Number of passengers Aruba dropped vigorously
Amigoe
4/28/2006

ARUBA – The airport of Aruba saw a drop of 12.8 percent in the number of handled passengers in the first quarter of this year. The number of flight movements dropped with 2.8 percent, announced the Aruba Airport Authority.

With 250.585 American passengers, the percentage is lower than last year in the first quarter, namely 15 percent. The number of passengers to and from Venezuela was 34.856, and Europe 26.636. The number of Colombian passengers went up with 9 percent to 13.424.



Own court of justice with mutual collaboration
Amigoe
4/28/2006

ARUBA – For the optimum circulation possibilities for judges, Aruba wants closer collaboration with the Netherlands compared to currently. The National Government (Land) said that the organization of the judicial power is primarily the responsibility of the Land.

Aruba has described her vision in a note; the way she sees the judicial organization in the new political relation. First, each country is self responsible for the judicial power. The initiative for the government should therefore remain with the countries. In the new relationship, Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten have a court of their own. The current nomination procedure of the members of the judicial power is not under discussion, nor the interference of the kingdom due to the Statute. The courts assume each other’s task of appeal judge; a virtual court as appeal instance. This has many advantages. The distance in appeal cases between the citizen and the judicial power becomes bigger; a better guarantee for the image of the independent power. This construction will also create clarity in the legal position of the judges. They are then working for the country where they administer justice in first instance. Problems around the establishment of uniform national ordinances to arrange the legal position, will this way be prevented; also the problems around an equal treatment in connection with the several taxation regimen, premium payments, and for the social insurances, including medical insurance.