Police Staffing Push: Aruba’s Justice Minister Arthur Dowers met with the SPA police union after complaints about detective shortages, saying the budget was never cut and blaming the prior administration for years of weak recruitment; he floated temporary support from organized crime detectives and reviewing transferred former detectives to rebuild the DAR unit. Aruba Economy Watch: Aruba’s economy kept growing in 2025, with nominal GDP up 6.4% to AFL 7.978 billion, plus job creation and tourism levy gains as the island nears the AFL 8 billion mark. Judicial Costs: The Joint Court of Justice reported personnel spending rising to 35.8 million guilders in 2025, driven by salary indexations, increments, and temporary hires, even as operational costs fell. Flamingo Corruption Appeal: The Joint Court of Justice reopened appeal hearings in the Flamingo case involving former minister Otmar Oduber and civil servants, with prosecutors stressing how corruption erodes public trust. Kingdom Data Rules: New Kingdom-wide rules will tighten population registration by automatically exchanging personal data across Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Netherlands to prevent duplicate registrations. Food Security Funding: The CariFoodFund moved forward with a regional push to finance local agriculture and fisheries, aiming to reduce heavy import dependence across the Dutch Caribbean. Waste Management: Aruba opened the EcoTech Waste Disposal Zone in Barcadera, but mini-dumps and illegal dumping remain a live concern.