Loucette Reppenhagen started a mid-level creative vocational program in Aruba: “These students mainly want to do things”

Loucette Reppenhagen started a mid-level creative vocational program in Aruba: “These students mainly want to do things”

Loucette Reppenhagen (42) founded Design Academy Aruba: the only applied creative vocational program in the Caribbean part of the...

30 July 2026
The Danger of the ‘Correctional Tap’: Curaçao Criminologist Kristen Martina on Partner Violence

The Danger of the ‘Correctional Tap’: Curaçao Criminologist Kristen Martina on Partner Violence

Domestic violence, particularly partner violence, is a significant problem on the islands. In the European Netherlands, people from the...

23 September 2025
“Being a Caregiver Is the Hardest Job in the World”

“Being a Caregiver Is the Hardest Job in the World”

Manon Meijer has lived and worked her entire life in the Netherlands. That changes when her mother, Silvia Marsera,...

6 February 2025