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Saturday 1 September 2018

This Is Us!

ORANJESTAD — Press Day ity printing technology on ager, Wendy Vrolijk for that goes behind gossip Proud Company
is celebrated today and its premises. Caribbean Aruba Today and me for and sensation.” Things have changes and
we would like to take the Speed Printers has sub- Bon Dia in the sales depart- now the editorial depart-
opportunity by telling you scribed to the Associated ment, Maritza and Harold In that time articles were ment works with PC’s, sound
about US. You may or may Press since their inception. Kroon for the editorial de- prepared on typing ma- equipment and more mod-
not read us every day, but Together with our staff of lo- partment.” At that time chines, only some employ- ern technology. But one
you have certainly seen us cal reporters, Aruba Today there was another English ees had a computer. There thing did not change: the
around. Aruba Today and and Bon Dia Aruba provide newspaper, The News, but was no cellular, only tele- heart of the company are
Bon Dia Aruba are ready readers with the latest news Aruba Today began as a phone and fax. “So I had its people. Marijke has seen
for you six days a week, from the repertoire of As- free newspaper which was to visit the clients over and a lot of employees come
for 28 years already! Do sociated Press writers and unique. Bon Dia Aruba also over again. We had to take and go, but there was al-
you know how many and columnists. had a unique aspect as it pictures of the products of ways respect and values in
whom is working behind was the first local news- the ad, go back to the of- the way colleagues treat
the screens to make these 28 years ago paper in color. Marijke re- fice to prepare the ad, go each other, she says. “I
two newspapers happen? Marijke Croes from the members the challenge to back again to the client to love media and I love the
Have a look as This Is Us! Sales Department was sell ads for starting news- approve, it was all day run- people working in it. It is
there from the beginning, papers, but she states the ning.” The newspaper lay never a dull moment and
Aruba Today and Bon Dia she went out to sell ads quality of both products out was actually construct- it is a moving business. I am
Aruba are part of Carib- for both newspapers while and the fact that they are ed like a puzzle, by cutting proud of Bon Dia Aruba
bean Speed Printers N.V. they were still a baby. “We serious newspapers always the papers in columns and and Aruba Today, we are
(CSP) a company incor- started about 30 years ago was valued by the public. waxed together in pieces, still standing strong and this
porated on April 4th, 1990 to prepare everything. We “We were and are consis- every day over and over is a flexible company. We
by John A. Chemaly Sr. were a small group, Mr. tent in quality and good again. Those days most of are kind people. This is my
We specialize in newsprint J. Chemaly as the owner, news. That gains trust and the work was done manual. baby and a good one!”
publications with high qual- Mr. Toko Winklaar as man- attracts that kind of reader

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