Arubans in the Spotlight Update - August 2008

Mrs. Jane Semeleer has been appointed as the new President of the Central Bank of Aruba. Jane previously held the position of Executive Director of the Bank and is the first woman to ever hold this position on Aruba and in the Dutch Caribbean since the establishment of the Central Bank on Aruba after it got its Status Aparte in 1986. She will take over the duties of outgoing President Mr. Hassanali Merhan starting September 1st 2008.

Aruban artist & sculptor, Mr. Ryan Oduber, is busy building a giant bronze cactus as part of a sculpture workshop currently taking place in China. Titled “Energia” (energy), this bronze cactus will be featured on the famous Changchun World Sculpture Park, the largest sculpture park in the world, about 540 sculptures created by artists from over 172 countries, in November 2008.