Curaçao 2.0 is Broken: What Now?   September 17, 2024   In 2013, I said Curaçao was stuck in a system that could no longer function...

State of the Nation September 16, 2024 The Antilliaans Dagblad newspaper of Saturday, September 14, 2024, paints a stark picture of our...

What Kind of Workforce Can We Develop? September 15, 2024 The 2023 Curacao census paints a clear picture: more than 60% of the population...

A Fresh Start for the Island: The Minister's Cleaning Initiative September 12, 2024 The Minister has taken a bold step by opening the...

Curaçao’s Coalition Patch-Up While Aruba's Government Falls and Sint Maarten Forms a New Coalition: Is the Coalition System Really to...

Invasion: A Reflection on the Current Geopolitical Climate in the Caribbean September 9, 2024 A few months ago, I watched Invasion at The...

The Struggles of the Middle Class: Housing, Public Transportation, and Survival in a Changing World September 8, 2024 The middle class is...

The Struggles of the Middle Class and the Impact of Tourism on Housing   September 8, 2024   As someone privileged to move in various...

Our Democracy is in Decline – Are We Noticing Too Late? September 7, 2024 For years, and indeed since the beginning of this year, I have...

Opportunities and Challenges for the Gaming Sector in Curaçao   September 5, 2024   The online gaming sector in Curaçao holds significant...

A Chapter That Cannot Be Overlooked: The Debate Over Single-Party Governance in Curaçao September 5, 2024 There was a time during the...

The Longstanding Concerns Over Democracy in Curaçao September 4, 2024 Concerns about democracy in Curaçao did not begin in the 1990s;...

Concerns About Our Democracy: Not a Recent Development   August 9, 2024   The concerns about our democracy are not new. As early as 1990,...

Monday Evening, September 2nd September 2, 2024 I have not written today, mainly because I have been trying hard not to write about the...

After the Festival: Reflections on Change and Transition September 1, 2024 It is early in the morning on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The...

Between the Heat and Hope: A Reflection on the Festival and Our Times August 31, 2024 As I started writing this blog on Friday, August...

The Hidden Casualties of Governance Games in Curaçao   August 30, 2024   I have previously discussed the concept of character...

The Unique Governance of Caribbean SIDS: A Specialized Field August 29, 2024 I firmly believe that the governance of Caribbean Small...

A Tale of Two Headlines: "Modern Slavery at SDKK" [Moderne slavernij SDKK] and "CBV Also Demands Wage Increases" [CBV wil ook...

Nu Reel: A Critique of Simplistic Political Narratives   August 27, 2024   Recently, I came across a short video reel from a...