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The FINAL CONCEPT

of the day care centre
law will be introduced to
the Parliament soon

ACCORDING to Mrs. Jennifer Arends-Reyes she Many regrettable events have taken place
filed a motion that was successfully supported by all at numerous day care centers due to
21 parliament members. This motion was to urge the lack of permits and authority control.
Government to make the day care centre law concept This law could prevent such cases from
one of their priorities, so it can be introduced to the repeating themselves or avoid them
parliament and be discussed as soon as possible. completely.

This law concept was introduced in the past but Kids between the ages of 0 to 4
didn’t yield the desired results due to many financial
elements tied to the law. The Ministry of Education need to be well prepared when
is currently in charge cooperating with different
foundations and institutions to provide a final entering kindergarten
concept for this law. The final concept will include
basic requirements and the permit system to all day and all have the right to
care centers.
attend a day care centre
Aruba currently has about 140 day care centers,
but there a more centers that aren’t registered yet. that offers safety,

care and hygiene that

contribute to their

development and

prepares them for

kindergarten

EUTHANASIA: Opposition Saba itself hasn’t taken a position on
this subject. “I was just instated as
One of Aruba’s biggest taboos party MEP never director and am still trying to figure
everything out. I will certainly converse
responded on with my doctors and to determine what
the right path is. Personally, I think it
the requests of would be good to arrange things just
like in the Dutch Caribbean.”
whether they
Tolerable
have a position Gonzalez regularly deals with patients
who indicate that they no longer want
on the euthanasia any active treatments because they
can no longer bear the burden and
subject even experience their quality of life as “too
limited.”
after repeated If the family is at peace with this
after much talking and explaining a
requests. palliative care program is initiated
which mainly makes sure that the
NO one is talking about euthanasia. Not If a serious discussion could be Caribbean Netherlands patient is comfortable, not afraid and
even in politics. While other taboos are conducted within the party, the party Nurse Nienke Gonzalez is not surprised not hurting, but Euthanasia is not
being broken through, silence remains could take a position on that subject. that even politicians are silent about allowed. You do what you can to make
on the subject of life and death. But taking a stand is not possible at the euthanasia. Remo Kock, director of life bearable and comfortable for the
moment since the discussion cannot be General Elderly Care Aruba Foundation dying patient.
Same-sex marriage on Aruba and held at the moment.” (SABA) would like to discuss this topic
several other taboos are carefully with the government. “Euthanasia is a This article was taken out of the
being discussed. Yet things remains PDR-leader Andin Bikker comments: big taboo in Aruba. It is not like in the Amigoe paper. It is a very interesting
remarkably quiet around the theme of “As far as I can remember, this is not an Dutch Caribbean, where the legislation subject that we wanted to share with
euthanasia. Political parties also appear issue that has emerged in the last three in the Netherlands applies to them our readers.
to have no opinion on this matter. elections. We have therefore not taken too. Saba is happy to talk about how
René Herde representative of the AVP a specific position, because it has never we should handle this. Saba consists
Party says that there is no real reason specifically been discussed. To take a of nursing homes and you do not want
for this. “We follow the international specific position on a subject that has people to suffer too long. But you should
trends, just as we do with issues such never or often been raised locally and always obey the law and most certainly
as narcotics. We regularly talk on the that is globally still seen as an extremely take into account the feelings of people
subject of euthanasia within the party. sensitive topic, I would need to at least from the society, but there has certainly
Euthanasia is a very sensitive issue, not hear the opinion of my supporters and been a progression in Aruba the last ten
only in Aruba, but also internationally. experts “. years, things are shifting.”

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