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Poco riesgo no ta cero riesgo: Kico Aruba mester di DVG pa Hantavirus aworaki
E problema mas grandi no ta e brote — ta e credibilidad di DVG. 'No tin motibo di preocupa' no ta calma ningun hende. Pueblo por google. Pero ta na DVG pa boga pa nos.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
May 85 min read


CALOR FUERTE TA YEGA — CON PA PREPARA PA CALOR Y SECURA 2026
Un temporada di secura y calor halto ta nos dilanti. P'esey un solda avisa ta conta pa dos. Ban tuma pasonan di prevencion pa nos keda fuerte, cuida nos curpa, y cuida esnan vulnerabel y nos naturalesa. Dicon calor y secura 2026? E calor aki no ta algo normal y mas calor ta na caminda. Un sistema di presion halto y inusual a establece su mes ariba di Caribe, y e ta blokiando yobida, ta sofocando e biento fresco, y ta pushando temperaturanan di calor mas halto riba nos. Segun
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
May 55 min read


The Elephant Was Never Pink. It Was Always White
The Truth Behind the Hospital Fusion Debate in Aruba A patient in San Nicolas wakes up with pain. Nothing dramatic. But enough to worry. They go to a nearby provider. Tests are done. Reassurance is given. Later, they are referred onward. A new doctor. A new intake. And then comes a sentence many Arubans quietly recognize:"We'll need to repeat the diagnostics." Not because the first test was wrong. But because the system does not fully recognize itself. That moment — small, pr
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
May 48 min read


E olifanti no ta ros, e ta blanco: fusion hospitalnan Aruba?
No tin ningun definicion oficial di loke ta un 'hospital' na Aruba. Y e CEO di Hospital ta bisanos cu ImSan no ta un hospital real — pero e mesun sistema cu e ta dirigi a asegura legalmente cu ImSan nunca lo por desaroya completamente. Bo no por absorba un institucion a base di limitacionnan cu bo mes a yuda crea. E problema no ta subtil. E ta un logica absurdo.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
May 45 min read


Ora gobierno ta “transparente”… pero nos ta keda mal bruha—Transparencia den Gobierno di Aruba
Un sistema crea pa “transparencia” por crea mas confusion, dependencia y desigualdad. Si hasta un experto mester para y cuestiona e proceso… kico ta pasa cu e ciudadano vulnerabel? Bo no mester keda sin palabra. Bo tin e Yabinan di Poder.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 223 min read


[PAP] HOFA: un decision pa autonomia berdadero (Parti 3), HOFA Aruba y sindicatonan
Den Parti 3 di HOFA, mira e rol di sindicatonan: nan ta representa e trahado, pero tambe nan ta wak con decisionnan macro ta afecta autonomia y futuro di nos pais. Nan lo sigui defende solamente interes inmediato, of nan lo tuma un rol mas grandi den direccion di nos sociedad?
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 196 min read
![[PAP] Ora e sistema faya: un pashent sin AZV, sin c'e sa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc4975_8df5c2e170374fac9c8d1e584adde97f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/fc4975_8df5c2e170374fac9c8d1e584adde97f~mv2.webp)
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[PAP] Ora e sistema faya: un pashent sin AZV, sin c'e sa
Un pashent a perde su AZV pa un eror administrativo na CENSO. Aunke CENSO a coregi esaki, cobertura no a bolbe automaticamente. Esaki ta aceptabel cu un ciudadano mester descifra kico mester pasa, of ta gobierno mester guia e ciudadano?
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 175 min read
![[EN] When Systems Don’t Speak: A Patient Left Without Health Coverage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc4975_50edb02a9ed14e9f9cd206d1032d199c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/fc4975_50edb02a9ed14e9f9cd206d1032d199c~mv2.webp)
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[EN] When Systems Don’t Speak: A Patient Left Without Health Coverage
A patient lost his health coverage due to an administrative error. Although his registration was corrected, his insurance was not automatically restored. He paid for his own medication and was left without access to care. The question is simple: should citizens navigate complex systems alone, or should systems be designed to guide and protect them?
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 175 min read


[PAP] Proteccion pa pashent cu aparato medico? Parti 3
AZV no ta un pagador neutral. Ora e autorisa, paga y controla e proceso, e tin responsabilidad tambe. Ley ta permiti proteccion pa pashent. Pero si e sistema no tin un via rapido pa e pashent haya acceso, e pashent ta keda na mita di e brug sin proteccion. Aki ta unda AZV tin e obligacion moral di construi e brug.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 166 min read


[PAP] Mi pareha ta controlami y mi WhatsApp. Kico mi por haci?
Mi pareha ta controla mi WhatsApp y cu ken mi ta papia. Esaki ta amor… of control? Esaki por ta un forma di violencia psicologico. Lesa mas pa sa kico bo por haci pa recobra bo libertad.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 156 min read
![[PAP] Proteccion pa pashent cu aparato medico? Parti 2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc4975_d8ff75b7abef4a2f913ab3e25eb35d52~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/fc4975_d8ff75b7abef4a2f913ab3e25eb35d52~mv2.webp)
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[PAP] Proteccion pa pashent cu aparato medico? Parti 2
Ora un aparato medico no ta traha, e ley civil ta proteha e pashent como consumidor. Segun (Boek 7 BW), e producto mester funciona conforme lo spera. Si no, tin derecho pa reparacion of reemplaso. Pero den practica, ora AZV ta paga y controla e proceso, e pregunta bira mas profundo: ken ta asumi responsabilidad real pa e solucion?
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 154 min read


[PAP] Proteccion pa pashent cu aparato medico? Parti 1
Un pashent, sr. Albert Solognier, cu a perde su pia despues di un amputacion, a haya un protesis di rudia cu mester a permiti’e bolbe cana y traha. Pero e aparato no ta adapta bon, ta causa dolor y instabilidad, y tres aña despues e ainda no por funciona normal. Despues di un carta urgente na AZV pidiendo reemplaso y rehabilitacion, seis luna a pasa sin respuesta concreto. E caso aki ta lanta un pregunta esencial: ki proteccion un pashent tin ora un aparato medico simplemente
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 143 min read


[EN] Malpractice 101
A malpractice case involving DJ101 and the testimony of poet Ruthy Vrieswijk-Bergen exposed deeper cracks in Aruba’s healthcare system. Patients left uninformed, families unheard, and institutions reacting only after public pressure. This reflection argues that these are not isolated incidents but signs of structural neglect, fear, and eroding trust. Silence allows the problem to grow. Transparency, accountability, and collective voice are needed to restore dignity in care.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 135 min read


[PAP] HOFA: un decision pa autonomia berdadero (Parti 2)
If Aruba does not sign HOFA, more short-term freedom may follow, but with declining trust and likely stronger supervision later. After decades of weak financial discipline, the real question is not autonomy versus control, but how to build credible institutions. This reflection proposes accepting HOFA with strict conditions and a 10-year clause to strengthen governance, restore transparency, and move toward genuine autonomy.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 136 min read


[EN] HOFA and the Question of Real Autonomy
Aruba faces a crucial decision: accept Rijkswet HOFA or not. The debate is often framed as autonomy versus financial supervision, but the deeper question is what Aruba has done with its autonomy over the past forty years. Repeated cycles of weak financial governance and increased oversight have shaped today’s tension. HOFA may be seen as a threat, but it also raises whether real autonomy requires stronger institutions.
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 125 min read
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[PA] HOFA: un decision pa autonomia berdadero (Parti 1)
Aruba ta para dilanti un decision importante: Acepta Rijkswet HOFA, si of no? Hopi hende ta mira esaki como un lucha fuerte entre Aruba y Hulanda. E lucha aki nos por yama ‘autonomia vs. supervision financiero’. E discusion ta draai rond di e dilema si nos ta perde nos autonomia cu tanto nos a bringa p’e cu nos Status Aparte. Otronan ta bisa cu Rijskwet HOFA ta un alivio financiero. Awor kico e ta: un menasa of un bendicion disfrasa? Bo kier sa mas kico Rijswet HOFA ta encera
Jayburtt Dijkhoff
Apr 84 min read
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