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Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes to present

at the UN’s Women’s Day conference

(Oranjestad)—The 67th women can have the and represent the Dutch
Commission states of same opportunities to hold Kingdom. During the con-
Women will be held at the importance positions in so- ference, there will be a
United Nation’s headquar- ciety. general debate and the
ters in New York, where Ministerial Roundtables as
the theme will be based In a declaration by Prime well, both which the prime
around women. Every year, Minister Wever-Croes, she minister will participate in.
The UN unites all members expressed the importance
and leaders of the world for of having female represen- The conference will high-
a conference. tation everywhere, espe- light among other things
cially in important positions the advancements in the
During this conference, the where decisions are made women’s rights movement
position of women will be for the country, because it on Aruba. Something very women. This meeting will
discussed, as well as the is only then that the focus important that the prime It is no secret what has be an interesting one, and
measures needed to end for women’s rights will re- minister will bring forth dur- been accomplished in the the topic of women’s rights
inequality between men main a priority. ing the conference is Aru- prime minister’s generation. in Aruba will be discussed.
and women. In the confer- ba’s efforts in stimulating This is thanks to the hard There will also be discus-
ence, there will be atten- This year, the prime minister and promoting equal op- work from those that came sions on the Dutch King-
tion paid to what is needed of Aruba has been invited portunities for young girls before her who fought for dom’s efforts in this issue.q
to guaranty a future where to attend the conference and women on the island. equal opportunities for

DOW asks to not climb up the Hooiberg hill during construction

(Oranjestad)—Back in October of further delays. We ask that you
2022, the minister of Tourism and please keep this in mind.”
Public Health, Dangui Oduber, an-
nounced the start of the embellish- The first phase of the project, in
ment project for Hooiberg Hill as which the stairs have been im-
part of the different projects that proved and the hut at the en-
focuses on the improvement and trance has been renovated, was
elevation of product Aruba. realized with funds from TPEF. In the
next phase, ATA will be financing
The embellishment projects for the remodel of the existing viewer.
Hooiberg Hill has been ongoing for
a while already, and during a press Along with TPEF, the stairs of the hill
conference last October, Minister will be fixed and painted with the
Oduber indicated that the project help of local artists. The goal for the
must be finished at the beginning Hooiberg Hill is to make this a color-
of this year. However, that has still ful attraction for locals and tourists.
not happened. The DOW has pub-
lished a public service announce- Minister Dangui Oduber mentioned
ment for the Aruban community during the conference in October
on their Facebook page a few that Aruba is a destination of high
days ago: quality and that visitors pay a lot
of money to visit the island. That is
“This is a request for everyone vis- why it is important to keep improv-
iting the Hooiberg Hill that there ing product Aruba so tourists could
is still ongoing construction at this experience the value of their mon-
site. We are experiencing tiny de- ey. This goal is part of the initiative
lays due to people still climbing to further diversify Aruba as a tour-
the site. Construction is set to be ist destination.q
finished next week if there are no