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LOCALTuesday 5 January 2016

As With Local Tradition:

The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba Bids Farewell to 2015 with ‘Pagara and Dande’

PALM BEACH - As part of the
their New Year’s celebra-
tions, the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen of The Ritz-Carlton,
Aruba and guests came to-
gether to celebrate the end
of a successful and memo-
rable 2015 with ‘Pagara y
Dande,’ a traditional Aru-
ban New Year’s celebra-
tion. The firework ‘Pagara’
was launched by Mr. Steven
Redkoles, General Manager
of The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba.
“We are honored to cel-
ebrate this very special Aru-
ban tradition as we bid fare-
well to 2015,” said Redkoles.
“2015 was a successful and
exciting year for the island,
and we look forward to 2016
and are hopeful it will be
the island’s very best year,
yet. The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba
is very proud to be part of
the Aruban community and
to have contributed to the
tourism of the island during
2015.”q