ORANJESTAD, Aruba — As political and public debate continues over the proposed HOFA fiscal framework, supporters of the legislation argue that the measure is about more than controlling government spe

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Tonight’s edition of Noticiacla LIVE will focus on a subject of profound historical and social significance: the legacy of slavery in the Dutch Caribbean and ongoing efforts to pre

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Esther Ouwehand has announced that she will step down as leader and parliamentary chair of the Party for the Animals, ending a tenure that saw the Dutch political movement exp

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — The Curaçao national soccer team returned home on Wednesday evening after completing a training camp in the Netherlands, entering the final stage of preparations for its historic

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Dutch naval personnel stationed in Sint Maarten participated in a major international disaster-response exercise aimed at strengthening regional preparedness for hurricanes

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Teenagers suffering from severe or extreme obesity will soon be eligible for weight-loss surgery under the Netherlands’ basic health insurance system, marking a significant sh

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — Curaçao became one of the Caribbean’s premier entertainment destinations in late May as the 2026 Soul Beach Music Festival attracted thousands of visitors for six days of concert

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — As the governments of Aruba and the Netherlands promote the proposed HOFA law as a framework for ensuring sound public finances and securing access to lower-cost financing, politic

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — The president of the San Nicolas Business Association, Errol de Freitas, has voiced sharp concerns about Aruba’s current development strategy, arguing that the island’s second-larg

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — More than 150 secondary school students took center stage as the entrepreneurship program BeYourOwnBoss concluded with its Final Pitch Event, giving young participants an opportuni

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Aruba this week served as the host of two major regional public health gatherings, bringing together experts, researchers and frontline professionals from across the Dutch Caribbea

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Aruba’s Public Prosecution Service has voiced growing concern over a severe shortage of detectives within the Aruba Police Force, warning that the staffing crisis is placing increa

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — The Horacio Oduber Hospital (HOH) has introduced a new and more advanced method for detecting prostate cancer, using MRI imaging as the first step to identify suspicious areas befo

ORANJESTAD — Air Transat has announced the launch of nonstop flights between Montreal and Aruba beginning Dec. 12, 2026, expanding direct air connections between Canada and the Caribbean island during

ORANJESTAD — Errol de Freitas, president of the San Nicolas Business Association, expressed strong concerns about the proposed Kingdom law known as HOFA and its potential financial impact on Aruba, qu

THE HAGUE — The Dutch political alliance GroenLinks-PvdA will be allowed to continue using the new name “Pro” — short for Progressief Nederland — after the Council of State rejected objections filed b

ORANJESTAD — The San Nicolas Business Association does not support the complete dismantling of Aruba’s former refinery and believes parts of the facility should be preserved and repurposed to help dri

GENEVA — The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization has warned that the likelihood of a new El Niño weather phenomenon has now risen to more than 80 percent, raising concerns about increase

THE HAGUE — The Netherlands has introduced new regulations governing the exchange of personal data between the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Dutch Caribbean following the rollout of

ORANJESTAD — The Parliament of Aruba has officially opened nominations for the 2026 Hala di Shoco Award, a recognition dedicated to young people between the ages of 15 and 24 who stand out through lea

WILLEMSTAD — The Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES islands has ruled on appeal that two Austrian court judgments against the online casino operator Raging Rhino NV can

WILLEMSTAD — The Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES islands has sentenced a St. Maarten man for tax fraud and money laundering after authorities determined that the Gov

ORANJESTAD — Representatives from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in agricu

ORANJESTAD – A soon to be installed government work group must find ways to correct the current Dutch language dilema Aruba students currently face when taking their final high school exams. A recent

DEN HAAG – In a prelude to the IPKO meetings this week in the Netherlands, the island delegations of Aruba, Curacao and St Martin met Monday morning to discuss the issues at hand. The dispute resoluti

ORANJESTAD – Financial irregularities discovered in the daily handling of the popular educational work program ‘Enseñansa pa Empleo’ had the minister responsible for the department, Rudy Lampe, revoke

ORANJESTAD – The criminal case where a former Aruba Labor minister Paul Croes is the main suspect, took shape Wednesday morning in an Aruban court. The fact that is was merely a procedural case, did n

ORANJESTAD – The Aruba government wants the Caribbean based DUCAPRO to ‘hold on’ on the june 1st introduction of royalties payments by local radiostations. Aruba justice minister Andin Bikker and Arub

ORANJESTAD - “ The Dutch Kingdom will evaluate the Venezuela election outcome, and decide then if they will recognize it or not”. This was the first reaction of the Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever t

ORANJESTAD – After meeting with varios local Aruba produce vendors recently, Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever Croes told NoticiaCla of the intentions of opening up the maritime border with Venezuela

ORANJESTAD – The Aruba government plans to replace the current Aruba representative in the college of financial supervision of Aruba (CAFT). The only reason Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever gave Noti

KRALENDIJK/WILLEMSTAD – The courts in both Curacao and Bonaire Friday lifted embargos previously honored on request of ConocoPhillips. While the embargos were to be lifted, any payment on petroleum de

ORANJESTAD – ConocoPhillips successfully seized two supposedly PDVSA oil shipments in Aruba Monday night, Aruba energy minister Evelyn Wever confirmed to NoticiaCla Tuesday morning. This comes one day

ORANJESTAD – American company ConocoPhillips was unsuccessful in seizing part of the CITGO Aruba property through the gasoline distribution operation FMSA. Aruba Energy minister Evelyn Wever roes conf

ORANJESTAD - Even though Aruba is experiencing a complete power outage (black-out), the airport remains open and operational. This, according to airport spokesperson Hendrik Croes. The emergency back-

ORANJESTAD – It was still unknown to utilities compania director Luis Oduber (WEB) what caused the total island blackout this morning in Aruba. The problem occurred at 9:37am, the director continued.

DEN HAAG – Two Dutch lawmakers questioned the Dutch approval of newly appointed Venezuelan Consul General for Aruba Carlos Figueroa. In a 5 question note to Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok, PVV’s Ray

ORANJESTAD – A judge sentenced handed 20-year prison sentences to two men responsible for a murder in the Wayaca neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors had requested 25 years. The murder took p

SAN NICOLAS – “"No attachment or seizure has occurred of any assets of CITGO Petroleum Corporation or CITGO Aruba Refinery.” This was the response from an official of the Aruba refinery Wednesday to N

DEN HAAG/ORANJESTAD - Former Minister Henk Kamp will replace Sybilla Dekker as member of the college Aruba Financial Supervision on august 1st 2018, and for Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the Cft Bonair

ORANJESTAD - Radio stations in the Dutch Caribbean islands (including Aruba) will now have to pay royalty fees for playing music for the first time, which will be collected by SOCAN and newly launched

ORANJESTAD - Following the average posting of Platts US Marketscan (Gulf Coast) for the period from 1 to 30 April 2018, the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Culture announces the selling pric

ORANJESTAD – Another case of selling fake car tax stickers on Facebook has the attention of the Aruba tax office. “We are on top of it”, tax director Luenne Gomez told NoticiaCla. The posting shows –w

ORANJESTAD – Former Aruba Labor minister Paul Croes and about 30 other suspects of money laundering and fraude will face a judge in a special court session during three days in late may. The court pro

ORANJESTAD – An oncologist recently suggested a father to relocate from his current residence in Parkietenbos, if he wants to live longer. What makes this area unlivable is the large landfill. The fam

ORANJESTAD – A judge in Aruba order the Aruba National Healthy Insurance (AZV) to pay for already performed medical health services in the USA and those upcoming for now famed Aruba toddler ‘Baby Luna

ORANJESTAD- The border with Venezuela remains closed until the next meeting scheduled for June according to a press statement issued by the The Aruba government early Friday morning. The meeting was a

WASHINGTON – The US State Department commended the Aruba police force for their effort in combating illegal drug trafficking. This was published in the latest State Department International Narcotics

ORANJESTAD – The Aruba health department (again) ran out of Yellow Fever vaccines due to heavy demands. According to a public statement issued by the Health department, many countries are struggling w

ORANJESTAD – The fact that the Aruba Parliament recently approved the Aruba government 2018 budget, doesn’t mean that Aruba is ‘out of the woods just yet’. Aruba approved the budget before the April 3

ORANJESTAD – A verdict in court ordering the Aruba government to further block passage to a disputed wetland at Palm Beach may result in yet another court case says infrastructure minister Otmar Odube

ORANJESTAD - Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) received the pleasant news that new service will be starting into Aruba as of December 2018 from two new gateways for American Airlines. One weekly flig

ORANJESTAD – Whilst the general sentiment has improved, the general Aruban consumer is still pessimistic about the islands economic situation. The Aruba Central Bank issued the resuls of the latest po

ORANJESTAD – Dutch Kingdom approved the credentials for the new Venezuelan Consulate, Carlos Jose Figueroa, according to an Aruba government press statement Wednesday. The request by the Venezuelan go

ORANJESTAD – An Aruban Judge ordered the Aruba government to (continue) blocking a piece of land, but this time using big stones instead of the current wooden barricades. It also prohibited the Aruba

ORANJESTAD – All stores in Aruba are to remain closed on Labor Day, may 1st 2018. The department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry issued a statement informing that all stores are forbidden t

ORANJESTAD – All Aruban banks will have an alternative method in place, which will replace the usage of bank checks. This was confirmed Sunday by the Aruba Bankers Association through a press statemen

ORANJESTAD – After 4 long days of intense deliberations and discussions, parliament approved the 2018 government budget with 12 votes pro and 8 against. Early tensions Tuesday night resulted in an alm

ORANJESTAD – The fact that a majority in parliament rejected a motion asking to speed up the process for legalization of medicinal cannabis Tuesday night, does not put the government in a bad spot or