Archive for the 'sport' Category


Sign up for Basic Instructor Certification Now Offered at Aqua Windie’s

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

A 6-day certification program will be available in Aruba form December 26th to December 31st, graduating Basic Instructors, deep and shallow water. The program is an AEA Aquatic Fitness Professional International Certification and will be given here by master trainer Martine Flamen of the Aqua & Move organization in Belgium.
The 6-day course offers Shallow and [...]


Open Team Selection performs, the public is invited

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

On Saturday September 24 at 10.30 am The Barracudas Synchro Club will feature its own Open Team Selection, showing off their amazing synchronized swimming routine at the Olympic Pool in Savaneta.
The Open Team Selection is made up of athletes who live in Aruba and love Aruba and will proudly represent the island during the Pan [...]


DO YOU ENJOY SWIMMING, BALLET, MUSIC AND EXERCISE?

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

On Saturday August 20th and on Saturday August 27th the Barracudas Synchronized Swimming Club will have swimming tests for all girls who wish to join during the new season which starts the first week in September. These tests will be held between 8:00am and 10:00am on both days.
The Barracudas Synchronized Swimming Club was founded in [...]


Rancho La Ponderosa Recognizes Two Special Guests

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

A congenial ceremony took place recently at Rancho LA Ponderosa, in which owners Luis ‘Lucho’ Claro and Ramon Herrera bestowed the ultimate equestrian honor upon two repeat guests, Susan Kathleen Pryde and Rory Cassidy. The two have been coming to the ranch for many years, riding and enjoying Aruba’s beauty from horse-trail perspectives.  
Luis and [...]


Aruba, official vacation destination of the Jets

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Just recently, Aruba’s Minister of Tourism, Otmar Oduber and his wife traveled to a NY Jets NFL football game in the Jet’s new stadium in East Rutherford NJ.  A number of Aruba’s tourism officials had been given complimentary tickets to the game as part of the promotional assets the Aruba Hotel And Tourism Association received [...]


Divi Concludes Fun Sports Week

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Divi Resorts associates concluded a week-long schedule of sport activities competing in various events for the company’s annual Sports Week.
The program included popular recreational activities such as Bowling, Volleyball, Indoor Soccer, and Brain Gymnastics, Domino and Softball.
Pictured here the Semi Finals at Aruba Juniors, as Alhambra Braves confront Divi Phoenix, in the spirit of a [...]


Laga Laga Laga wins Volleyball Tournament

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

A friendly game of beach volleyball was played Friday night pitching Managers vs. Associates, and Associates vs. Managers on Eagle Beach.
The game started in the early evening hours with a total of six teams and concluded in the wee hours with the victory of Laga-Laga-Laga, a team of associates with a ferocious desire to win.
Organized [...]


Dirk Kuyt, Enjoys Amazonia Hospitality

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

A very famous international Dutch soccer star made it to Amazonia Churrascaria one evening this week, coming in with an entourage of family members and friends, to enjoy a measure of anonymity and a sense of true vacation.
It was his second visit to the restaurant. He came to the island privately last year, in June, [...]


BARRACUDAS SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING CLUB HOSTS THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING TEAM

Friday, July 16th, 2010

On  Tuesday July 20th from 7:00m until 9:00pm the Canadian Olympic Synchronized swimming selection will be giving an amazing synchronized swimming show for the Aruban Community at the Olympic Pool in Savaneta.  These ladies represented Canada in the Beijing Olympics 2 years ago and will also be in the Olympics in 2 years.
Our own Aruban [...]


The Palm Beach Plaza hosts super successful mega event

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The recently opened Palm Beach Plaza hosted a super-successful mega event last weekend screening the FIFA World Cup Finals on Aruba’s largest outdoor screen. The game was also shown on large screen TVs at Mama’s Mexico Restaurant, Kokomos and the seven-restaurant Food Court, on the third level.
Indra Stamper, Tenant & Marketing Coordinator for [...]