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local Thursday 21 July 2022
Stimami Sterilisami Foundation spayed

and neutered 20,000 cats and dogs

EAGLE BEACH – Between Tourism Authority, Tour- ferent medical products
2016 and 2022, the Stimami ism Product Enhancement which they need. VSH is
Sterilisami Foundation sub- Fund, One Love Founda- also in the process of hiring
sidized 30,000 sterilizations tion, Aruba Bank, Setar NV, more veterinarians in order
for cats and dogs with its Ewald Biemans, guests of to be able to handle more
national spay and neuter Bucuti and local residents surgeries daily.
campaign. Aruba has a for their generous contribu-
big problem with dogs and tions and support. They also “Even though 30,000 ster-
cats on the streets who suf- thank the veterinarians at ilizations is an amazing
fer hunger, disease and Veterinary Specialty Hospi- achievement, we still see
abuse. To mitigate and tal (VSH) who gave Stimami a lot of abandoned pets call on our entire commu- open and audited regu-
prevent this, Stimami Steril- Sterilisami Foundation a on the streets. That’s why nity to please sterilize your larly in order to provide to-
isami offers a subsidy which special discount. Now with we must continue spay- pets on time and register as tal transparence regarding
reduces the cost of steril- the subsidy from Stimami ing and neutering as many soon as possible.” the use of funds.
ization and makes it more Sterilisami and the discount cats and dogs as possible, To those who want to con-
accessible for the com- provided by VSH, the cost while we continue asking Stimami Sterilisami Founda- tribute to this great cause,
munity. Worldwide, steril- for spay and neutering was each pet owner to be re- tion is a non-profit organi- donations can be made di-
ization is proved to be the reduced around 50% to sponsible, and for our Po- zation that uses 100% of all rectly to Stimami Sterilisami
most compassionate and 66% compared to what it lice Force to take action”, donations to offer a partial Foundation:
effective way to reduce the was in 2021. Ewald Biemans, president subsidy for the procedure Bank: Aruba Bank
population of stray animals. of Stimami Sterilisami, ex- of sterilization both for the Acc. Number: 6012630190
More good news regarding plains. “We are extremely general public and volun- Acc. Name: FUNDASHON
Stimami Sterilisami Foun- sterilization thankful to each organiza- teer organizations that take STIMAMI STERILISAMI
dation thanks Bucuti & Stimami Sterilisami is assist- tion and person who con- care of stray animals. The Swift code: ARUBAWAXq
Tara Beach Resort, Aruba ing VSH in acquiring dif- tributed to our cause. We organization’s books are

Prime minister met with trade unions

After meeting last week with public sector in the public sector after some of their benefits
and semi-public sector unions regarding the were reduced during the pandemic; liquid-
situation between Aruba and the Netherlands, ity support, and finances. The trade unions
prime minister Evelyn Wever-Croes invited brought their concerns forward, among oth-
trade unions also for a meeting. ers, the timing for a fiscal reform seeing the in-
flationary effect.
Wever-Croes expressed in a press release that
she is glad and appreciates that all the invited “I have noted many of the recommendations
unions attended the meeting, and is also hap- provided to us, and we will address these at
py with the valuable input she received from the Council of Minister shortly, and I believe
each of them. that we are all on the same page. Aruba is
going through critical, difficult moments, and
During the meeting they discussed the topic of to increase taxes alone is not something that
the advice from CAft for an instruction [CAft is is going to help us through the problems our
the financial supervision authority, which rec- country is currently in.” The prime minister
ommended the Kingdom government to issue highlighted that in this, the trade unions and
a binding instruction to the local government Government are on the same page and this is
regarding the 2022 budget]. They also dis- helpful for when she deliberates with the Neth-
cussed the payment of 5% back to employees erlands she can put everything in context.
According to Wever-Croes it was a good
meeting and she appreciates all input and
recommendations which she received from
each trade union. When she comes back from
the Netherlands, where she went to deliberate
with the Kingdom government, she will orga-
nize another meeting to follow-up on these
topics, she said.

“Aruba is still going through difficulty, but
there’s still more to come. We see that tour-
ism is developing sublimely, which will help the
economy. When we arrive back to economic
levels like before the pandemic, we will see
also that Aruba’s public finances will also be
better. But the government and trade unions
must do it together. That’s why I appreciate all
their input brought forward during the meet-
ing”, premier Wever-Croes said.q