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Prime minister of Aruba met German ambassador dr. Cyrill Jean Nunn

ORANJESTAD – Prime min- pressed by the way in id-19 pandemic using inno-
ister of Aruba, Mrs. Evelyn which Aruba is recovering vation as a solution, where
Wever-Croes Monday as well as the desire and passengers could present
morning had a meeting determination of Aruba to their personal heatlh data
with German ambassador improve every day, and to airlines, hotels and all
stationed in The Hague, especially to come out of partners in the hospitality
the Netherlands, dr. Cyrill the pandemic better than industry in a private and
Jean nunn. This is the first we were before the pan- safe way.
time that Mr. Nunn is visiting demic.
Aruba. The minister also discussed
“It was a good meet- topics related to tourism.
Aruba falls under the man- ing which will tighten the Aruba has a lot of interest
agement of the German bonds with other Europe- in continuing the diversifi-
embassy in The Hague. Ac- an countries to fortify our cation of tourism and ex-
companying Mr. Nunn was economy”, Wever-Croes plore the German market.
the honorary consul of Ger- expressed. The idea is to try to bring
many in Aruba, Mrs. Landa an airline from Germany,
Cohen Henriquez-Jansen, Meeting with minister of as was the case with British
and Mrs. Ghislaine Nicolas Tourism and Public Health Airways.
of the Directorate of For- Aruban minister of Tourism E mandatario a papia riba
eign Relations (DBB). and Public Health, Mr. Dan- temanan di turismo. Aruba
gui Oduber received Mr. tin hopi interes pa sigui di-
During the meeting, the Nunn in a friendly encoun- versifica
prime minister informed Mr. ter during which they dis-
Nunn about the situation cussed topics of common The topic of medical care
of Aruba and its recovery interest in the area of tour- was also discussed. Minister
after various crisis and their ism and public health. Mrs. Oduber finds it important to
effect in the past years. Mr. Henriquez-Jansen was also create good internation-
Nunn expressed interest present at the meeting. al cooperation with new
in knowing in which areas partners and fortify existing
Aruba has the most need Minister Oduber shared ones. Germany is very ad-
for assistance, so that he the experience of how in- vanced in this area, and
can help attract more Ger- novation and technology the minister believes in the
man investors and tourists – through the Aruba Health importance of innovation
for Aruba. Some agree- App – helped Aruba deal in health care and the way
ments were reached for with the Covid-19 pan- advanced technology can
this. demic. The minister also help improve the quality of
explained how Aruba dealt care.q
Mr. Nunn was very im- with tourism after the Cov-

Minister of Education signed agreement with dr. Gregory

Richardson for Climate Challenges project

ORANJESTAD – Last week, at the Koninklijk Instituut six islands of the kingdom of world will be participating. mate Challenges, namely
the minister of Education for Taal, Land en Volken- the Netherlands are suffer- Dr. Richardson emphasizes Dr. Gregory Richardson.
and Sport, Mr. Endy Croes kunde (KITLV). Present at ing under climate change, that the interesting part of Dr. Guadeloupe contin-
had a meeting with dr. the meeting was also the and what the inhabitants the investigation is that it ued saying that the climate
Francio Guadeloupe, an- cultural anthropologist, Dr. of the islands do to bring will be approached from challenge is very important
thropologist and professor Gregory Richardson. change in this aspect. The different angles: cultural, for Aruba, we call it the cli-
at the University of Am- investigation is subsidized archeological, musical, mate challenge and not
sterdam. Dr. Guadeloupe Dr. Francio Guadeloupe by the Royal Institute which artistic and architectural climate change, seeing
also works at the Dutch leads the investigation budgeted three million eu- aspects. How the people that it is a challenge to re-
Academy of Sciences Island(er)s at the Helm, ros for the Climate Chal- deal with different chang- form Aruba; reform in the
and is a Senior Researcher which researches how the lenges project. es regarding sustainability. sense of acquiring sustain-
For the next four years, Dr. Aside from this, Dr. Richard- able development.
Richardson will carry out in- son as educator will take
vestigation on the islands in the data and transfer it to The investigation will be
the Dutch Caribbean, spe- develop a new curriculum based on sustainable de-
cifically in Aruba. He will in- to implement in schools for velopment of the youth.
vestigate climate change our youth to learn more How we can ensure that
and how people deal with about sustainable devel- future Arubans, the youth,
it, specifically with aspects opment and a change in the children can live on an
of culture, interactions to mentality. island that will remain sus-
different ways to live tra- tainable, remain habitable
ditionally and what this Dr. Guadeloupe thanked and a place where people
means for our society. It is Minister Endy Croes who can flourish. Minister Endy
a multidisciplinary investi- signed a contract for us to Croes wishes Dr. Richard-
gation where different re- have one of two Arubans son success with the inves-
searchers from around the working in the project of Cli- tigation. q