On Monday November 17 2008, Mitch Booth and Pim Nieuwenhuis extended their lead at the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. The Dutchmen took both bullets in again tricky sailing conditions on the Caribbean Sea. Pols/De Waard and Zanen/Heemskerk are tied on ten points, with Pols/De Waard still in second position. It was old style racing today, [...]

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On the second day of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2008, the fleet of 41 teams had to deal with tricky sailing conditions on the Caribbean Sea. From time to time, big clouds brought rain showers and gusts. That resulted in a shifty and variable breeze, which made it an interesting competition. Dutchmen Booth and [...]

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Dutchmen Mitch Booth and Pim Nieuwenhuis are in the lead after day one of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2008. The competition started off with a windy practice race with lots of capsizes, followed by the first race of the series with an average breeze of 22 knots and Caribbean sunshine. The top six finishers [...]

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This is the second consecutive year that Aruba wins this title. Miss Aruba International Miss Nuraisa Lispier won ?Best National Costume? title during the Miss International Beauty Pageant in Macau, China among 63 other beauty queens from around the world. Nuraisa?s costume is a carnival fantasy representing the joy of the Aruban people during the island?s famous [...]

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It was a concentration game on the fourth day of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. The light and variable breeze caused big gains and losses on the course. The sailors had to be very cautious, as the tactics changed all the time. Menno Vercauteren and Jaap Straakenbroek (NED) won the morning race and climbed on [...]

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William Sunnucks and Simon Farren (GBR) climbed into third position overall on the fifth day of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. Two out of three scheduled races were sailed, as a heavy tropical rain shower came with poor visibility in the morning. Once it cleared up, the wind increased to 14-18 knots and the fleet [...]

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Come and celebrate the Holidays with our Christmas special in the elegant living room of Maison Madruga Presenting for the first time ? * Soprano: Nicole van Eer * Dutch Broadway Star with a Holiday Repertoire from around the world *Special Dance Performance: Alydia Wever * Diva interpretive dancer *Lounge Party: Lounge DJ Mike Willer * Music Master [...]

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The annual  Holiday Gift Project organized by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association member lines, the Government of Aruba and De Palm Tours was held  at Club Don Bosco, Noord. Children from the Noord area will participate at this unique Christmas celebration and will have the opportunity to receive their presents from Santa Claus, who arrived onboard [...]

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The Enchantment of the Seas celebrated her first call plaque ceremony in the presence of amongst others special invitees of the Aruba Ports Authority NV, and SEL Maduro & Sons, the shipping company. Special guest onboard the Enchantment of the Seas was the First Lady of Colombia, Mrs. Lina Moreno de Uribe, spouse of President Alvaro [...]

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Carrying 1802 cruise guests onboard, the cruiseship MV Ocean Village TWO reached Aruban shores on Wednesday December 10, 2008. Mr. Ernest Giel, on behalf of the Aruba Cruise Tourism and the Aruban community, presented a commemorative plaque to Capitan Angelo Vago during the traditional welcome ceremony on board in the presence of special guests.

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Bucuti proudly received the National Geographic Magazine ‘Stay List” award in 2008. For the third consecutive year Bucuti won the TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s choice award and Expedia’s Insider’s Select List. Bucuti’s associates were celebrated with the winner of the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association Employee of the Year Award for our housekeeper Bernice Dennis and first [...]

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On Saturday, December 13, 2008, the Westin Resort hosted the wedding of Shilpa Kanani and Mark Dolfato. The destination wedding brought friends and family from the United States to the island of Aruba for several days of festivities. The couple decided to honor Shilpa’s Indian roots, and with the assistance of the wedding and event professionals [...]

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COPA Airlines started with 4 weekly flights to Aruba. The tourism industry of Aruba warmly welcomed COPA Airlines a warm welcome with their inaugural flight connecting Aruba with South & Latin America. After years of dedicated efforts spearheaded by the Aruba Tourism Authority and its tourism partners AHATA and AAA, Aruba became COPA Airlines? newest Caribbean destination [...]

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The island of Aruba is thrilled to welcome the new charter flight from Dimensione Turismo that recently inaugurated its first flight from Milan, Italy to Aruba. The charter will regularly bring Italian tourists here for a taste of our One Happy Island. Recently, Dimensione brought the Italian company of Ceramica Panaria to the island for a [...]

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Aruba is once more honored with a well-known guest, reverend Jesse Jackson onboard the cruise ship Westerdam from the Holland America Line, which includes the Oranjestad, Aruba port of call on the 14 night Caribbean cruise holiday. The 14 night cruise vacation will be repeated in early 2009 and will depart from Ft. Lauderdale ? Half [...]

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