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Culture in Practice Foundation has launched a new program aimed at preserving and documenting Curaçao's culinary heritage in a structured and coherent way. The initiative focuses on empowering women from the Bándabou region — the western part of the island — by strengthening their knowledge and role as keepers of traditional food culture. The program seeks to document local culinary traditions according to established cultural criteria, ensuring they are properly recorded for future generations. Writer and advocate Ceraida Floranus is connected to the effort, emphasizing that Curaçao's cultural heritage, while rich, must be actively preserved, valued, and transmitted to stay alive. The project reflects a broader recognition that intangible cultural heritage — including food traditions — is at risk of being lost without deliberate community-based intervention. By centering women from Bándabou, the foundation also highlights the role rural communities play in maintaining the island's authentic cultural identity.

A local talk show segment known as 'Rondó di e Katròl,' hosted in the style of Rilley, dedicated its latest episode to the topic of addiction. The program aired in Willemstad, Curaçao, and featured guests Daniella Pengel and Juri Lindenborg, both representatives of Fundashon Maneho di Adikshon — a foundation focused on addiction management. The discussion centered on addiction as a social and public health issue affecting the island community. The foundation's involvement signals an effort to use popular media platforms to raise awareness and educate the public about addiction. Such appearances on local talk formats help bridge the gap between social service organizations and everyday residents. The episode reflects a broader trend of Curaçao's media engaging with serious community health topics in accessible, conversational formats.

New research from the Clingendael Institute and Erasmus University recommends that people in the Netherlands keep an eight-day emergency food supply at home, significantly more than the current three-day advisory. The updated guidance reflects growing concerns about national resilience and the ability of citizens to cope with crises such as cyberattacks, extreme weather, or supply chain disruptions. The current three-day recommendation has long been considered insufficient by security experts, and this study strengthens the case for updating official government guidance. Authorities believe a longer stockpile window gives emergency services more time to respond and restore normalcy during large-scale disruptions. The findings are relevant to Caribbean territories like Curaçao, which maintains close ties to the Netherlands and often looks to Dutch policy for guidance on disaster preparedness. Island communities, which are inherently vulnerable to supply chain interruptions due to their dependence on imports, may take note of this updated standard. The research adds to a broader European conversation about civilian preparedness in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment.