Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 7

8 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 CBH is the platform of inspiration for professionals and entrepreneurs from Europe and the Caribbean sustainability and a living lab will be set up. In order to give tourism a long-term boost, a hospitality training programme will be set up in cooperation with Mondriaan. Mr Marco Fontijn, director of ROC Mondriaan, Tourism and Recreation, gave a short presentation on what ROC Mondriaan is going to do in Curacao for hospitality education. A project involving many parties and offering many opportunities for parties in the Netherlands and on the islands. It will be a local project with teachers from Curacao. Mr. Roy Hart, advisor for Economic Affairs of the Cabinet of the minister plenipotentiary of Aruba, then outlined the developments in Aruba. Mr. Hart talked about the megaproject Aruba Airport Gateway 2030 and the success of Aruba Aloe Balm N.V., the first company in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom to obtain the designation Royal. Aruba Aloe Balm consists of a network of shops in Aruba and the United States and its own factory. A professional film of the major redevelopment project Gateway 2030 gave an excellent impression of the island of Aruba, despite the coronavirus times. CBH closed with words of thanks to the speakers and with the promise to hold the next meeting in the first week of October. Caribbean Business Hub would like to and can be the platform for Dutch Caribbean, British Caribbean and Latin America for a boost after Corona. www.caribeeanbusinesshub.nl *With thanks to Nico van der Ven, press photographer (Reuters) and friend of CBH. nivenpress@gmail.com plenipotentiary of Curaçao, Mr Carlson Manuel, spoke. He gave wonderful examples of developments on the beautiful island of Curacao that will boost tourism and employment. Like the Corendon Mangrove Beach Hotel with about 850 rooms and suites and a new project Sandal Resort with 350 luxury suites, 18-hole golf course and two private marinas. Apart from tourism, Curacao is also working on