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local Monday 24 april 2023

Aruba to open its maritime border with Venezuela on May 1st

“I hope this decision can provide necessary relief for the community of Aruba”

(Oranjestad)—Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes an-
nounces to the community of Aruba that the maritime
border with Venezuela will be open starting from May 1st,
2023. The prime ministers indicated that conditions are
known and that the necessary documents have already
been received. This time, the conditions for opening the
border is much stricter than before, and all departments
involved are ready to attend with the re-opening of the
maritime border.

With this, cargo ships from Venezuela may dock at the
Barcadera bay following established procedures. Local
authorities will have all necessary documents before the
ships leave Venezuela. With these documents, the au-
thorities will be well-informed on who will be arriving and
what product they will be bringing in the island. Crew- Aruba. The government will continue to discuss the processes relating to re-opening of
members are required to stay on deck and are not al- the aerial border with Venezuela and will keep the public informed on any new devel-
lowed to leave the bay premises. In the past, crewmem- opments,” the prime minister expressed. q
bers were allowed to enter the land and sell their prod-
ucts, but this is no longer possible with the new conditions.
Each ship will be assigned a local agent that will take the
cargo from the ship, and this agent will make sure to sell
the products. Ships and crewmembers are only allowed
to stay on the island for a maximum of two days before
sailing back to Venezuela.

“I hope that this decision to re-open the maritime border
can help to bring necessary relief for the community of