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local Thursday 12 January 2023

During the first Ministerial Advisory of the year:

The Aruba Amenities commission presents plan to erect a

monument at Seroe Colorado

ORANJESTAD – Last week that Seroe Colorado, the that have existed since the is currently also planning ing artwork of the monu-
Friday, the government of oil refinery and our people Second World War, so the parking lots and walking ment and building replicas
Aruba organized its first played during the Second district—along with the re- areas in order to create a of artillery guns at the site.
Ministerial Advisory for World War. finery—has many historical single pathway between
the year 2023, which took Mr. Croes explained that aspects that are valuable. all areas of interest. At the Dufi Kock
place in San Nicolas. It is at Mr. Dufi Kock, Aruban histo- The district will also play an site of the monument, there “It is important for both lo-
this event that leaders were rian and winner of the “Sil- important role in the emi- are old foundations of the cals and tourists to learn
presented with plans and ver Carnation”, presented nent future once this piece artillery guns and the am- about the important role
project ideas for San Nico- the history of Seroe Colora- of heritage becomes func- munition bunker, which the that Aruba and the Lago
las. do, the war and its victims. tional.” institution is considering ren- refinery played during the
Mr. Croes further explained ovating in order to create war”, Mr. Kock states. It is
Mr. Aldrich Croes of the that Francis Gomes of the Francis Gomes DOW an additional experience through this monument
commission Aruba Ameni- DOW presented plans for Mr. Francis Gomes of the in San Nicolas and the area that is dedicated to 47
ties presented a project the infrastructure of the DOW expressed that the of Seroe Colorado on its crew members who brutal-
that will take place at Se- monument and how this establishment is currently own. This will also be linked ly lost their lives during the
roe Colorado. This project will be linked with the dis- handling the infrastructure to the master plan for the war on February 16th 1942
involves a monument that trict of San Nicolas. of the monument in order area. The other phases of that the role of our people
shines a light on the role “San Nicolas has businesses to lay its foundation. DOW the project include provid- will be remembered.q

Minister Oduber visits Costa Linda Beach Resort

ORANJESTAD – The minis-
ter of Tourism and Public
Health, Mr. Dangui Oduber,
paid a visit to Costa Linda
Beach Resort. This is part
of an initiative that started
back in 2022, where the
minister would visit different
hotels in order to talk about
the hotels’ strategies and
visions.

During his visit at Costa Lin-
da, Minister Oduber had tive to reduce energy use shown confidence in prod-
the opportunity to sit down for sustainability. They have uct Aruba to keep investing
with General Manager Mr. different renovations in the in the improvement of their
Luis Heredia, who gave a pipeline for 2023, includ- hotel.
beautiful presentation of ing the renovation of their
the Hotel’s future plans. lobby, construction of a big The minister wishes to ex-
canopy at the hotel’s res- press his gratitude toward
Costa Linda Beach Re- taurant Water’s Edge and Costa Linda for his fruit-
sort has been on Aruba many more. ful visit and for their efforts
for 31 years and all of its to improve their quality
timeshares has been com- Costa Linda is a timeshare and service. Mr. Oduber
pletely sold out. During his hotel that sees sales 51 is very enthusiastic about
visit, Minister Oduber had the company. pany also believes in in- weeks out of the 52 weeks the plans for the future. All
the opportunity to con- vesting in their employees, of the year. This is so that these developments align
verse with more than three Costa Linda is a hotel where who receive great care there are always ten rooms with the Minister’s vision to
employees who expressed the owners are its own and treatment. Costa Lin- under maintenance. They place more value on the
how proud they are to be home owners; they believe da had a productive 2022, predict that 2023 will be tourists who invest in Aruba
working at the hotel for in investing continually in with the company success- better than 2019 and they and to raise the quality of
more than 30 years and order to improve their prod- fully completing several are prepared to be capa- their experience during
how they developed within uct and quality. The com- projects including the initia- ble for it. Costa Linda has their visit. q