Archive for June, 2009


Best business lunch offered at the Turtle Cove

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Locals are joining visitors for lunch in town at the Turtle Cove, an excellent spot to restore and refresh, right in the heart of Oranjestad.
Located on the second floor of Aruba’s central bus terminal, at the Oroubo Plaza, the colorful tropical café now offers new lunch entrees served in a genuine Caribbean ambiance, in an [...]


Fanny & Jacky enjoy rehearsal dinner at Casa Tua

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Fanny & Jacky’s nuptials was celebrated at a Friday evening Shabbat dinner at Casa Tua Barcelona.
Dr. Mario Gurevich, MD, the Rabbi of Beth Israel congregation in Oranjestad, and his esteemed wife Sara, the proud parents of the groom, co-hosted dinner with the bride’s parents Dora & Delazka Alvarez. The lovebirds met in Israel and as [...]


At Casa Tua Barcelona, Designer Eva Zissu celebrates her birthday

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Designer Eva Zissu, of handbags and accessories fame celebrated her birthday at Casa Tua Barcelona at the heart on town Friday, during the restaurants live Flamenco music & Paella night.
The Fiesta Espanola at Casa Tua Barcelona fit in nicely with the former model, turned buyer, turned boutique owner, turned handbag designer, who is a native [...]


Sponsors unite for a good cause: Education, our priority

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Several organizations united to organize an event for students of various elementary schools, with the goal of supporting the education of local children.
Conscious of their responsibility to the community they created a special initiative, an event with the goal of raising awareness amongst elementary school students about the importance of their education.
On Saturday,13th of June, [...]


The Radisson introduces dedicated Wedding Specialist Lisa Dammerman

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Destination weddings are becoming increasingly popular and for good reasons. Holding a celebration in an exotic location is one of the most unique ways to share a special life changing event with close friends and family members, turning a wedding into a week long of memories from the rehearsal dinner to the wedding ceremony, dinner-dance [...]


More Creative Activity at the Palm Beach Plaza

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

This week the Palm Beach Plaza noted a happy event, the significant demobilization of its construction company Albo NV, as it started dismantling equipment and moving its construction office-trailer off the property on Palm Beach.
Albo NV was clearly done with the building phase of the plaza, and was vacating the site at the end of [...]


Beautilities NV joins the PFTSA

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Lizayra A. R. Polak, Managing Director Beautilities NV and Sanaa Bergen-Baroud, Executive Director PFTSA signed an agreement by which starting May 1st, Beautilities Aruba N.V employees will join the Pension Fund Tourism Sector Aruba, PFTSA.
Beautilities NV has been operating in Aruba for over 40 years. The agency is the exclusive representative for L’Oreal Paris, [...]


Members of the Media Discover Pure Beach

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

More and more people are discovering Pure Beach at the Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort. This past week, Tabitha Fecunda, Divi’s Island Marketing & Promotions Manager, Phoenix Beach Resort General Manager Astrid Muller and Divi & Dutch Village General Manager Gerrit Griffith hosted a group on press members over cocktails and hors d’hoeuvres.
Pure Beach [...]


Terrific Indulgence of the Seven Seas Presented by Aqua Grill, Aruba Trading Company and Duck Pond Cellars

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Aruba’s premier seafood restaurant, Aqua Grill, teamed up with the Aruba Trading Company and Duck Pond Cellars to present an evening of exquisite food combined with spectacular wines.
The evening’s hosts Scott & Lisa Jenkins of Duck Pond Cellars, Oregon, welcomed guests to the restaurant’s pavilion, flanked by Manager Shirley Barrow and Aruba Trading Company’s Sales [...]


Ed Malone celebrates a double digit anniversary at Gold Coast

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

While Gold Coast is Aruba’s freshest concept in tropical living and has only been open for about a year, the man at the helm, General Manager Ed Malone is celebrating a double digit anniversary in hospitality in Aruba this month.
Ed recalls arriving here at the end of May 1987 as the designated new General Manager [...]