Who doesn’t have a Facebook profile, Twitter account or Instagram page nowadays? The use of social media has continued to increase in the past few years. With the global emergence of the smartphone, the internet is accessible anywhere. Status updates are posted from the beach or the bar in the disco. Social media is also […]
Insel Air is currently Curaçao’s only local airline and it provides transportation to at least 50 percent of Curaçao’s residents who need to travel to and from the island. The airline started seven years ago and today it services 17 destinations in the Caribbean, South America and the United States. TEXT ELISA KOEK When asked […]
De snelle verbreiding van tablets en smartphones geeft de gezondheidsrisico’s van beeldschermwerk een nieuwe dimensie. Arbo-professionals ontkomen er niet aan zich hierin te verdiepen. Tegelijkertijd is het goed deze ‘mobile devices’ niet louter als een probleem te zien. Ze bieden ook nieuwe kansen voor werkdrukbeperking en de combinatie van werk en privé. Geen enkele arbo-professional […]
Researchers from Stanford University have found that walking boosts creative inspiration. They examined the creativity levels of persons while they were walking, and while they were sitting down. On average the creativity level of the walking people increased by 60 per cent. TEXT HANS HOOFT If you claim that your best and most brilliant ideas […]
One hundred thirty eight communities around the world talked about the future of the city during the TEDCity2.0 on the 20th of September, 2013. Curaçao was one of these communities and ten local speakers shared their thoughts about the future of the island. “The reactions after the event were quite good,” Priscilla Lotman, one of […]
At a young age many kids have all kinds of dreams. All too soon, when they reach adolescence, they are expected to make life choices that will lead them to a more advanced study that must prepare them for a bright career. School counselors, as well as the internet, are a good sources of information. […]
Kantoortuinen en open offices hebben het grote voordeel dat de mensen direct contact met elkaar kunnen hebben, en dat ze een gevoel van openheid ervaren. Het grote nadeel van dergelijke inrichtingen is dat dit contact anderen kan storen. Communicatie is goed, maar niet als dat ten koste gaat van de prestaties van anderen. Uit een […]
Since the 1950’s, the international financial services sector has been an important economic pillar for Curaçao. For over 70 years, Curaçao has shown its strength in its multilingual and highly educated workforce. Nowadays, Curaçao is an established, secure and reliable international financial center. TEXT CURAÇAO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (CIFA) Due to its long history, […]
De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van technologie volgen elkaar razendsnel op. De zakenwereld gaat daar niet alleen in mee, maar loopt ook vaak voorop. Vandaag de dag ontvangen we nauwelijks nog brieven, voor wat betreft ‘tastbare’ zakelijke post ontvangen we af en toe nog een pakketje via een koeriersdienst, maar dat is het dan ook […]
Tour operator, TUI, that also owns Arkefly, recently held a presentation on Curaçao where they expressed a desire to tap into and deepen some European markets, including Britian, Scandinavia, Germany and Belgium. The Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHATA) champions the idea that was also expressed by Arke/TUI officials to have at least one or […]
