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Monday 30 January 2017
‘Connect-

ing back

home’

ORANJESTAD - How can
ambitions of Caribbean
students and young pro-
fessionals come together
with the needs of the la-
bor market on the islands?
This question has been on
many peoples’ minds for
the longest while. There-
fore, the WeConnect foun-
dation wants to achieve a
better balance between
needs of Caribbean stu-
dents on the one hand
and employers searching Caribbean students. The Foundation. “Unfortunate- Various industries Profit of Education, Culture and
for new talent on the other WeConnect Foundation ly, they have insufficient and non-profit organiza- Science (OCW) support the
hand. organizes numerous activi- insight into the possibilities tions seem enthusiastic to meeting. BZK recently intro-
On February 4th, We- ties for Caribbean students which exist within organiza- present themselves at the duced its Talent Develop-
Connect will organize a in the Netherlands, always tions in Aruba, Curacao or meet-up. They are live in ment Program on Bonaire:
meet-up at Dutch Institute from an educational per- one of the other islands,” Den Haag or send a pro- a program for young pro-
for Public Administration spective. “There are so according to Fraai. Dur- motional film clip. Tourism fessionals with the further
(PBLQ) in The Hague with many talented students ing the meeting employ- Organization TUI, who has development of skills and
the aim of getting to a who want to work for the ers present themselves to been stimulating the re- networking are central. The
more balanced situation local labour market” says students and young profes- cruitment of young Antille- Ministry of Education Ex-
of ‘supply and demand’ Tanja Fraai, Managing Di- sionals with job opportuni- ans during and after their ecutive Agency (DUO) will
in the labor market for rector of the WeConnect ties and internships. study, for the local labor also be present to inform

market since long, will even (ex) students about op-
raffle a ticket among stu-
portunities in repaying their
cARNIVAL sCHEDULE dents present at the meet- student loans when return-
up. Besides the tourism- and ing to Caribbean. Also the
aviation industry, sectors research report ‘We are
like law practice, financial deeply rooted’ will be pre-
industry, education, health, sented during the meet-up.
jANUARY public administration, en- Dutch Institute for Public
gineering and water & Administration (PBLQ), au-
2017 energy sector will also be thor of the report, has ques-
represented. The ministers tioned over 400 Caribbean
plenipotentiary of Aruba, students in the Netherlands
Curaçao and Saint Martin and spoke to 70 employers
FRIDAY 27 SATURDAY 28 will be attending the meet- on the islands.
up. Talent Development More information about
Aruba’s 59th Grand Tumba Contest The Ministry of the Interior the meet-up can be found
Affairs and Kingdom Rela-
online at www.stichtingwe-
Children & Youth tions (BZK) and the Ministry connect.nlq
Queen Election & Show
7:00 p.m at 7:30 p.m at
Aruba Entertainment Center Aruba Entertainment Center

SUNDAY 29 TUESDAY 31

Children & Youth Calypso Calypso & Roadmarch
& Roadmarch Contest Contest Pre-Finals Day 1

6:00 p.m at 8:00 p.m at
Carnival Village San Nicolas Carnival Village San Nicolas