is a singer, who was born in Suriname and grew up in Curaçao. She studied private law at the Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam. Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder are her favourite artists. She is at the beginning of a singing career. Her father is the writer Frank Martinus Arion. She performs with guitarist Bryan van Putte.

(Curaçao, 1956) For years was the face of the Antillean community in the Netherlands. He came to the country in 1989 to study and wanted to return afterwards. However, he stayed because of his young family and found a new mission: taking care of the interests of Arubans and Antilleans in the Netherlands. With the Splika foundation he dedicated himself to the promotion of Papiamentu, the language that he also teaches. Subsequently he chaired MAAPP (Movimentu Antiano i Arubano pa Partisipashon Politiko), the platform for the social participation of Antilleans and Arubans in the Netherlands. When he resigned on 1 March 2009 he received the MAAPP award Mi ta yuda, a new medal which will be awarded on Severina's birthday to people who have dedicated themselves to the Antillean and Aruban communities. For some time Severina served on the town council for the Dutch Labour Party in the town of Zoetermeer and now chairs HAAB (The Hague Antillean Aruban Board).

(Aruba) is a poet and writer of children's books. She wrote two fairytale-like (picture) books about the spider Anansi and is a storyteller in heart and soul and introduced the kamishibai, a portable story-theatre, originally from Japan.

is a poet and translator. Together with Florimon van Putte she compiled the Complete Papiamento-Dutch Dictionary, published in September 2005, followed in 2006 by the Dutch-Papiamento volume.

(Curaçao, 1936) studied Dutch Language and Literature at Leyden University. He lectured at Amsterdam University and from 1975 to 1981 taught at a teacher training college in Surinam. After that he returned to Curaçao to be appointed head of the Instituto Lingkwistiko Antiano. He founded a Papiamento secondary school based on humanistic principles: the Kolegio Erasmo. He writes stories, essays, poetry and novels. His successful debut novel Dubbelspel (Double Play, 1973) is presently being adapted for the screen. Following Dubbelspel the novels Nobele wilden (Noble savages, 1979) and De laatste vrijheid (The last freedom 1995) appeared, which won him the Cola Debrot Prize in 2001. In November 2001 the collection of stories De eeuwige hond (The eternal dog) appeared. His latest novel De deserteurs (The deserters) was published in 2006.

(Bonaire, 1943) after passing his secondary school teaching certificate in bookkeeping worked at various accountants offices and banks, among others on Aruba, after which he finished a study in Business Economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. As an economics teacher he worked at various secondary schools in The Hague. He has always been interested in Papiamentu. From 1994 to 2004 he was involved in the SPLIKA foundation, founded at the time by Ruben Severina. SPLIKA stands for Stimulá (stimulating) Papiamentu Literatura Informashon (Information) riba Kultura (about the culture) di Antianan abou (of the Antillian Leeward Islands).

(Curaçao, 1937) from 1994-2007 served as the Antillean representative on the Dutch Council of State. A chemical engineer, he held various top positions with Shell, but became particularly known for his dedication towards Antillean interests in the Netherlands and as an advisor to the Antillean government. He occupied a host of additional offices, including that of chair of the National Bureau to Combat Racial Discrimination and membership of the recommending committee for a national monument to commemorate slavery.