Archive for the 'New' Category


New Cabin Crew for Tiara Air

Monday, July 7th, 2008

An informal Wing Ceremony introduced the new, just-graduated cabin attendants of Tiara Air. Cabin Crew Manager Mike Hagedoorn, who was also the Cabin Safety Training Course Instructor reports that in November Tiara Air advertised for new cabin attendants in the newspapers and out of the fifty women who applied the top five have just been [...]


Gold Coast Aruba marks community milestone

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Submitted by Tina Escobedo
This past Friday evening, the island’s most promising and exciting master-planned residential community, Gold Coast Aruba, celebrated the completion of the first 40 town homes in the exclusive neighborhood.
Island dignitaries and business executives joined the Gold Coast Aruba team for the official unveiling and viewing of the town homes that feature harmonious [...]


Visit Karin & Maria, two good reasons to visit Avenida Milo Croes

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Interior designer Karin Martens opened a charming gallery and showroom on Avenida Milo Croes 26, in a turn of the century colonial mansion, called Het Binnenhuys in her native Dutch language. The store is filled with striking paintings, sculptures, dishes, jewelry, hand bags, cushion, and a workshop/atelier for custom-design drapes and curtains. Really worth visiting, [...]


Spectacular CirCaribe opens at the Occidental

Friday, March 21st, 2008

The Occidental Grand Aruba invites you to visit CirCaribe one of the resort’s several weekly showroom performances delivered in the Grand Ballroom.
The show which just opened this weekend is more than one hour long and features a surrealistic celebration of music and dance, performed by acrobats and comics.
The show is a Fun Club [...]


Something to be Proud Of: Reina Beatrix Airport

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Something to be proud of
Aeropuerto International Reina Beatrix
Oranjestad – When the new Aruba 2000, Reina Beatrix Airport finally opened - it got delayed when under construction, budgets for beautification and interior design ran dry.
Critics of the project complained it was spacious and modern but cold and industrial. That was then, circa the year 2000. [...]


Cold Front for Aruba?!

Monday, March 17th, 2008

The newspapers here published a strange weather forecast by MTA, a fictitional meteorological institute recently, reporting that an ‘Extra Cold Front’ was crawling our way from Antarctica and that the temperatures were expected to drop. They talked about snow in Aruba. How low will the temperatures go, worried my friends . . . should we [...]


Tattoo celebrates 5 pm somewhere

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Marcus Wiggins welcomed his guests on board Tattoo, on Friday. Tattoo looked amazing, all lit up and festive, pumping music and pouring drinks, just like in the old days. The giant party boat has been out of circulation for a while, as Marcus was looking for a buyer. He was busy focusing on other [...]


TGI Friday is here

Monday, March 17th, 2008

TGI Friday’s hosted a bartender contest at Paseo Herencia a few weeks ago, with an on-fire bottle throwing contest, in front of TGI Friday’s, as the restaurant terrace was inaugurated. It was TGI Friday’s opening week and the place was real busy. In honor of the inauguration TGI Friday hosted three days of free food [...]


Soft Opening - Mr. Jazz

Friday, March 7th, 2008

The artistic and highly sensual experience of Havana will soon be available here with the launch of Mr. Jazz. An exclusive jazz club and steak house, Mr. Jazz is the unique collaboration of three men who all share a deep passion for the art of jazz and the celebration of the senses.
Chucho Valdes, a [...]