ORANJESTAD — The Court of First Instance has postponed the case concerning access to and protection of Aruba’s north coast for five weeks, on the explicit condition that the Government of Aruba sit do

ORANJESTAD — The summary proceedings brought by Aruba Birdlife Conservation (ABC) against the Government of Aruba and FPNA over nature protection and the use of UTVs and ATVs in natural areas may not

ORANJESTAD — Aruba’s Public Prosecution Service (OM) has imposed several settlements of up to Afl. 15,000 in recent months in cases involving human smuggling and illegal employment. The settlements we

ORANJESTAD - The Joint Court of Justice has postponed until 2027 the review of the life sentence imposed on C.A.H. Since 2014, Aruban law requires a life sentence to be reviewed once the prisoner has

ORANJESTAD – Police have rearrested suspect C.S. in connection with the investigation into the shooting near Winston field in Santa Cruz. The suspect had previously been detained in the same case but

ORANJESTAD – The examining magistrate has ruled that Fernandes Pedra, a suspect in the fatal accident that claimed the lives of two people, cannot be released at this time. The case will continue on O

ORANJESTAD – The Public Prosecutor’s Office has officially announced that the criminal case against M.E. de Meza and his wife has been closed after both accepted and paid a settlement. The payment pre

ORANJESTAD – Leoncita Arends reported to KIA on Monday morning to begin serving the final prison sentence imposed in the Avestrus corruption case. Her attorney, Doris Canwood, confirmed the developmen

ORANJESTAD – The investigating judge on Tuesday suspended the detention of L.S.H., the man suspected of assaulting a 79-year-old resident at a care facility during the night of July 16 to 17. The case

ORANJESTAD – Aruba's Civil Service Appeals Board has upheld the dismissal of a former employee of the Department of Infrastructure and Planning (DIP), ruling that he abused his position and improperly

ORANJESTAD - On June 13, 2025, the Court of First Instance delivered its judgment in the criminal case against Guilfred.F .Besaril, the former Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba in The Hague. The case,

ORANJESTAD – A man identified as A.K.M. has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, with six months suspended, after being convicted of defrauding 12 people between August 2025 and January 2026. He mus

ORANJESTAD – The Government of Aruba and two companies that rent e-steps, e-bikes and e-scooters, Evikes and Friendly Green Bikes, appeared in court today in a case that could determine how these vehi

ORANJESTAD – The Joint Court of Justice has found former Member of Parliament Alan Howell guilty of embezzlement and forgery. The Court sentenced Howell to 23 months in prison, of which six months are

ORANJESTAD – Reinoud H. den Haan officially assumed office as Aruba's new Chief Public Prosecutor on July 1, 2026. He was nominated by Minister of Justice Arthur Dowers and subsequently appointed by t

ORANJESTAD – The criminal case against the female driver accused of causing a fatal traffic accident and leaving the scene (hit-and-run) took another turn in court on Friday. During the latest hearing

ORANJESTAD – The legal team of parliamentarian Mike de Meza is preparing to challenge the formal charging document in the fiscal case pending against him. According to his attorney, mr. Desiree Croes,

ORANJESTAD – “I am not a criminal. This was a terrible accident.” With those words, C. Fernandez Pedra asked the Court on Friday morning to allow her to await the remainder of her criminal proceedings

ORANJESTAD – The judge presiding over the fatal hit-and-run criminal case against C. Fernandez Pedra said in court on Friday that several documents and additional investigative steps are still pending

ORANJESTAD – Aruba's Public Prosecution Service outlined its case on Friday against C. Fernandez Pedra, the driver charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash of January 4, 2026, in which t