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Wednesday 24 January 2018

Celebrate With Us Our Dia di Betico!

ORANJESTAD - Tomorrow,
Thursday January 25th, the
island will have lots of fes-
tivities that honor the late
pro-autonomy political
leader Gilberto Francois
(Betico) Croes. He helped
the island attain the Status
Aparte. Aruba was allowed
to function as a common-
wealth within the Dutch
Kingdom and Betico is hon-
ored for this outcome since
1989 by celebrating the Dia
di Betico. The official holi-
day features performances,
sporting events and games
throughout the island. Aru-
ba Today presents a selec-
tion of the events that take
place on this festive day.

Official Ceremony & Cul-
tural Manifestation
The protocol program for
the honoring of Betico
Croes is a nice event to go
to. The governor of Aruba
as well as the government
with spouses will be present
in their attire dress code.
This will take place at the
Plaza Libertador Betico
Croes on Vondellaan at 9
AM. End of the afternoon
you can enjoy the cultural
manifestation, performed
by several local artists. This
will be between 6 PM and
10.30 PM, same location.
Drinks and food are pro-
vided by the different stalls
and there will be a kid’s
corner for the little ones.

City Walk
Foundation Rancho orga-
nizes a very nice walking
tour that will give you a
good idea of Oranjestad.
The tour takes 2 hours and
focuses primarily on the city
center with the neighbor-
hood Rancho as heart of it.
The first tour starts at 9 AM,
the second at 11 AM, both
with the starting point Flor
di Oriente. More informa- (San Nicolas) and Com- ture. Performances by lo-
tion on Facebook: Stichting munity Museum open their cal artists and artisans are
Rancho. doors at this special day on the program. The Face-
between 10 AM to 4 PM. An book page Fundacion
Musea assortment of drinks, snacks Museo Arubano will give
The Historical Museum (Fort and more will take care of you more information.
Zoutman at Oranjestad), your inner needs while you
the Museum of Industry enjoy some of our local cul- Continue on Page 14