Een gewone dag met kantoorwerkzaamheden heeft als het goed is voldoende afwisseling in de taken. Is dat niet het geval, dan wordt vaak de toevlucht genomen tot pauzes om koffie, sigaretten of andere genotsmiddelen te genieten. Te vaak wordt dan een greep gedaan in de snoeplade. Ondanks oproepen tot meer bewegen, blijft kantoorwerk toch voornamelijk […]
Curaçao has a rich history in the service sector. However, it may be surprising that IT services only make up a very minor portion of GDP1 – despite a rapidly growing global market and Curaçao’s potential to be the Caribbean leader in this area. TEXT KATY BRANUM Solid GrowthAccording to the International Data Corporation (IDC), […]
On December 3, 2013, Curaçao and Brazil signed an ‘Open Skies’ aviation treaty. The treaty makes it possible for airlines to fly between or via both countries. According to the Minister of Traffic, Transport and Regional Planning, Earl Balborda, the treaty is an important outline that creates many possibilities for the hub function of Curaçao, […]
Vidanova (voorheen SPU) is een stichting die werd opgericht op 25 april 1968. In november van datzelfde jaar passeerde notaris dr Jacob Schiltkamp een akte waarin de tegoeden van de Stichting Pensioenfonds OG EM Nederland BV werden overgedragen aan de lokale stichting. In 1977 werd Vidanova onafhankelijk van oprichter OG EM en sindsdien heeft Vidanova […]
Stanley Palm, Minister of Economic Development, paid a visit to Japan to promote Curaçao. He met with Luc Delaplace, the Director of KLM, who said he is willing to help promote Curaçao in Japan. KLM has already been marketing Amsterdam as a hub in Europe to the Japanese. The idea is to price the Netherlands […]
The Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB) published interim data on September and October 2013. The figures show an increase in the total number of stay-over tourists of four percent in September and eight percent in October, with a total of over 71,000 tourists visiting the island during those two months. These figures include tourists from all […]
In January 2011, the board and executive committee of Guardian Holdings Limited participated in the evaluation and assessment of Guardian Holdings Group (Group), with the intention of understanding and identifying how our clients saw us and how that was aligned with how we wanted to be seen and understood. It was then that the rebranding […]
From October 21 thru 23 this year, Curaçao will be the host of the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC 2015) of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). This event, where more than 300 professionals from throughout the region gather, has already become one of the biggest events in the area of tourism. Secretary General Hugh […]
Curaçao received assistance from the UNDP (United National Development Fund) for the formulation of a comprehensive and well-balanced development plan focusing on the future. During a two-day retreat in the Santa Barbara Resort with government officials and scores of stakeholders from different disciplines and backgrounds, representing over 60 organizations and institutions, an open discussion was […]
At the beginning of the year, in my 2014 annual speech to the business community at Brakkeput Mei-Mei, I said that for Curaçao to go to the next level we need a New Game Plan, which was the title of my speech. I also stated that it is necessary to change the way we do […]
