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California Lighthouse open to visitors again

NOORD — The California Lighthouse is ready to welcome
you again. From March on the Lighthouse was closed due
to the COVID-19 crisis.

For now visitors are allowed again in the weekends on Sat-
urday and Sunday between 10am to 5pm. In the month
of July it will be evaluated whether the opening hours will
be expanded. The necessary measures with regards to
hygiene and social distancing are being taken seriously
and the Lighthouse has been intensively cleaned before
the re-opening including the disinfection of the outside
entrance area. Hand sanitizing is available and floor
stickers indicate the social distancing. The Lighthouse has
been approved by the Health & Happiness Code which
is the formal seal from the Aruba Tourism Authority mean-
ing that you meet all requirements in order to keep your
visitors safe and healthy. q

Guard Ship HNLMS Groningen left

for the Caribbean

Aruba Airport disinfected

in the run-up to reopening

DEN HELDER, NETHERLANDS — HNLMS of maritime borders. In addition to pre-
Groningen departed from Den Helder venting illegal drug transports, they also
(the Netherlands) on June 24 to resume prevented landings of undocumented ORANJESTAD — Although the airport is already slowly re-
ceiving flights from Curacao and Bonaire, the opening for
her task as Guard Ship in the Caribbean. migrants, thereby preventing possible
corona infections on the islands. After a flights from the US is becoming the real litmus test. Last
The OPV (ocean-going patrol vessel) good transfer in the area, HNLMS Zee- weekend, the Aruba airport has worked hard on a thor-
had to return temporarily to the Nether- land will sail back to the Netherlands. ough cleaning, leading up to the further opening of the
airport on July 1.
lands due to necessary maintenance. They have completed a four-month
Due to the corona-disease, the mainte- journey.q The airport was assisted by a team of volunteers from
nance personnel was unable to fly into
the area. HNLMS Groningen is running a the cruise and training ship The Freewinds, from the un-
disputed Scientology movement. Angeline Flemming,
pilot in which the naval vessel remains in
the region, but the personnel changes. Director of Safety, Security and Compliance at the air-
port expressed her appreciation for the Freewinds volun-

HNLMS Zeeland, also no stranger to the teers who completed the job together with the local fire
brigade. “This is not something you can do alone. I think
region, has sailed as a Guard Ship in
recent months. They have conducted it's great that people come together and do their bit to
make public buildings safe,”says Flemming. The Aruba
various patrols for both Defense and the
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. In this Airport Authority (AAA) hopes to receive flights from Eu-
rope from July 1st and from the United States and Cana-
way they contribute to the protection
da from July 10. Text and picture: Koninkrijk.nu.q