Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap

Rona’s popular gossip column in the local newspapers transformed into a blog, sharing the bounty with a larger audience, welcome, and keep coming back

Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, May 15th, 2022

Aruba’s politicians, across the aisle, coalition and opposition, agree, for once! Venezuela, who wants to open the border A case study of Aruba’s Landfill and the Parkietenbos community Aruba’s fiscal reform plans are disastrous Botica di Servicio Eagle rises to the highest industry standard The Aruba International Regatta, slated for August 20th & 21st

May 15, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, April 24th, 2022

MinTino introduces a new board for Arubus, AruParking and AruTram; AHATA’s letter to MinPres regarding watersports; Telefon pa Hubentud Reports; More about MinTino and watersport permits; One More Before Vacay

May 08, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, April 17th, 2022

The Fish Market; Under Constant Attack on All Sides; Hais Opens Community Center; As reported by Awe24; Onederful Celebration; HardGrooves Jazz Café give it up for Tritone

April 17, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, April 10th, 2022

Unrealistic freeze on work permits, jeopardizing our livelihood; Two Blurbs for Tuesday; Paul Hobbs Wines at Que Pasa; Deeper in Debt; More about the Tax Reform; Galeria Sala de Arte; Fontein Property Land Revolts Against Trespassing.

April 10, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, April 3rd, 2022

L’affaire Tim Peterson; Sacred Nature of Aruba; Tax Reform Discussed; A vision for Downtown; Letters from readers

April 03, 2022

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Tax Reform Discussed

We shouldn’t levy such a high tax, at the get go, because the implementation holds the gravest risks to our economy.

March 30, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, March 27th, 2022

Karixson, an interesting DJ/Producer to follow; Power struggles at Dimas; A Tribute to Women Entrepreneurs at Paseo Herencia; Vacation in Phoenix Arizona; Boats and People Don’t Mix; Psycho Bubby Plus

March 27, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, March 20th, 2022

Talking about Schoolgelt, and Werksternan again; New painting by Padu Lampe uncovered; Promises, Promises; Aruba Marine Life by Luisa Elena Betancourt, at the Library; Tera / Soil, at Cas di Cultura; Two years since the outbreak

March 20, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap March 13th, 2022

Lunch at the Holiday Inn; Three Ministers visit ATSA, The Aruba Timeshare Association; Between Ukraine and Aruba; SOUL BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL HOSTED BY ARUBA; Yellow, Blue, Orange, or starting vacation on the left foot

March 13, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, February 27th, 2022

An untreated psychological disorder; May he continue to rest in peace; Structural Solutions; Bodegas Papiamento, in search of the famous “Fast Track” Committee for Oranjestad; It’s a shocker; Value for Money plus Protection; Andy Osborne retire from formal work and ATSA;

February 27, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, February 20th, 2022

How do you spell irregularities? L a b H O H; Seeking the Public’s approval; Letter worth reading by Anouk Balentina; Restless in Kia; Alexandra. The Great?; Xixon, a new Spanish restaurant, at Paseo Herencia

February 20, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, February 13th, 2021

More about the Ostrich; The University of Aruba, Center for Life Long Learning recently organized a meet on the subject of Bitcoin, titled Opportunities for Aruba; Find out about Mercala, a real-time collection of local real estate listings, all on one platform; Magic Orange is Here; One and for all, More is not More Better; The Marco Polo of Italian Cuisine

February 13, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, February 6th, 2022

Some More About Fiber Optics; Another Proof of Total Mismanagement; Speaking to the United Nations; Aruba One Happy Island More Like One Heavy Island; We’re Making Less Money; Googly eyes looking closer

February 06, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Jan 30th, 2021

When MinPres Talks about ATVs and UTVs; When you leave parliament; Between the EXIT strategy and being BROKE; All we could do is speculate

January 30, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, January 23rd, 2022

Who makes more money; How will the pandemic end; Reshuffle; Why is Colegio Arubano so restless, again; Two blurbs today; Saved from Salt

January 23, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, January 16th, 2022

The Rutte Cabinet IV, third installment; Vacunagate; Bashi Premie; Only in Aruba; Antigen Rapid Testing and the fifth wave; The 2022 Bird Calendar is available for sale

January 16, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, January 9th, 2022

New Broom; System Collapse; Mail from a businessman reader; Dontwanttogothere; The Rutte IV cabinet, one installment, out of there; The Rutte Cabinet, second installment

January 09, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Dec. 26nd, 2021

Mental Health in the Headlines; Press-conference, Monday, December 22nd, 2021; Long Term VS Short Term; Translated from Aruba.nu 2021; The Enemy of the People

January 02, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Jan 2nd, 2022

The Fifth Wave; Free Speech = Responsible Speech; About Reading; Again about HOH and LabHOH; Death to 2021; Welcome to the New Year

January 02, 2022

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Dec 19th, 2021

Tisa LaSorte on NoticiaCla; What happened yesterday, a lot, but nothing really; From a reader: About poldering; The 2021 edition of the AHATA Excellence Awards, recognized the island’s top performers; Where are the watch dogs??; Drag your heels, get no money

December 19, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, December 12th, 2021

Solutions, from readers; The 12.6% polemic; Two Pieces on Wednesday; Fissures in the art of Belinda de Veer, at the Archeological Museum; About the Protest and the Blatant, Disrespectful Signing, will RAIZ Pull the Plug?; Prepare for a bumpy Monday

December 12, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Dec 5th, 2021

And then Omicron arrived on the scene; According to #MinFic: The bandage helped but the wound didn’t heal; I drove through Palm Beach yesterday; An evening @Infini;

December 05, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, November 14th, 2021

How to avoid paying taxes on millions; The Douane Kantoor Deal; From Underestimating the rate of inflation to boiling a dog, live; Don’t miss, the 4th Annual Diabetes Run & Walk, hosted by Botica di Servicio this weekend; Enjoy a Useless Column; Baby’s Best; One more on Friday; Twin Blurbs on Saturday

November 14, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, November 7th, 2021

On the road to Glasgow; No More FREE Money?; Anthony Rojer to Head Utilities, another one for Tuesday; NHL Stenden comes to Aruba; The ISA in Aruba launches an online school; New Embassy Suites Resort to Open in the Summer of 2022; Laboratorio Di Servicio, obliged to discontinue lab services for AZV patients, until the end of the year

November 07, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, October 31st, 2021

Making a Name for Themselves; Second Blurb for Monday; “The donkey works so the horse can eat,” Criollo wisdom by Serlimar striker; Following the October 18th press conference regarding RWZI; The So-Called Elite K9 Club Event, unfortunately coming in October; Services by the Contractistas, the Ploegen, discontinued; Welcome to Aruba, Paul DeWolfe; I got a boot, but I lived to tell the story.

October 31, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, October 24th, 2021

Swim lessons are back; The Chef’s Garden Debuts New Fall Menu at The Secret Garden; About Mental Health and About Wastefulness; #Habribowowo; The deficit; Let’s Do It.

October 24, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, weekly Recap, October 17th, 2021

Amnesty International Reports; Shop NOW for the latest styles at ONLY; When J & J Got Marrie

October 17, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, October 10th, 2021

The Hilton Wellness Media Event erases all my wrinkles; On My Mind on Tuesday; World Animal Day; Daycare Centers will be regulated and supervised by the new law; This is the Sad Story of JD; Savings in Healthcare

October 10, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, October 3rd, 2021

CBS reports; A few days into the new cabinet; An Interview with the Director of the Hospital, Jacco Vroegop; ATIA hosts successful event at Patio 15

October 03, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, September 26th, 2021

Find the Fine Balance; Revisiting Charlie’s Bar on its 80th anniversary; Feel good story: Upcoming book project by determined Timeshare Owner; Aruba welcomes Raoul Lemmerling, new Aruba Marriott Complex General Manager; Lucky Island

October 03, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, September 19th, 2021

EcoTerrorism here means ATV/UTV terrorism, both the “sport” and the projectiles; Back From Hiatus; Following an interview on NoticiaCla

September 19, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, September 12th, 2021

Rapid Tests, still banned, until when?; the New Gaming Law; Reinventing ourselves, fearlessly; Again, let us state what we already stated many times before; Tragic accident results in the death of a man, you may call it criminal negligence; Monday Morning QuarterBacks

September 12, 2021

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The New Gaming Law

An added advantage is the ability of the Gaming Board to vet any candidate wanting to operate a casino. In the past, casino licenses were awarded to any developer who build a 200 plus room hotel – maybe 300 plus. So the automatic grant of a casino license attracted ruffians that could not even open a bank account, and aimed at running a cash-only operation. Now the Gaming Board will supervise that.

September 07, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, September 5th, 2021

Ask Yourself Why Art Is Important; Missed Learning; The vetting process of our future ministers, for the new government, in ongoing; Everything takes longer than expected: Planning is easier than the execution

September 05, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Aug. 29th, 2021

Successful vacunathon yesterday with 2,195 vaccinations; Schools Must Open ASAP; New Bathrooms Inaugurated at Pius X school; Showing at the Piedra Plat Entertainment Center; Your help is needed; New centralistic GOA, in a decentralized era;

August 29, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, August 22nd, 2021

New Orleans Comes to Aruba; Why we are so poor; Desperate Times, Desperate Measures; ATSA, Aruba Timeshare Association, Expresses Major Public Concerns about Bubali Plas and the RWZI Bubali Aeration System; End of an Era, the Beginning of One; AruBig

August 22, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, August 15th, 2021

Do your laundry at night, and save; God, an equal opportunity employer; Conversations with stakeholders are wrapping up; Vaccinated VS Unvaccinated; Adopt a youth via Gen297 Asociacion; Looking for A Solution with Compassion

August 15, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, August, 8th, 2021

Nothing about our Dutch benefactors; Heads Will Roll; Revisiting HOH; Must look in the mirror now!; A letter to Premier Wever-Croes, from the board of SIMAR; Are we getting a ground tax refund?

August 08, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, Aug 1st, 2021

UN World Refugee Day June 20th, celebrated Sunday; Lima Bistro, a great addition to our culinary landscape; One more for today; New Businesses Opening on Palm Beach; CBA involved with economics; Delta, a more efficient virus; The height of hypocrisy

August 01, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, July 25th, 2021

Bringing football back to the people; Apart from that, all is well; ATSA, MEP & Raiz in conversation; In protection of the environment; Switch to steamed veggies and spring water!

July 25, 2021

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Apart from that, all is well

Here you have it, the reasons why HOH is in dire financial straits: Procrastination on crucial decisions, offended when reminded to move on and becoming resentful as a result, chronic lack of supervision, zero accountability, long toes, passive aggressive/emotional reactions, a knack of making money disappear, first 10 then 20 million, tolerating theft, promoting the wrong, unqualified people, while they are educated, they have no real expertise, they are stubborn, refuse to learn from outsiders, and when pressured into a decision, rise to new levels of incompetence.

July 20, 2021

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Bringing football back to the people

The SETAR phone book is reprinting, it announced that July 30th is the last day to enter changes in the way information is presented in the local phonebook. Perhaps the time has come to STOP the printing of obsolete phonebooks and use the money saved to promote soccer. Setar think about it, instead of doing same old, same old, wasteful printing of information easily available on FB, funnel the money to soccer under SERIOUS management, under Gerardo de Veer.

July 19, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, July 18th, 2021

Hot Potato, an old issue resurfaces; About HOH, according to HOH; Speculations; Ling Legacy a journey of family, food and one happy island; July 19 = Freedom Day; Wait till you read this, the flip side

July 18, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, July 11th, 2021

Hostages VS Customers; Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown; Splica Pueblo Con; Launching Today: When in Aruba TV; Almost Only Good News Today; Spirited Union, an innovative botanical rum, by Aruban entrepreneur Ruben Maduro

July 11, 2021

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Almost Only Good News Today

Aruba is doing great, we’re going full speed ahead, WOT, wide open throttle, and we might find ourselves back in 2019, with our environment threatened by unsustainable exploitation, we must take measures now to mitigate the unavoidable, she said.

July 09, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekend Recap, July 4th, 2021

More thoughts about the elections; Voting is like speaking up; Starting something new; During the Business Networking Event of CUA: AKI NO TIN RED TAPE; Storms in a tea cup; Keller Williams makes a splash

July 04, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, June 27th, 2021

The Second Chamber of Commerce Debate, Winners; The Second Chamber Debate, the Also-Rans; Pulling all stops, a desperate attempt to re-emerge; The Final Stretch; Good Morning Aruba; This is the second blog today; About Elections Night

June 27, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, weekly recap, June 6th, 2021

Stan Bossong, 19, shares insights from a difficult struggle; Archeologist Raymundo Dijkhoff, Candidate on the Accion21 list, writes; The unnecessary grip on foreign exchange released, a tad; About the GPs; The Ostrich Broadcasting Services; Who Won the Debate; We get no help from the community

June 06, 2021

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Bati Bleki Biuzz, Weekly Recap, May 30th, 2021

Short Leg, Long Leg; Safe; memorable and Stylish Stay; Gifted Fish VS Learning How to Fish; IQ VS EQ; Voices from Curacao; The Ostrich a flightless bird; AZV Vs HAVA; Tourista Ariba Mi Isla; Plan di Partido Accion21

May 30, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, May 23rd, 2021

Correspondence across the pond; Michael Lampe, a candidate in search of votes; Henry Bengis celebrating his 100+ in Aruba; Praying for Reforms; Ruben Goedhoop finds a new employer

May 23, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, May 16th, 2021

More about last Friday; Trying to get past the 58% vaccinated; A public Venting; Good morning peeps and Happy Ascension day; Cautionary Tale: St. Martin; A Springtime Seasonal Menu at The Secret Garden

May 16, 2021

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Good morning peeps and Happy Ascension day.

And with the same alertness and on-the-ball attitude we should ask all political parties about their: Government Spending Policy, Refinery Solution, Bubali Plas Rehab Plans, Plastic Ban, Waste Management Policy, Windmills and Alternative Energy Management, Mental Health, Marijuana, Banking Over-Regulation, Gay Marriage, Drug Policy, Student Loans, Political Donations and Campaign Finance, Taxes, Unemployment Benefits, Flexing of Labor Laws, Labor Unions, Gray Market Economy, Flora & Fauna protection, Child Protection, IMMIGRATION POLICY.

May 13, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, May 9th, 2021

Your favorite columnist is back; Vat for Aruba; Priorities; The inauguration Rotonde Alex Nieuwmeyer, 5th of May, 2021; A guide to the confused; The World is Getting More Expensive

May 09, 2021

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Aruba’s National Day, Dia di Hymno & Bandera, observed at La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino

Aruba’s cultural bounty entertained participants as they were quizzed for prizes and laughs. It was a fun experience, honoring the beauty of the island and the quick-wit of its people.

May 07, 2021

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The Lab Boutique Digital Marketing Agency forms an exciting new partnership with World Renowned Digital Marketing Agency MDC Partners (Nasdaq: MDCA)

The Lab is very excited to work together with MCD and Stagwell to combine the best of both worlds of local marketing knowledge and best practices in large scale international digital marketing campaigns, leading to an even higher level of expertise and services offered to The Lab’s current client base.

May 07, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, April 11th, 2021

A lot is happening; About mental health; Thank you political candidates

April 11, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz, Weekly Recap, April 4th, 2021

Question to Simar; Delightful Delays; Separation of Church & State what it means; At Bucuti – new Authentic Aruban & Caribbean Lunch Buffet; MinPres pulls a Rutte, but will she get the same results; This was written yesterday, before GOA flushed itself down the toilet! Netchie, netchie; Happy Easter;

April 07, 2021

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Bati Bleki Buzz Weekly Recap, March 28th, 2021

Collective Punishment; Elections in the Netherlands and in Curacao; The Return of the Cruise Ships; Elmar finally admits losses; No Camping; More Delays; Let doctors speak and parliamentarians shut up; Statistical New Release from the Central Bank; The healthcare conundrum; Legal Status, Access to Healthcare, and Unstable Jobs: The Challenges of Venezuelan Migrants in Aruba

March 28, 2021

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More Delays

They don’t have to do anything different or transformational until COHO and RFT are fixed.

March 24, 2021

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Collective Punishment

Perhaps it is time to discriminate, give Gold Seal establishments, those who comply with the Aruba Health & Happiness Code certification, a break.

March 22, 2021

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