AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFood & Community: The first San Nicolas Food Festival hits Carnival Village Friday, July 3 (6pm–midnight), with free entry and 30 local entrepreneurs bringing dishes shaped by the district’s Caribbean roots. Culture & Heritage: Aruba marks July 1 as a national slavery remembrance day, with ceremonies and the opening of “Letra y Consenshi” at the National Library to preserve and share Aruba’s slavery history. Arts in the Streets: “ODE TO REMBRANDT” returns July 19 at the Grote Kerkhof as a street-portrait pop-up, with artists sketching visitors for voluntary contributions. Fishing & Local Livelihoods: Four new Fish Aggregating Devices are installed in Zeewijk, Sero Colorado, Juana Morto and Druif to make fishing safer and closer to shore. Youth & Education: University of Aruba celebrates the graduation of the fifth BKE cohort, while a study flags family and social factors linked to youth crime. Tourism Strategy: Aruba Chamber Business Event 2026 pushes “Beyond Tourism” toward “volume to value” and more controlled growth. Health Watch: RIVM reports wide vaccination coverage differences across the Dutch Caribbean, with Curaçao data largely missing.
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