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Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino scored 89 percent in FreemanGroup’s comprehensive on-site review – three percentage points higher than its record 2006 evaluation and the highest of any resort on the island.
FreemanGroup, a well-respected international consultancy specializing in hospitality/travel industry service standards, bases its yearly report on a detailed two-night inspection of the resort’s entire [...]

Written to me by Jodi Tobman Hagedoorn
Last week was Philippine Independence Day, or as they say in Tagalong “Araw ng Kalayaan”.
I have 17 Philippine employees at Salamander Holdings and for that reason, I received an invitation from the Philippine consul to attend the official celebration which was held this morning. I want to share what [...]

The Class of 2008 of the International School of Aruba graduated this week and enjoyed a special celebration with family members and friends in attendance at Silvia’s Gardens. The graduating class included David Brown, Giancarlos Calabrese, Gianni Ferarra, Julian Molina, Maki Wiggins, Marc Anthony Richardson, Osbaldi Boekhoudt, Valentijn van de Sloot and Zeus Zambrano.
Pictured here [...]

General Manager Paul Gielen received special congratulations from Meta Corp’s President, developer Eduardo de Veer at a congenial cocktail party hosted by the Renaissance Convention Center, in his honor.
De Veer praised Gielen for his performance on an international level earning the Leadership Excellence Award of General Manager of the Year for Renaissance International Hotels, 2007.
Courage, [...]

Casablanca Casino celebrates 120 years of experience
The Casablanca Casino is proud to introduce three extraordinary staff members who combined, enjoy more than 120 years of gaming experience on the island.
How is that possible, you ask!
The answer is quite simple explains Nigel Barrow, the casino’s Managing Director who prides himself for having such veteran experts [...]

John Oster, the owner of Fly n’ Dive joined the celebration at Havana Beach Club to congratulate new Padi certified dive instructors, which were an impressive bunch of dreamers. Course instructor Steve Vanderauwera from F&D was in charge of the curriculum, coaching 7 international students ranging in age from 27 to 68. It was an [...]