- SETAR ta prepara Aruba pa era di “smart cities” y tecnologia IoT
- SETAR ta lansa “Sali Conecta” y prepara Aruba pa futuro digital cu 5G
- Seis isla hulandes ta firma acuerdo nobo pa fortalece agricultura y piscamento
- Industria di aviacion ta teme caos na Merca prome cu mundial di futbol
- Famoso abogado hulandes Geert-Jan Knoops castiga cu suspension condicional
- SETAR ta prepara Aruba pa era di “smart cities” y tecnologia IoT
- SETAR ta lansa “Sali Conecta” y prepara Aruba pa futuro digital cu 5G
- Seis isla hulandes ta firma acuerdo nobo pa fortalece agricultura y piscamento
- Industria di aviacion ta teme caos na Merca prome cu mundial di futbol
- Famoso abogado hulandes Geert-Jan Knoops castiga cu suspension condicional
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Six Dutch Caribbean Islands Sign New Agreement to Strengthen Agriculture and Fisheries
ORANJESTAD — Representatives from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in agricu
Work group to find corrections to Dutch language dilema in Aruba classrooms
ORANJESTAD – A soon to be installed government work group must find ways to correct the current Dutch language dilema Aruba students currently face when taking their final high school exams. A recent
Dutch Caribbean islands meet in the Netherlands for IPKO
DEN HAAG – In a prelude to the IPKO meetings this week in the Netherlands, the island delegations of Aruba, Curacao and St Martin met Monday morning to discuss the issues at hand. The dispute resoluti
Financial irregularities at Enseñansa pa Empleo discovered
ORANJESTAD – Financial irregularities discovered in the daily handling of the popular educational work program ‘Enseñansa pa Empleo’ had the minister responsible for the department, Rudy Lampe, revoke
Former Aruba labor minister Paul Croes has his day in court
ORANJESTAD – The criminal case where a former Aruba Labor minister Paul Croes is the main suspect, took shape Wednesday morning in an Aruban court. The fact that is was merely a procedural case, did n
Aruba government want Ducapro to hold on with royalties charge introduction
ORANJESTAD – The Aruba government wants the Caribbean based DUCAPRO to ‘hold on’ on the june 1st introduction of royalties payments by local radiostations. Aruba justice minister Andin Bikker and Arub
Wever: Dutch Kingdom still to decided legality of Venezuelan elections
ORANJESTAD - “ The Dutch Kingdom will evaluate the Venezuela election outcome, and decide then if they will recognize it or not”. This was the first reaction of the Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever t
Aruba to open borders with Venezuela first for fruits, vegetables and fish
ORANJESTAD – After meeting with varios local Aruba produce vendors recently, Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever Croes told NoticiaCla of the intentions of opening up the maritime border with Venezuela
Aruba government to replace Aruba CAFT representative
ORANJESTAD – The Aruba government plans to replace the current Aruba representative in the college of financial supervision of Aruba (CAFT). The only reason Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever gave Noti
Courts in Curacao and Bonaire lift ConocoPhillips embargo
KRALENDIJK/WILLEMSTAD – The courts in both Curacao and Bonaire Friday lifted embargos previously honored on request of ConocoPhillips. While the embargos were to be lifted, any payment on petroleum de
ConocoPhillips successfully seizes two oil shipments in Aruba
ORANJESTAD – ConocoPhillips successfully seized two supposedly PDVSA oil shipments in Aruba Monday night, Aruba energy minister Evelyn Wever confirmed to NoticiaCla Tuesday morning. This comes one day
ConocoPhillips unsuccessful in seizing Aruba’s FMSA fuel operation
ORANJESTAD – American company ConocoPhillips was unsuccessful in seizing part of the CITGO Aruba property through the gasoline distribution operation FMSA. Aruba Energy minister Evelyn Wever roes conf
Aruba Airport operation continues regardless of island blackout
ORANJESTAD - Even though Aruba is experiencing a complete power outage (black-out), the airport remains open and operational. This, according to airport spokesperson Hendrik Croes. The emergency back-
WEB: Unknown what caused Fridays total blackout in Aruba
ORANJESTAD – It was still unknown to utilities compania director Luis Oduber (WEB) what caused the total island blackout this morning in Aruba. The problem occurred at 9:37am, the director continued.
Dutch lawmakers question approval of newly appointed Venezuelan Consul to Aruba
DEN HAAG – Two Dutch lawmakers questioned the Dutch approval of newly appointed Venezuelan Consul General for Aruba Carlos Figueroa. In a 5 question note to Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok, PVV’s Ray
Two men involved in Wayaca murder get 20 years prison each
ORANJESTAD – A judge sentenced handed 20-year prison sentences to two men responsible for a murder in the Wayaca neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors had requested 25 years. The murder took p
CITGO Aruba: ConocoPhillips did not seize any of the Aruba assets
SAN NICOLAS – “"No attachment or seizure has occurred of any assets of CITGO Petroleum Corporation or CITGO Aruba Refinery.” This was the response from an official of the Aruba refinery Wednesday to N
Henk Kamp replaces Sybilla Dekker as CAFT member
DEN HAAG/ORANJESTAD - Former Minister Henk Kamp will replace Sybilla Dekker as member of the college Aruba Financial Supervision on august 1st 2018, and for Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the Cft Bonair
Aruba radio stations must now pay royalty fees for playing music
ORANJESTAD - Radio stations in the Dutch Caribbean islands (including Aruba) will now have to pay royalty fees for playing music for the first time, which will be collected by SOCAN and newly launched
Aruba gasoline price to increase on Wednesday
ORANJESTAD - Following the average posting of Platts US Marketscan (Gulf Coast) for the period from 1 to 30 April 2018, the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Culture announces the selling pric
Fake car tax sticker sale on Facebook has tax office attention
ORANJESTAD – Another case of selling fake car tax stickers on Facebook has the attention of the Aruba tax office. “We are on top of it”, tax director Luenne Gomez told NoticiaCla. The posting shows –w
Former Aruba Labor minister to face fraude charges in court
ORANJESTAD – Former Aruba Labor minister Paul Croes and about 30 other suspects of money laundering and fraude will face a judge in a special court session during three days in late may. The court pro
Oncologist to Parkietenbos inhabitant: Move, in order to live longer
ORANJESTAD – An oncologist recently suggested a father to relocate from his current residence in Parkietenbos, if he wants to live longer. What makes this area unlivable is the large landfill. The fam
Aruba’s favorite baby Lunah wins another court battle
ORANJESTAD – A judge in Aruba order the Aruba National Healthy Insurance (AZV) to pay for already performed medical health services in the USA and those upcoming for now famed Aruba toddler ‘Baby Luna
Border between Venezuela and Aruba to remain closed until june meeting
ORANJESTAD- The border with Venezuela remains closed until the next meeting scheduled for June according to a press statement issued by the The Aruba government early Friday morning. The meeting was a
State Department commends Aruba Police Force drug combatting efforts
WASHINGTON – The US State Department commended the Aruba police force for their effort in combating illegal drug trafficking. This was published in the latest State Department International Narcotics
Aruba Health Department out of Yellow Fever vaccines again
ORANJESTAD – The Aruba health department (again) ran out of Yellow Fever vaccines due to heavy demands. According to a public statement issued by the Health department, many countries are struggling w
CAFT currently has Aruba 2018 budget for review
ORANJESTAD – The fact that the Aruba Parliament recently approved the Aruba government 2018 budget, doesn’t mean that Aruba is ‘out of the woods just yet’. Aruba approved the budget before the April 3
Minister expects court cases fighting ABC wetland verdict
ORANJESTAD – A verdict in court ordering the Aruba government to further block passage to a disputed wetland at Palm Beach may result in yet another court case says infrastructure minister Otmar Odube
American Airlines announces new operations to Aruba out of Dallas and Chicago
ORANJESTAD - Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) received the pleasant news that new service will be starting into Aruba as of December 2018 from two new gateways for American Airlines. One weekly flig
CBA: Aruban consumer still pessimistic on economic situation
ORANJESTAD – Whilst the general sentiment has improved, the general Aruban consumer is still pessimistic about the islands economic situation. The Aruba Central Bank issued the resuls of the latest po
Dutch Kingdom approves new Venezuelan Consul credentials for Aruba
ORANJESTAD – Dutch Kingdom approved the credentials for the new Venezuelan Consulate, Carlos Jose Figueroa, according to an Aruba government press statement Wednesday. The request by the Venezuelan go
Judge orders Aruba government to continue blocking prime piece of land
ORANJESTAD – An Aruban Judge ordered the Aruba government to (continue) blocking a piece of land, but this time using big stones instead of the current wooden barricades. It also prohibited the Aruba
DAECI: All stores to remain closed on Labor Day in Aruba
ORANJESTAD – All stores in Aruba are to remain closed on Labor Day, may 1st 2018. The department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry issued a statement informing that all stores are forbidden t
ABA: Local banks have alternative banking methods replacing banking checks
ORANJESTAD – All Aruban banks will have an alternative method in place, which will replace the usage of bank checks. This was confirmed Sunday by the Aruba Bankers Association through a press statemen
Parliament approves 2018 government budget
ORANJESTAD – After 4 long days of intense deliberations and discussions, parliament approved the 2018 government budget with 12 votes pro and 8 against. Early tensions Tuesday night resulted in an alm
Aruba government not in crisis after cannabis motion rejection
ORANJESTAD – The fact that a majority in parliament rejected a motion asking to speed up the process for legalization of medicinal cannabis Tuesday night, does not put the government in a bad spot or
Wever: Record number of motions in parliament does not make government look bad
ORANJESTAD – The fact that Aruba parliament members send in a record number of motions to be discussed, is not a reflection of a bad government. “It doesn’t reflect on the governments plan/program”, A
Record number of motions during government budget talks
ORANJESTAD – A record number of motions were registered during the 2018 budget parliament talks. Parliament president Ady Thijsen confirmed to NoticiaCla that this is a very unusual amount and even a
New reduced utility tariffs to be announced as early as this summer
ORANJESTAD – New reduced water and electricity tariffs will be announced this summer. Aruba energy minister Evelyn Wever Croes confirmed this during the budget talks in Parliament Tuesday morning. Onc
Wever: New Windmill Park will not be built at Urirama
ORANJESTAD – The now popular north coast residential area Urirama will no longer be the site for the newly planned windmill park. Aruba energy minister Evelyn Wever Croes confirmed this during the bud
Aruba native Tisa LaSorte is AHATA’s new CEO and President
ORANJESTAD – Aruba native Tisa LaSorte was appointed as Aruba Hotel & Tourism Associations' (AHATA) new CEO and president, according to a written statement issued Sunday by the association. LaSorte cu
Aruba’s bus company Arubus down to 14 ‘working’ busses
ORANJESTAD – Aruba’s national bus company Arubus currently only has 14 ‘working’ buses out of a total of 43. The other 29 busses are either broken and/or being fixed. This according to Aruba transport
Aruba minister explains maritime traffic delay with Venezuela
ORANJESTAD/CARACAS – Compliance with a 4 phase MOU signed with Venezuela is delaying maritime traffic with the ABC islands. This according to Aruba Transportation minister Chris Romero this week durin
Outgoing AHATA CEO Jim Hepple takes job at University
ORANJESTAD – The current outgoing AHATA CEO Jim Hepple may be leaving his current post, but not the island. In a brief statement to NoticiaCla, Hepple Monday confirmed rumors he was accepting a job at
Wever confronts Dutch Lawmaker on Aruba’s debt in unusual Facebook comment
ORANJESTAD/ DEN HAAG – Aruba will pay its national debt without the help and or need of the Netherlands. Harsh words by Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever Croes Monday, in an unusual response to Dutch
Wever: No decision yet on how to handle eventual oil drilling income
ORANJESTAD/DEN HAAG- “If and when oil and gas drilling efforts start generating income, we will hold nacional discussions as to what to do with this ‘extra income’”. Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever
Hit & run accidents in Aruba have increased considerably
ORANJESTAD – The amount of hit & run accidents have increased considerably during the last two years, according to police spokesperson Lito Laclé. One of the main reasons for hit & run accidents happe
Covenant on Human Trafficking and Smuggling Crime Investigation Team signed
ORANJESTAD - Today the covenant on the establishment of the Unit for Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling in Oranjestad was signed by the Minister of Justice, Security and Integration, the Attorn
Arumil students obtain training certificate for future outside Defense
ORANJESTAD - On Wednesday 18 April j.l. two Aruban soldiers received their training certificate from the representative of the Netherlands in Oranjestad, Mr. Pim van Loon, and the commander of the Mar
Aruba government 2018 budget talks started Thursday
ORANJESTAD – Aruba’s parliament started the 2018 budget talks Thursday morning. The first three ministers scheduled to present their departments were Dangui Oduber, Chris Romero and Andin Bikker. The
Judge orders Aruba government to pay company overdue rent
ORANJESTAD – A judge Thursday ordered the Aruba government to pay Aruba Villas NV AFL 270.288,= in overdue rent for the new DTI building (where motor vehicles are inspected), and continue paying rent
Fitch Affirms Aruba's IDR at 'BBB-'; Revises Outlook to Negative
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Aruba's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-'. The Rating Outlook has been revised to Negative from Stable. The Negative Outlook reflec
Arikok Park workers protest briefly against management
ORANJESTAD – The Arikok Park workers went on strike again Wednesday morning, citing labor and trust issues with their superiors. The minister responsible for the park, Environment minister Otmar Odube
Spanish construction company takes government to court
ORANJESTAD – A Spanish construction company took the Aruba government to court for refusing to pay the company for work done. The company, Mantbraca Corporation NV was responsible for remodeling and r
Dutch government puts ‘dispute commission’ on hold again
DEN HAAG – Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten shouldn’t expect the creation of a ‘dispute commission’ anytime soon. The plan to have an independent commission or judge mediate disputes between the three Du
CNSJ 2018 announces Grace Jones, Patti LaBelle, and KC & Sunshine Band
WILLEMSTAD - It is with great pleasure that the organization of the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival can announce new names for the eighth edition, which takes place on 30 and 31 August and 1 September
Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
WASHINGTON - Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at her home in Houston, Texas. She was 92."A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Bar
Why Curacao permits Venezuelan boats and Aruba doesn’t
ORANJESTAD/WILLEMSTAD – The reason why neighboring island Curacao does permit Venezuelan merchant boats but Aruba doesn’t, is simpel. According to information NoticiaCla gathered, the Curacao governme
Daily consumer complaints on supermarkets selling ‘bad’ products
ORANJESTAD –Department of public Health says its receiving daily complaints on supermarkets selling products considered ‘illegal’. Most are products with expired expiration dates. The department respo
