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LOCAL Saturday 29 March 2025

New government of Aruba is sworn in

Yesterday morning, six min- ministers from the Wever-Croes
isters of the new AVP-Futuro II Cabinet shared images and
Cabinet were sworn in, in heart-felt comments on social
front of Governor of Aruba media of their last moments in
His Excellency Mr. Alfonso office. Among them, ex-prime
Boekhoudt. After a very long minister Wever-Croes shared a
process of cabinet formation, visit she paid to ex-minister of
finally Aruba has a new gov- Transport, Ursell Arends on their
ernment. last day. Ex-minister of Tourism,
Dangui Oduber also shared
This follows the previous Wev- an image leaving his office, Ex-minister of Tourism,
er-Croes II Cabinet, led by while ex-minister of Justice, Dangui Oduber leaving
office on the last day.
ex-prime minister Mrs. Evelyn Ex-minister of Justice, Rocco Tjon and ex-minister
Wever-Croes. Rocco Tjon handing over Ex-minister of Finance, of Finance, Xiomara Maduro, Mervin Wyatt-Ras and Geof-
duties to new minister Xiomara Maduro with her shared images of the hando-
Mervin Wyatt Ras. successor, Geoffrey Wever. frey Wever, respectively.q
Upon leaving their swearing in ver process to their successors,
ceremony, the new Cabinet they received, which brought much change continuously,
gave statements to the wait- them where they are today. but certainly with a lot of will
ing press. Leader of the AVP “Trust is earned and you need and love to work for Aruba,”
party and new (again!) Prime to work for it every day, be she said.
Minister, Mike Eman, said it present every day, have an
was a very special moment, ear for our community, have Croes explained that they
full of emotion. heart for our community; and have already received some
“An emotional moment, of this government will be one dossiers that they needed
taking such a big responsibility that will be with the people, from the outgoing cabinete,
again to lead our country in that will listen, visit the neigh- and based on that, work starts
a coalition in which we in- borhoods, feel the needs of right away.
vested a lot of time to cre- our people. We have a lot Ex-minister of Transport, Ursell Arends talking to his successor,
ate a base of trust between of confidence that this gov- Yesterday afternoon already, Wendrick Cicilia.
AVP and Futuro. I feel that ernment will respond to the Parliament – composed now
the enthusiasm, determina- expectations of the commu- of almost all ex-ministers of
tion and will to go and serve nity,” he added. the Wever-Croes II Cabinet –
our community is very big, held a session on the budget
and particularly on the topics For her part, leader of Futuro for the new government for
that are important we share and vice-prime minister, Ms. 2025. Croes said that this is to
thoughts to help those who Gerlien Croes expressed her comply with an agreement
needs us the most in this mo- gratitude for having been with the Netherlands on this,
ment,” he commented. part of the special moment. which means that Aruba had
“Thankful for what life brings to complete the budget by
At the same time, Eman to us, and I am honored to be the 31st of March.
thanked the people of Aruba sworn in as a minister of the Ex-prime minister Evelyn Wever-Croes pays a visit to ex-
minister Ursell Arends and his team on their last day.
for the support and trust that country of Aruba. Really, so For their part, the departing