AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDutch Caribbean Research Week: Aruba’s DCRW2026 has now published its full programme and speaker lineup for 17–24 June, with free registration required for live or online attendance—key voices include Drs. Stephanie Croes (Aruba) and Soraya Verstraeten (Curaçao), plus island leaders across the Kingdom. Live Culture: Cas di Cultura is reimagining theatre with “Teatro Íntimo,” an immersive, audience-moving format built by six playwrights. Kingdom Politics: Dutch PM Rob Jetten says the first annual “Kingdom conference” (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and The Hague) will happen this year with “concrete agendas,” while former minister Ronald Plasterk publicly questions the prime minister’s heavy Caribbean focus. Tourism & Connectivity: Aruba’s airport signed a strategic MOU with Schiphol Group and KLM on digital border facilitation and future pre-clearance ideas, and Air Transat announced a new Montreal–Oranjestad nonstop starting Dec. 12, 2026. Environment & Community: Aruba Conservation Foundation urged people to keep distance after dolphins were spotted near Palm Beach and Sarah-Quita Beach.
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