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Monday 30 april 2018

Labor Day with the Marines

ORANJESTAD – May 1st is a
national public holiday in
Aruba like in many coun-
tries worldwide: Interna-
tional Labor Day. This day is
to celebrate the achieve-
ments of workers. The Unit-
ed States organizes this
day on The first Monday of
September. All offices and
most stores will be closed
on Tuesday, except for the

hotels and the restaurants
in the tourist zone with spe-
cial permits.

Fun!
A great opportunity to ex-
perience something dif-
ferent is to visit the Open
House at the Dutch Marines
base. Once a year they are
open to the public and it
may be considered as one
of the most popular events
on the island.
There will be all kind of ac-
tivities for young and old:
zip line, food court, market,
used car sale, live music,
gun demonstration and
activities, RHIB boat rides,
coast guard demonstra-
tions, helicopter, lottery
and so much more.
The event starts at 10 AM
and continues until 4 PM.
Go early to get the best out
of it, it is a lot of fun. More in-
formation can be gathered
at Facebook: Opendag-
marinierskazerne. q