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Saturday 3 November 2018
Love me, sterilize me campaign closes for 2018

This registered figure is proof the necessity of sterilizing still not enough. This is why
that people of Aruba have these animals. At the same the campaign has been
become more aware of time the numbers show closed for 2018 as of the
how alarming this situation 1st of November. Next
is on the island. At the year the Love me, Sterilize
beginning of the year Love me campaign will be
me, Sterilize me has made back with greater efforts
a great sum available in to make the community
order to finance this, but aware of this problem and
the amount of registered work towards fixing this
dogs and cats was so high dogs and cats problem we
that the sum available was have in Aruba.q

ORANJESTAD — Love me, of sterilizing in order to
Sterilize me is a program by help reduce the amounts
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort of dogs and cats on the
which was launched in streets. The Love me,
2015 as contribution to the Sterilize me campaign
process of sterilizing cats has been going on for 3
and creole dogs in Aruba. years now. Thousands of
dogs and cats have been
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort spayed and neutered
together with TPEF and during these years. This
Aruba Tourism Authority year only a total of over
helps covering the costs 4,000 have been sterilized.

A Musical Peek at History

between Curacao and rhythmic instrument of Afri- where a series of 10 short
Venezuela. A native of Cu- can origin, the wiri or metal documentaries is present-
racao who was staying in scraper. In the ka’i orgel ed dealing with cultural
Venezuela at the time was tradition of Curaçao, Aru- historical topics of Aruba
Horacio Sprock. He brought ba and Bonaire, these two among others the Caha di
the ‘ka’i orgel’ from Barqui- instruments belong insepa- Orgel.
simeto, Venezuela, to our rably to each other. The Festival Caha di Orgel
country and, together with Source: objects.caribbe- starts at 6 PM and ends at
his brother Luis, started a anculturalheritage.org/en/ 11 PM. Please check the
local workshop here. The object/12. Facebook pages: Fun-
first ‘ka’i orgels’ of Curaçao More information about dacion Museo Arubano
and Aruba were made in the Caha di Orgel of Aruba and Museo Historico Aruba:
Italy. They could be heard is to be seen and heard at Fort Zoutman & Willem III To-
during the celebrations in YouTube: Tesoro Arubano ren for more information.q
the salons of the local elite,
where they were accus-
tomed to dancing to piano
ORANJESTAD — Aruba has cal music of this period music and music for strings.
its own typical and popu- of the year, Gaita, is pre- Soon this music spread over
lar historical music instru- sented to you live by music the working-class districts of
ment: the Cylinder Piano group Mama Rosa. There is Otrobanda and Punda and
or in local language Caha also room for the inner spirit to the conuco, the country-
di Orgel. Tonight you can as local food and drinks are side. For their celebrations,
actually enjoy a cultural available. people would hire a ka’i
evening at the Historical The cylinder piano, was al- orgel in town. Until the thir-
Museum in Oranjestad. Fort ready known in England ties, it was transported by
Zoutman & Willem III Toren at the beginning of the means of horse and cart or
organize their Festival di 19th century. This music a donkey, and afterwards
Caha di Orgel. box spread rapidly across a motorized vehicle. The
Europe and reached Ven- ka’i orgel –a combination
Performances of the Caha ezuela via Italian migrants. of the sound of a piano,
di Orgel will enchant you, In those days, there were kwarta, bass and guitar-
but there is more. The typi- intensive trading relations was soon enriched with the