The deadline for submitting nominations for a Royal decoration 2025 July 31, 2024. 4 p.m.

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 ORANJESTAD - The deadline for submitting nominations for a Royal decoration for the year 2025 is Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 4 p.m. 

As it was the case in previous years, starting May 6, 2024, on the occasion of the celebration of King's Day 2025, it is again possible to nominate persons to be considered for a Royal decoration, in popular terms, to be awarded with a "ribbon." 

All over Aruba, people dedicate themselves to the Aruban community. Very often they do this quietly and in the background, but these people should be put in the limelight. Someone can earn a ribbon if they have rendered special personal services to society. 

This can be volunteer work, but also a special fulfillment of a paid main job or a combination of both. 

These are: 

  • Volunteers who selflessly devote 15 years or more to organizations, groups, neighborhoods or individuals in areas such as sports, art, culture, religion, nature, the social field, youth work, elderly care, public order and safety, etc.  
  • Someone who achieves extraordinary performance at work may also qualify. In such a case, it concerns special and exceptional merit in the work that goes significantly beyond what is normally expected and from which society benefits. 

In case you know such a person, you can nominate this person to receive special recognition through a Royal decoration. Such a nomination can be submitted by anyone, including organizations or agencies. All proposals must be submitted in writing using two special forms. These forms with the accompanying instructions and explanations will be available from May 6, 2024, during office hours at the front desk of the Administrative Office in Oranjestad and San Nicolas and at all MFAs. 

You can also download the forms here:

Decoration Committee Aruba emphasizes that the Royal decoration should be a surprise for the person involved. Therefore it is of utmost importance NOT to inform the nominated candidate of the nomination and not to involve him/her in filling out the forms. This also prevents disappointment in case the award is not granted. Of course, you cannot submit a nomination for yourself.

The deadline for submitting nominations for a Royal decoration for the year 2025 is Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 4 p.m. the Executive Office (Government Building) in Oranjestad. Incomplete nominations and nominations received after this date unfortunately cannot be considered. Both the Aruba Decoration Board and the Netherlands Chapter of Civil Orders will only consider complete nominations received in a timely manner.
 

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