On 9 September 2020, the Aruban Parliament passed the law on the Ombudsman unanimously. After this, other meetings were held to make changes regarding this law. This law is a law that MEPs fully support and see as of great importance for this. This was stated by member of parlamentarian Darlaine Guedez-Erasmus.
The law was last discussed on 23 January 2023 with changes such as the appointment and the dismissal of the Ombudsman and the Child Ombudsman and investigation for children and young people.
The profile sketch was finalized in May 2023 and as of September 8, 2023, the vacancy for Aruba’s first Ombudsman was submitted and can be seen on government.aw. All the requirements can be seen on the website or an email can be sent to secretariaat@caribjustitia.org.
Applications are open until September 29, 2023. The Ombudsman’s primary task is to defend the interests of citizens and supervise the quality of public services in a country. In other words, the Ombudsman will help the community by investigating their claims and/or complaint. In addition the Ombudsman’s role is to assist the governmental apparatus to improve their processes and procedures based on the results of its investigations and information acquired. Aruba will soon have its own Ombudsman and citizens will have a special place to go to hear their concerns.