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Na e graduacion di OAA

Celebrando e

dedicacion di adultonan

pa mas conocemento

IN PROTECTION OF FREE ENTERPRISE. The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association, AHATA, published a ORANJESTAD (AAN): dos pa cuater biaha pa siman.
press release in June, regarding its position on all-inclusives. We don’t need a law restricting the opening of new Un Renaissance Convention “No ta facil pa traha y despues
all-inclusives, AHATA said, what we need is a stimulus package to be put in place to assist the properties offering Center tabata testigo di un bin scol pa 2 anochi, 3 anochi
the so called European Plan -- just room and optional F&B -- become more sustainable, so that they are not all ceremonia yen di alegria pa of 4 anochi den siman pa seis
tempted to convert themselves into all-inclusives. But the Minister of Tourism opined, let’s just put down a law, and adultonan cu a tuma e paso pa luna, un of dos aña, lagado bo
that should suffice. So, that’s how it stood last week, at a sharp divide, the hoteliers rejecting any form of market un miho futuro. Un total di 144 yiunan y casa na cas. Ademas
control, and the minister insisting on it. Fearful of voters’ upset, and upset himself at the hoteliers’ desire to let adulto determina a ricibi nan mester traha huiswerk y
the market decide where it wants to go, and where it wants to stay, and how much it wants to pay for whatever it diploma despues di a completa studia den weekend. Nos di
is buying, the Minister and the hoteliers arrived at a standoff. In layman terms, all-inclusives make more money exitosamente cursonan di OAA beroepsonderwijs ta
for their corporate owners, less money for the island government and less money for local providers of service, Openbare Avondleergangen sumamente orguyoso di nos
who are the voters. European Plan hotels make less money for their corporate owners, more money for the island Aruba Beroepsonderwijs, graduadonan.”
government and more money for local providers of services, i.e. voters. I am however sad to acknowledge that OAA, of miho conoci como Havertong ademas a enfatisa e
all-inclusives are popular with guests, who relish eating and drinking gluttonously, hence their booking preference. Scol di Anochi di Ofishi. necesidad pa mas hende muhe
The wished-for stimulus package will create an awareness campaign to remind guests of the great advantages of participa den e programanan.
staying at a European Plan hotel, and having the freedom to explore the island every day, eat at different spots, and OAA no ta Enseñansa Pa Di e 144 graduadonan, 24
roam free-spiritedly, paying as they go along, unregimented, trading the wrist band, for more fun choices. Yes, we Empleo, pero ta un Scol di porshento tabata hende muhe.
need an awareness campaign to stimulate that, because all you see on TV are adz for all inclusives made to look so Ofishi riba su mes, cu pa 60 Y p’e, e cifra ey ainda ta
awesome. As if it’s THE only way to go. aña ta percurando pa duna mucho abou. E cursonan di
oportunidad na hopi Arubiano OAA mester ta mas dirigi na
DEAD LAW CONJURED BACK TO LIFE. On a recent Immigration, Health Department and Police inspection pa mehora nan abilidad y hende muhe, den su opinion
at a popular restaurant, 8pm, peak dinner-time, the officials demanded to see the businesses’ Vrouwelijk Bediende conocemento den un cantidad ya cu e probabilidad ta grandi
Verguning, as well as the permit for music. Women Servers Permit, really?? Sounds discriminatory and bigoted. di areanan profesional, como cu un ser femenino educa ta
Why do local, Aruban women, require a special permit to work as restaurant servers? I decided to ask around. Many tal dunando nan e posibilidad percura pa su yiunan tambe
people had no clue a law like that existed, they never heard of it. Attorney Monique Ecury called it abusive. Accord- pa crece economicamente y haya bon educacion.
ing to her the law is ancient, and can be enforced with the same ease as Overspel, the law forbidding adultery. Some profesionalmente.
old portions of our legal system require an overhaul, she said, and until then, should not be enforced, but if they are, Scol di Anochi di Ofishi
it is abuse of authority. A Policeman friend suggested the law was there to make sure female servers are not working E aña aki un total di 144 ademas ta dirigi dos programa
as prostitutes. With that particular paperwork they are given permission to serve customers but are restricted to the persona a gradua for di e 15 di MAVO, cu ta e asina
areas above the belt, because serving customers below the belt requires yet another kind of permission. Attorney cursonan cu OAA ta brinda, yama Middag MAVO y
Maura Brown was diligent and gave me a scanned copy of article 53.1 of the Vergunningsverordening/permit Or- for di carpinteria basico te na Avond MAVO, cu ta permiti
dinance that prohibits “women and children below 18 years” to serve (bedienen) in certain businesses, unless the mantencion tecnico y te hasta adultonan logra nan diploma
Government approves such in writing. All hotels and restaurants, she explains, normally get these “vrouwelijke diseño di moda. pa sigui pa un educacion mas
bedienden” permits, issued with the initial hotel/restaurant permit. According to her, the law was last updated in halto. Es mas, pa varios adulto
2002. Then one of my friends offered a recent tweet suggesting the officials are also looking for inwonenede house- Minister di Enseñansa hoben, e programanan aki di
keepers, live-in maids, who are employed by certain unscrupulous bosses, working for almost nothing, then farmed Michelle Hooyboer Winklaar MAVO ta permiti nan traha y
out to work some more, for extra very little income, in outside businesses, in violation of their permit. Apparently, a habri e celebracion. E tambe sigui nan educacion.
that is a notorious rip off. Back to the top: We applaud the authorities for undertaking inspection. Kudos to you. But Minister a felicita e grupo
why invade at peak dinner time? You ruin guests’ experience and scare them too. determina di graduadonan E miho graduadonan di e
pa nan perseverancia y a graduadonan di OAA 2015
TRANSITIONS. Karin Swiers, ATA Branding Specialist landed a great promotion, going back home to Marriott homenagea OAA pa duna nan ta Jo-Ann Jurica y Edward
International in a regional marketing capacity, to apply her dedication, enthusiasm, and passion to that chain’s e oportunidad aki. Joseph. Ambos a completa e
Caribbean and Central American resorts. She will be reunited with Keirsin Tjon Pian Gi, in the same department. Curso Basico di Tecnica di
Sanju Luidens Daryanani, her former boss at ATA says one thing is for sure, Karin is Aruba, it is in her heart Director di OAA Claudia Auto. Y mientras cu kizas nan
and soul, and no matter what work she does on a regional level, Sanju is sure Aruba will remain Karin’s #1! On a Whitfield tambe honra e a haya atencion special pa
similar note, Tamara Waldron relocated from the easy-going marketing and communications department at Aruba graduadonan, tur kendenan nan logro, esnan cu a horta e
Ports Authority to the Marketing Department of Aruba Bank, joining Stephanie Camacho to run a super-busy durante e curso di 60 aña a show e anochi di graduacion
and creative hub of activities. Annalisa Gesterkamp who has been working in the NYC since her graduation in participa den e programanan. tabata esnan cu a gradua di
the Netherlands, started recently as Branded Producer at Hearst Publications. She will be doing branded videos EL a bisa cu e institucion tin e curso di costureria, ya cu
for the different magazines such as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmo, Seventeen, and Esquire, which live on digital 60 aña ta trahando pa percura nan por a modela nan propio
platforms. Her current promotion she says, delivers better money, an improved job description, and a much cooler pa oportunidad di educacion creacionnan.
office building in Manhattan. Patrick Melchior, now heads the DMMO, the Destination Management and Mar- pa personanan cu tin un trabou
keting Organization of the Aruba Tourism Authority, responsible for ‘product’ Aruba, transforming it from bla to den dia. Y cu e ta algo dificil E ceremonia di e aña aki
wow, and delivering to customers on our advertising promises, reigning over Cruise, Product Development, Trade pa studiantenan combina e tabata special mirando cu el a
Relations, Events & Sponsorships. Ana Maria Ramirez, gave me a business card, she now owns Bally-Hoo, a dos actividadnan aki. “E ta coincidi cu e di 60 aniversario
branding and merchandising company, helping customers reach their branding potential, with Compra as one of tuma hopi disciplina pa haci di OAA. Ta trata di e programa
her clients. Chef/Proprietor Peter Dorer reports that the new Truffles partnership between Chef Paul Zijlstra and ambos exitosamente.” educativo mas bieu di Aruba y
F&B professional Marco v/d Linden did not work out. They found the bank unresponsive to their pleas and closed Reginald Havertong, Director tin plan pa expande e curiculo
shop before I had the opportunity to try the restaurant out. Adhunto di OAA a reitera e cu mas cu e 15 programanan
dificultad pa traha den dia y existente.
OLIVER RIDING RETURNS TIERRA DEL SOL. The recent ELEQT event at Tierra del Sol introduced a atende scol di anochi, sea ta pa
number of single malt whiskeys with difficult-to-pronounce names, in Gaelic. Nevertheless they were delicious
when served over ice by the Romar Trading crew of master-mixers and paired with Chef Jim Rooseman’s hors
d’oeuvres. The party under the stars was titled A Man’s World, and it was expertly coordinated by Mirla Pass-
chier, Aruba’s ELEQT life-style specialist. I made a new friend at the party, Julian Tucker, Director of Rooms at
the Hyatt Regency and I finally bumped into golf pro Oliver Riding, he’s back on the island after a few years in
Acapulco, Mexico, where besides work he also experienced a life-changing event in the form of Tropical Storm
Manuel, in 2013. The storm claimed 21 lives when the levy protection their neighborhood broke, and water rose
from zero to massive flooding, within a few seconds. Oliver, his wife Mylene Marques and assorted neighbors
and friends were left stranded on an upper level of a building, and eventually were rescued, one by one, by kayak
and seadoo, in uncontrollable rain. Two weeks later, they went back home to discover all was lost, covered with
mud and muck. Oliver’s natural leadership came in handy in crisis, he also made some new lifelong friends, in
moments of total distress. Oliver is back at Tierra del sol as the Troon Golf representative. The company provides
management on luxury golf courses around the world, and Oliver will be working on restoring the golf course to
its former glory days. Everyone working at Tierra del Sol from Executive Chef Jim Rooseman to Jorge Estrada,
restaurant manager, and Cisco Quant in finance and management, all swear the vibe is excellent, and the mood
optimistic. Apparently, after a challenging restructuring Tierra del Sol is upbeat again. And Sunday brunch is ex-
tremely popular, Jorge adds.

CHE BAR RISES LIKE A PHOENIX. Reopening after the fire that consumed it, Che Bar boasts a larger kitchen
which will facilitate a wider menu selection. Stand by for the introduction of the Boludo Burger, which features a
juicy meat patty with a whole chorizo on top, drenched in chimichurri sauce. As Argentine as it gets! The cute res-
taurant at Paseo Herencia will also be offering Argentine style pasta dishes, so stay tuned as many more items will
be revealed when they get back into the groove. Most importantly, their very famous empanadas are now BAKED,
as opposed to fried, just as delicious, but healthier!