New group of customs officials takes oath of office

0 On Friday, September 26th, 2025, the Director of the Customs Department, Roderick Croes, together with the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Primary Sector, Geoffrey Wever, attended a swearing-in ceremony for a new group of customs...

'90 Day Fiance: The Other Way': Luke runs out of wedding money, Johny teaches Chloe, and Greta breaks down

90 Day Fiance: The Other Way featured Luke surprising Madelein in Colombia but running into financial troubles, Johny teaching Chloe how to boil an egg, and Greta breaking down during the Season 7 episode that aired Monday night on TLC. Like 90...

Italy’s biggest digital ID services provider set to introduce annual fees

A state-backed financial and postal services conglomerate in Italy and the country’s biggest digital ID services provider, Poste Italiane, has revealed plans to begin collecting fees for its services. Reuters reported this development recently,...

A ‘Babale 2.0’ fabricating charges against Veliaj—and the silence of most of the press

Today at the Tirana District Court, Erion Veliaj faced an Italian businessman, Gabriele Tarroni Longinotti. Veliaj has sued him after, two years ago, he was used by the Berisha family’s TV outlet to deliver paid, scripted accusations. He did so...

Chloë Farro heads to Spain to advance her athletic and academic career

0 Aruban Olympic swimmer Chloë Farro is moving to Barcelona, Spain, to continue developing her athletic and academic ambitions. The Aruban Olympic Committee (COA) recently met with Farro to discuss her plans for 2025–2026. During the meeting, COA...

Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell says IPKO 2025 Concludes with Commitments on education, aging, geopolitics, consensus Kingdom laws, and democratic renewal

The Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO) concluded with the signing of the List of Agreements by the Presidium, following its plenary adoption. During a press conference, the Chairs of Parliament and the delegation leader of the States...

Ex-fiancée of Ayeza Khan’s brother makes serious allegations on social media

KARACHI – Pakistani actress Ayeza Khan, known for her graceful presence in the entertainment industry, is now embroiled in a controversy following serious allegations made by her brother’s alleged ex-fiancée, Aruba Tariq. Currently, Ayeza is...

Walk with your pet at Mary Joan Foundation’s ‘Pink Walk for Paws’

The Mary Joan Foundation, together with the Veterinary Division of Xavier University, is hosting a special community walk called the “Pink Walk for Paws.” This year’s event will take place on October 25 at the Bushiribana Gold Mine Ruins, starting...

5 of the best centrally managed network systems

We're big proponents of rolling your own networking with OPNsense or similar systems, but everybody has differing networking needs, and sometimes you want an off-the-shelf solution. That's where centrally managed network systems come into play,...

AFAS celebrates graduates of human resources course

0 Saturday was a special day at the University of Aruba as seventeen participants received certificates for successfully completing the AFAS “Human Resources – HBO” course. Mieke de Droog, Interim Rector and Dean of AFAS, explained that the...

First Savaneta Seafood Festival strengthens local fishing community

The fishing industry is a cornerstone of Aruba’s economy, and Minister of the Primary Sector Geoffrey Wever emphasized the importance of the newly held “Seafood Festival” in Savaneta. Taking place for the first time in the neighborhood, the...

Top 10 EDR Tools for CIOs in 2025 Reviewed

If you are looking to protect your organisation against advanced cyberattacks or secure data across multiple touchpoints, you have likely already faced one or more of these challenges: Increasingly sophisticated threats such as ransomware and...

HPE to Highlight AI, Hybrid Cloud, and Networking Innovations at GITEX Global 2025

Ahmed El Sayed, Regional Channel Manager, MEA at HPE, explains that at GITEX 2025, HPE is showcasing AI-native networking, hybrid cloud, and a unified partner program—empowering channel partners with hands-on demos, enablement tools, and scalable...

The '100% Overwhelming' Decision: What Do You Do About Medigap?

For years, David Haas has been something of the unofficial Medigap expert of Franklin Lakes, N.J. That’s because whenever the financial planner’s clients reach that magic age of Medicare eligibility, they have some serious financial decisions to...

HPE tees up the technology for the first AI-enabled Ryder Cup

This past week the Ryder Cup was held at the famed Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York. While the raucous crowd cheered the U.S. team, and European fans sang, “Ole, Ole,” Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. worked with the Ryder Cup to...

Savaneta Seafood Festival set for this Sunday

0 The eagerly anticipated Savaneta Seafood Festival is happening this Sunday, with full support from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs, and the Primary Sector. Organized by the ‘Savaneta Prome Capital’ Foundation and supported by the...

Canadian and European tourist arrivals to Caribbean decline in first half of 2025

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has reported a downturn in visitor arrivals from Canada and Europe in the first half of 2025, even as other markets showed growth. - Advertisement - According to CTO database administrator Paul Garnes,...

Looking to the future: CAFT visits HOH to discuss care and construction

0 The ‘College Aruba Financieel Toezicht’ (CAFT), which is the board for financial supervision of Aruba, recently visited Horacio Oduber Hospital (HOH) to focus on two key topics: healthcare and the hospital’s future. “Our visit this time is...

News from the world of Education: September 25, 2025

International Case Conference 2026 IIM Raipur will host its first International Case Conference 2026 on the theme Contemporary Business Practices; Integration of AI in Business, and Globalising Indian Business Strategy on January 30 and 31, 2026....

Region records decline in tourist arrivals from Canada, Europe, but an increase from South America

The num­ber of Cana­di­an vis­i­tors to the Caribbean fell by nine per cent to 1.67 mil­lion, while ar­rivals from Eu­rope dropped by an es­ti­mat­ed five per cent to 2.53 mil­lion dur­ing the first half of 2025, com­pared to the same pe­ri­od...