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T&T girls kick off Women’s U-20 qualifiers vs Bermuda
BERMUDA is the opening opponent as Trinidad and Tobago hosts two groups in the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 qualifiers at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, from February 20-25. T&T begin the Group E series against Bermuda next week Friday before facing...

TT U-20 women squad named for round one of World Cup qualifiers
Sports Roneil Walcott 44 Minutes Ago Trinidad and Tobago's Orielle Martin (F) is tackled during a Concacaf Under-17 Women's World Cup qualifier against Belize, on January 29, 2025 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. - File photo courtesy TTFA Media...

Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort launches the Jurgen van Schaijk Care Foundation to give back to Aruba
1 Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort, a long-standing pillar of hospitality on Aruba, is excited to announce the launch of the Jurgen van Schaijk Care Foundation, an initiative dedicated to giving back to the island’s community. Named in honor of Jurgen...

Aruba celebrates first visit of Celebrity Ascent cruise ship
Aruba gave a warm welcome to Celebrity Ascent during its inaugural call at the Port of Oranjestad. The occasion included a special plaque exchange ceremony aboard the ship, bringing together the cruise ship’s leaders and local representatives from...

RIU launches project to protect Aruba’s endemic rabbit species
9 RIU Hotels & Resorts, with financial support from the company, has partnered with the Aruba Conservation Foundation (ACF) to launch an initiative aimed at conserving, protecting, and restoring the population of the Aruba cottontail rabbit...

LGBTQI+ Allies Conference in Curaçao
The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations is organizing the LGBTQI+ Allies Conference in Curaçao from December 2nd to 4th, 2024. The conference, which aims to work towards a more inclusive future, brings together a diverse group of...

Sandenburg-DST creates Balashi Beer Experience in Aruba
Sandenburg-DST, a specialist in developing, designing and realising memorable customer experiences, has announced that it is creating a brand experience for Balashi, a beer brand based on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. The experience will be...

Hyatt Is Bringing an All-Inclusive Resort to Aruba, And Now It Has an Opening Date
Baby Beach. It’s one of the most stunning stretches of beach in Aruba, far from the tourism hubs of Palm Beach and Eagle Beach, a lovely crescent of shallow turquoise beach just a short drive from San Nicolas, the island’s burgeoning cultural...

St. Regis opens Aruba resort
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has opened The St. Regis Aruba Resort, designed by Hirsch Bender Associates. The property has the first St. Regis casino and a rooftop dining venue helmed by chef Akira Back. The hotel’s design combines local...

The DaVinci Michelangelo Experience Makes Caribbean Debut at Cas di Cultura
The internationally acclaimed DaVinci Michelangelo Experience is set to make its much-anticipated Caribbean debut at Cas di Cultura on March 29, 2025. This mesmerizing theatrical production, which has captivated audiences across the U.S., the...

Aruban company wins award at Bogotá Airport
After an extensive internal selection process among all the concessionaires at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, the management team of OPAIN, the airport operator, selected nominees and ultimately announced the winner of the “Conectado2...

Martin, Archer among ten U-17s in Under-20 women's team
National Under-17 strikers Orielle Martin and Rasheda Archer are among ten members of the successful Ayanna Russell-coached team which qualified from the Group B four-team Concacaf U-17 Girls Championship to the Final Round World Cup qualifiers,...

Aruban sworn in as Minister of Justice in Sint Maarten
Nathalie Tackling, a lawyer and president of the Central Voting Bureau, was sworn in today as the new Minister of Justice in Sint Maarten. Tackling accepted an offer from the Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) political party to take on the role in...

Kick-off event: Wikipedia on Aruba, Aruba on Wikipedia
The Wikipedia on Aruba | Aruba on Wikipedia project aims to inspire, engage and enable/empower the Aruban community to create and share knowledge on Wikipedia.On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Wikipedia on Aruba will officially launch with a...

Wingo flight canceled: over 130 passengers stranded in Aruba
0 On Thursday night, Wingo flight P5-7005, scheduled to depart from Aruba to Bogotá, Colombia at 7:37 pm, was canceled due to a mechanical issue. The aircraft, a Boeing 738, had arrived from Bogotá without any issues. However, as the crew prepared...

Preparatory education prog. launched for St. Maarten, Saba, Statia students
From left: Reuben Merkman (Commissioner St. Eustatius), Shermina Powell-Richardson (Secretary General Ministry ECYS, St. Maarten), Ajamu Baly (Governor St. Maarten), Eviton Heyliger (Commissioner Saba) and Gerbert Kunst (Director International...

Aruba Tourism Authority celebrates Anouk Eman’s exceptional performance at Miss Universe 2024
The Aruba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) proudly honors the remarkable achievements of Miss Universe Aruba 2024, Anouk Eman, following her outstanding performance on the global Miss Universe 2024 stage. Anouk’s weeks of dignified representation have...

‘Amy Bradley Is Missing’ Recap: Where Are Amy’s Parents, Ron And Iva, Now?
The 2025 Netflix true-crime documentary series, Amy Bradley is Missing, brings back into conversation a rather strange incident from way back in 1998, when 23-year-old Amy Bradley went missing from a cruise tour in the Caribbean. 26 years later,...

The power of Aruba By Antoinette DeWit
ad-banner-plbr-playa-linda ad-banner-setar-tourist-sim-watersport2024 265805 Pinchos- PGB promo Banner (25 x 5 cm)-5 copy ad-banner-costalinda-2024 ad-banner-casadelmar-2024 Each time I return from Aruba, my Island paradise in the southern...

Welcome the WAGs of the Premier League after the transfer window: A French supermodel at Tottenham, a qualified lawyer at Fulham and a women's footballer in Manchester
This winter transfer window was one of the busiest in Premier League history, with almost £400 million spent. A number of clubs reinforced their squads with quality players, but it was Manchester City who accounted for almost half the money spent....