowinge June 5, 2024 "Meten is weten" (Measuring is knowing) is a Dutch saying repeated uncritically...

We are Literally the Frog in the Pot June 3, 2024 It is Monday. It is a hot day, only June; the hurricane season just started on the...

Who is our president? June 1, 2024 The United States will hold its presidential elections in November. On May 30, President Trump was...

Dissent is Democracy: Rethinking the Hourly Billing Model May 31, 2024 I have been an advisor or consultant, or however you want to label...

May 30, 2024 Recently, my attention was caught by a series of alarming headlines. The front page of the Antilliaans Dagblad on May 30,...

Leadership and Boundary Crossing: A Comparison Between Curaçao and the Netherlands May 29, 2024 I recently read an article in Vrij...

Vision and Credibility May 28, 2024 The Curaçao Business Association (Vereniging Bedrijfsleven Curaçao, VBC) recently invited the Prime...

Innovation and Collaboration: The Unfulfilled Potential of Curaçao's Knowledge Zone May 27, 2024 It has been well over ten years since I...

Moral Ambition is Dissent 26 May 2024 As I mentioned before, I often find Carel Peeters' column the best article in Vrij Nederland, so I...

Dissenting the Gaza Narrative May 25, 2024 One of my favorite articles in Vrij Nederland is always the column by Carl Peeters. However,...

As professionals in today's competitive landscape, we often navigate it. It can be a powerful tool for progress when harnessed...

The Influx of International Notes: Climate Crisis, Energy Transition, and Artificial Intelligence May 24, 2024 After a period of intense...

Reflections on Absence and Focus May 23, 2024 My last blog post was on May 18th, five days ago. It is unusual for me to miss a single...

Dissent Is Democracy: An Analysis of the New Cabinet May 18, 2024 Yesterday, after six months, we finally had white smoke: we have a...

Revolt and Dissent; May 30, 2024 May 17, 2024 In two weeks, we will once again commemorate the May 30, 1969 uprising in Curaçao, when the...