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local Friday 20 January 2023

Community invited to give our royal

family a warm welcome during royal visit

Various opportunities to greet the royal family in

Oranjestad and San Nicolas

ORANJESTAD – Prime Minis- to the Whilhelmina Park San Nicolas. The first visit will
ter of Aruba, Evelyn Wever- where there will be differ- be at Filomena College for
Croes had a meeting with ent activities and members a presentation of a mural
the commission installed to of the military. Here, school honoring our World War II
prepare for the royal visit. children and other mem- hero, Boy Ecury. Following the walk the del- The program for the royal
King of the Netherlands, bers of the community will Afterwards they will visit the egation will visit the Visitors’ visit will end with a visit to
Willem-Alexander, Queen be present to greet and Industrial Museum of Aruba. Center of the park and Fort Zoutman, which will
Maxima and Crown Prin- welcome the royal family. Following this visit, the del- see the center of farm- begin on Plaza Padu.
cess Amalia are visiting After Whilhelmina Park the egation will get to see the ing where certain special Afterwards they will enter
Aruba on January 30 and delegation will walk to the murals and art in San Nico- plants are being grown Fort Zoutman where they
31. On the first of February Ceremonial House of the las. and will be introduced to will experience a portion of
they depart for Curaçao. Governor for a meeting This visit will conclude in the project. Bon Bini Festival.
with the Governor of Aru- Nicolaas Store, where the Following the park, the
Wever-Croes said that the ba. After this they will be royal guests will be delight- royal delegation will visit Prime Minister Wever-Croes
beautiful program pre- walking on the main road ed with a cultural demon- Aruba Aloe, which recently indicated that during the
pared for the visit to Aruba towards the Parliament of stration. received the title “royal”. two-day visit, the royal fam-
includes many opportuni- Aruba. Afterwards they will enjoy ily wants to be in touch with
ties for the people of Aruba After leaving Nicolaas a lunch at the Whilhelmina the people and experi-
– and our beloved visitors! – Following this visit the royal Store, the delegation will ar- Restaurant, and continue ence Aruba.
can meet the royal family, delegation will walk to- rive at the Marinierskazerne on to the University of Aru- The Government of Aruba
particularly Princess Amalia wards the main center of – the marine barracks. ba, where they will meet invites our entire communi-
since it will be her first time the government, Cocolishi. with lecturers and students. ty to prepare and bring the
visiting Aruba. Afterwards the delegation The second day on Tues- children to meet the royal
will depart for the hotel for day will begin early morn- Following this visit the King family of the Netherlands.
On January 30, when the a short break. ing with a hike in Aruba’s and princess will depart “Let’s show them the cordi-
king, queen and princess nature, starting at the for the Frans Figaroa Sports ality that we know in Aruba
arrive in Aruba, they will Following the break, the Franse Pas, the gold mine Center. The Queen will visit and let’s give them a warm
leave the airport and head entire delegation will go to ruins. Qredits Aruba. welcome.”q

MoU signed for project enhancing Eagle Beach Strip

ORANJESTAD – This week, According to a press re-
minister of Tourism and Pub- lease, this is a beautiful
lic Health, Mr. Dangui Odu- project where the public
ber made an important an- and private sector will be
nouncement regarding the working together. The pub-
enhancement of our prod- lic sector will make invest-
uct Aruba. This time, it is the ments and the private sec-
project to improve the strip tor is committing to carry
of Eagle Beach from the out the necessary mainte-
roundabout at Amsterdam nance in the years ahead
Manor to the roundabout of of us.
Alhambra.
Monday night during a cer-
This project will be financed emony, minister Oduber
by the Tourism Product En- together with all General
hancement Fund (TPEF) Managers of the properties
and Aruba Tourism Author- on the strip where the en- the board of TPEF, Mr. Ma- the private sector to also formed with flora and white
ity (ATA). hancement will take place, rio Arends, signed a MoU actively participate in the stones in order for it to be
as well as the president of
where all parties are com- maintenance of different better organized and struc-
mitted to each other. projects. This makes the tured. The idea is for the en-
project unique and a good tire strip to look the same,
This project will be real- model for the future. It is creating a better feeling
ized in two phases. The first proof that by cooperating for our visitors. More trash
phase will begin in the up- and working together more bins will also be installed on
coming days. In total, the can be achieved. the strip in order to improve
public sector is investing a This way we can guarantee waste management in the
significant amount in this that the project will be sus- area.
project while the private tainable and will elevate
sector will invest in mainte- the product Aruba. Finally, minister Oduber
nance of the project. thanked the board of TPEF,
According to the press re- The project will see the en- ATA and all the General
lease this is a new model hancement of the entire Managers of the properties
chosen by the ministry of strip of Eagle Beach, where for their collaboration in the
Tourism in order to allow the landscape will be uni- project.q