News

ORANJESTAD - The Aruba Museum Foundation (FMA) and the National Archeological Museum Aruba (NAMA) will be present daily recreational and educational virtual programs from July 13 to July 31, 2020. 

ORANJESTAD – Now that the borders are gradually reopening for tourism, it is important to apply the precaution protocols we learned to prevent and stop the spread of COVID-19.

ORANJESTAD - The National Ombudsman starts an investigation in response to signals from and about students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom who encounter various problems during or after their studies in the Netherlands.

ORANJESTAD - Plastic pollution has been a global issue for many years. Countries all around the globe have been putting effort into minimizing the use of “single-use” plastic products that are the culprit of plastic pollution.

ORANJESTAD - On Thursday, July 2, 2020, the Department of Public Health announced that one person tested positive for Covid-19.

ORANJESTAD - Besides addressing the current stray dog problematic, the commission for the National Plan did not ignore the stray cat problematic that is affecting our fauna. 

ORANJESTAD - The Labor and Investigation Department is announcing a new email address exclusively for making appointments and complaints, starting June 30, 2020. 

ORANJESTAD - The National Library of Aruba (BNA) remind the general public that they will be open during the school holidays.

ORANJESTAD - Seventeen Arubans were awarded a Royal Decoration by Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt on Friday morning, July 3.

ORANJESTAD - The Control Center for dogs was inaugurated on Wednesday Juli 1, 2020.

ORANJESTAD - The Prime Minister of Aruba Evelyn Wever-Croes announced during the Government’s weekly press briefing on June 29, 2020, that there are many companies interested in the operations of the refinery or the alternative development in the refinery. 

ORANJESTAD - The Central Statistics Bureau (CBS) is announcing as well as inviting the community to visit the expo “the History of Censo1960-2020”.

ORANJESTAD - As was the case in previous years, it is again possible, on the occasion of the celebration of King's Day 2021, to nominate persons to be eligible for a Royal award, in popular terms, to be awarded with a “ribbon”.

ORANJESTAD - In accordance with the Price Regulation for special and temporary maximum prices COVID-19), the Department of Economic Affairs will publish the maximum prices for the coming period.

ORANJESTAD - On Wednesday morning July 1, the Governor of Aruba, H.E. Alfonso Boekhoudt, and the commander of the Marine Barracks Savaneta, LTKOLMARNS Art van Beekhuizen, promoted Mike Ligtvoet to the captain of the marines of Aruba.

ORANJESTAD - Based on the current economic model, our planet cannot regenerate and provide more raw material to cover the human’s demands. The current business model of extracting, producing, and disposing of is considered a linear economy. 

ORANJESTAD - The Prime Minister of Aruba, Evelyn Wever-Croes announced on Monday, June 29, 2020, that two individuals tested positive for COVID-19, making the total positive cases 103.

ORANJESTAD - Department of Economic Affairs announces the maximum prices for the coming period.

ORANJESTAD - In 2018, the Ministry of Spatial Development, Infrastructure, and Environment presented a law concept that prohibits the use of some products that are harmful to the environment in Aruba (AB2019 no.67).

ORANJESTAD – The Minister of Culture announced the changes in the celebration of the Saint John’s on June 24 due to COVID 19.

ORANJESTAD – From 3200 employers who qualified for the salary subsidy for June 2020, only 1663 applied for the subsidy.

ORANJESTAD – The national plan to address the dog issues in Aruba is being executed.

ORANJESTAD - The Meteorology Department of Aruba recently released a press statement about the natural occurrence known as “Sahara Dust” and how this phenomenon can affect the atmosphere.

ORANJESTAD - The Department of Nature and Environment (DNM) has been notified by many concerned citizens about unpleasant encounters with jellyfish.

ORANJESTAD - The Department of Economic Affairs regularly carries out price comparison in various supermarkets on Aruba and publishes this information in the local newspapers.

ORANJESTAD - The Governor of Aruba, Z.E. Alfonso Boekhoudt, paid a working visit to residential care location H.O.P.E. on Friday morning, June 19, (Helping Our Precious Elderly) in Tanki Leendert. 

ORANJESTAD – The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published its  Consumer Price Index for the month of May 2020.

ORANJESTAD – In connection with the COVID-19 crisis and by demand of the Government of Aruba and the Netherlands, AZV analyzed multiple scenarios and instruments available to meet the 5 million monthly cost reduction.

ORANJESTAD – The Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce, and Industry through its Initiative for Aruba Business Development (IDEA) organized a Webinar with collaboration with its partner DNM, about the single-use plastic ban that will be in effect as per July 1, 2020.

ORANJESTAD – The Tax Department has recently mailed the Land Assessment Tax 2020 bills and soon they will arrive in the mail box. The bills are dated June 1st 2020.

The law indicates that the Land Tax can be paid in full at once or in terms.  Please read the invoice accordingly for the payment terms.

Payment terms

Payment terms as stipulated by law:

Online payment preferred

Payments can be completed in person at the main office of the Tax Department as well as at the MFA’s or by bank transfer.

Despite the payment options at the cashier, the Tax Department recommends their preferred choice of payment, online using Aruba Bank or Banco di Caribe. These banks’ system are automatically connected with the payment system of the Tax Department and all transactions are registered on the same transaction day. When paying online please select Bill Pay and NOT transfer. It is important to include “grondbelasting 2020, invoice number and personal tax number (persoonsnummer). This way the payments can be correctly processed.

Payment arrangement  

Clients that cannot afford to pay the bill as indicated in the fixed term payment schedule, can request a payment arrangement. This request should be made as soon as possible to avoid the Tax Department from proceeding with the billing process, which will gradually become more severe and may include additional charges. Taxpayers can also make use of the flexible payment arrangements that are offered by the Fiscal Relief Plan 2020. Taxpayers can pay their taxes in longer terms and thus get some financial space.

More information

For more information about the Land Assessment Tax bill 2020 please call 5227423 or 5227424. 

ORANJESTAD – The SVb is announcing June 19, 2020, as the last date to apply for the Salary Subsidy 2020.

ORANJESTAD - To reduce the possibilities of COVID-19 infections, the Department of Public Health (DVG) is announcing that they will no longer accept cash payments for any service.

ORANJESTAD – Starting on Monday, June 8, 2020, the Tax Department has an extra contact phone number to make itself more accessible to the public.

ORANJESTAD - Department of Economic Affairs announces the maximum prices for the coming period.

ORANJESTAD –In connection with the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Aruba took the following crisis measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

For the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the website www.arubacovid19.org of the Department of Public Health.

ORANJESTAD - The Government of Aruba announces that after many deliberations with all parties concerned, the government of Aruba has decided to open the borders as of June 15, 2020.

ORANJESTAD - The COVID-19 pandemic caused schools to shut down, and halted the age-based vaccination program.

ORANJESTAD –The Social Insurance Bank (SVb) announces that any employee planning to travel after June 15, 2020, to locations with COVID-19 positive cases and are placed under quarantine upon returning, are not entitled to sickness compensation as indicated in article 7 section 1a of the National Ordinance Sickness Insurance for the quarantine period.

ORANJESTAD – The Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Culture announces the adjusted prices for petroleum products starting June 10, 2020:

ORANJESTAD - In accordance with the Price Regulation for special and temporary maximum prices COVID-19, the Department of Economic Affairs will publish the maximum prices for the coming period.

SAN NICOLAS - Refineria di Aruba N.V./LLC, an entity wholly owned by the Government of Aruba hereafter referred to as “RdA”, is conducting a strategic orientation with regard to the Aruba Refinery through a transparent Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) process.

SAN NICOLAS - Refineria di Aruba N.V./LLC, an entity wholly owned by the Government of Aruba hereafter referred to as “RdA”, is conducting a strategic orientation with regard to the Aruba Refinery through a transparent Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) process.