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20260818 120000 UTC
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[00:00:53] Sint Maarten and Suriname, after
[00:02:15] three government departments will begin the process of
[00:02:19] digitalization as part of a project financed by the European
[00:02:22] Union. Furthermore, Aruba puts an end to
[00:02:26] historical delays in the government's annual accounts.
[00:02:30] The delivery of the Raiken 2025 marks an important step for
[00:02:34] more order, discipline, and transparency in the financial
[00:02:37] management of the country.
[00:02:40] Also, the Aruba Police Force commemorates 40 years of
[00:02:43] service with a mass, a
[00:02:46] solemn official ceremony alongside police delegations from the Dutch Kingdom
[00:03:09] shaking different parts of the world, Spain and Indonesia, recently affected,
[00:03:12] while Colombia is still facing
[00:03:15] the consequences of the earthquake of August
[00:03:17] 10th.
[00:03:24] And we start right away with the first report. E-Government
[00:03:27] is the name that the community
[00:03:32] of Aruba has been hearing for several years, it has been discussed since 2019 to initiate
[00:03:35] the trajectory for the government of Aruba to digitalize departments
[00:03:39] in part with
[00:03:42] other digital information. The e-Government system is financed by
[00:03:46] the European Union, and at this moment, Aruba is at another
[00:03:49] point for the next step in digitalization.
[00:03:53] Minister Gerlin Cruzs, in charge of the portfolio of Innovation, during
[00:03:56] a press conference this morning indicated that, despite
[00:04:02] initiating the process with all departments, it is extremely difficult to comply with
[00:04:06] the desire, and for that reason, only three departments will be the ones that
[00:04:09] will initiate this project.
[00:04:22] annual government accounts, Aruba manages to put an end to
[00:04:25] platform for digitalization of departments. What
[00:04:28] does that mean?
[00:09:34] historical delays, and is currently up to date with its annual
[00:09:38] accounts, with the delivery of the 2025 financial statements, a few weeks
[00:09:42] ago. The government completed an important process
[00:09:46] to re-establish order, discipline, and transparency in the country's financial
[00:09:49] management. The Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Primary
[00:09:53] Sector, Geoffrey, will elaborate further on this.
[00:12:25] Training institute, Edgar Waaking Washivos, where the first phase
[00:12:29] of the project is almost complete. Minister Dowers emphasized the
[00:12:33] maintenance of facilities, which is extremely important, considering that
[00:12:37] for many years, various facilities have not received proper
[00:12:40] maintenance. In addition, Minister Dowers
[00:12:43] informed that at this moment, the process to recruit more
[00:12:47] police officers is taking place to strengthen the police
[00:12:50] force. The first
[00:12:51] part.
[00:16:34] National day to care for Aruba.
[00:16:48] Recently, IMSA celebrated with
[00:16:52] JCI, that is the Joint Commission International,
[00:16:55] for achieving the gold seal which demonstrates high quality
[00:16:59] in medical care worldwide. This is an important achievement,
[00:17:02] and JCI is the second organization to
[00:17:06] achieve this.
[00:20:38] JCI
[00:20:41] is an accreditation.
[00:21:20] a holy sacrifice of mass at the Pro-Cathedral of San Francisco in
[00:21:23] Playa, with the presence of His Excellency Governor Alfonso
[00:21:27] Buchout, Prime Minister and Minister Dowers, special guests
[00:21:31] and members of the community. This 40th anniversary celebration also
[00:21:35] included the presence of police delegations from
[00:21:38] the Netherlands, Curacao, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius,
[00:21:43] the mass, the various police forces participated in a parade
[00:21:47] that passed in front of the government building. The official
[00:21:50] delegation, including the Minister, paraded
[00:21:53] and greeted the various participating forces.
[00:24:20] from the country Aruba has really achieved a very beautiful
[00:24:23] realization. Aruba has truly been on its own for 40 years,
[00:24:27] 40 years independent. It started with eh hobby
[00:24:30] challenges, few resources, but many
[00:24:33] colleagues who made something of it eh have laid the foundation upon which we
[00:24:37] may stand today, so actually with gratitude,
[00:24:40] actually recognition to
[00:24:43] our colleagues, our predecessors, you know, so our retirees, the colleagues who
[00:24:47] built what we have today,
[00:24:50] and that in this
[00:24:53] journey from the past to now, we have achieved
[00:24:57] look to the future and the future demands that we continue to change and
[00:25:01] that we have many new challenges with team tour confidence per
[00:25:04] thing, because I have seen that what they did 40 years ago and
[00:25:08] now overcome all challenges, so we will do that now
[00:25:11] too and a more
[00:25:13] important
[00:25:18] important
[00:25:50] continue to commit and I am especially grateful um eh for
[00:25:53] the island of Aruba and grateful to the colleagues who realized what we
[00:25:57] have today.
[00:30:11] a celebration of love, union and commitment, but for a local family
[00:30:15] the renewal of matrimonial vows acquired a much
[00:30:19] more profound unification, just two days
[00:30:22] before the celebration, they went through moments of anguish during the
[00:30:26] strong earthquake of 7.4 that
[00:30:28] shook Colombia, after facing impactful experiences.