Each year the decoration and knighting of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community is taking place in conjunction with King’s Day. This year sixteen Arubans got the honor to receive a medal from the Order of Orange-Nassau. Four of them were designated ‘Knights in the Order of Orange Nassau’ and the other twelve were designated as ‘Member in the Order of Orange Nassau’.

Composer Juan Chabaya “Padu” Lampe of Aruba’s National Anthem ‘Aruba Dushi Tera’ turned 94 on April 26th. Every year Arubans celebrate his birthday by paying a tribute with cultural contributions. This year Johnny Croes organized a special concert at Cas di Cultura were several musicians performed the most popular compositions of Juan Chabaya “Padu” Lampe.

Anouk Eman and Kyra Hoevertsz, two of Aruba’s world class synchronized swimming athletes, both won gold medals for their performances.

The campers turned off all lights and looked on from a distance as the Leatherback Sea Turtle laid her eggs undisturbed.

Mack van den Eerenbeemt, a member of the Wind Racers Club Aruba (WRCA), competed against 34 other athletes in the youth class and took fourth position at the finish

AME participants had a chance to meet with owners and managers representing several of Aruba’s smaller guest facilities and were later treated with a fun jeep tour to get to know the more adventurous sites of the island.

The four day event, organized by ATA and AHATA, offered tour operators from 11 European countries an opportunity to explore Aruba’s larger hotels, island developments and a tour of main island attractions.

The Aruba Ostrich Farm, a popular stopover for island jeep tours, is sure to charm both locals and visitors with their lively resident ostriches and emus.

Dozens of onlookers, including Tortugaruba, were privileged to witness the huge turtle’s nesting process before she returned to the sea.

Thousands of fruit trees have already been planted at various schools and public locations since the start of this enormous project in 2012.

Voting closes end of March, so now is a good time to vote for Aruba's Queen Beatrix International Airport for chance to make the Top 10 world's most stunning airport approaches.

The new changes were recently published to the general public clarifying the laws regarding tourist labor and stay over extensions.