Last Friday the advice to 'be prepared' was the reoccurring theme of the third, busy Prevent Now seminar in Curaçao. In the WTC nearly six hundred attendees listened enthusiastically to presentations from international, regional and local speakers on disaster management and road safety, which included many valuable tips for citizens, businesses and government. In addition, participants visited six product demonstrations, where local companies exhibited their new safety products to a curious audience.

Annually both Curaçao and Aruba deal with an extremely large number of traffic accidents resulting in many deaths and injuries, which is regrettable. Curaçao has about 12,000 traffic accidents per year and in Aruba there are approximately 10,000. By comparison, in Holland, according to the Dutch Scientific Research of Road Safety (SWOV) organization, in 2014 there were about 95,000 accidents. This means that in Aruba there are about 20 times and in Curacao about 16 times more accidents per 100,000 inhabitants than in Holland. According to road safety and driving expert Eric de Bree, this is way too much. During the Prevent Now seminar he will explain using numerous examples how traffic accidents are often the result of a combination of bad and unconscious choices and how drivers can be encouraged to drive safely and defensively.

Disasters are unfortunately closer than you think. Also in Curaçao, where the Chikungunya epidemic, the oil spill at Jan Kok and the deadly explosion at the Kruithuis are still fresh in our memories. That’s why a lot of attention will be paid to disasters during the third Prevent Now seminar. On Friday, October 16, 2015 a unique group of (inter)national speakers will give ten short presentations where visiting companies, government agencies and individuals will receive for free, important knowledge and tips about effective disaster response, road safety and communication in times of crisis.

On Friday, October 16th, 2015, for the third time ENNIA will organize its free Prevent Now Seminar in Curaçao. In the World Trade Center from 08:00 to 17:00 numerous international speakers and specialists will share their knowledge and experiences in the fields of road safety, emergency response and communication in times of crisis. The main focus is on translating this to Curaçao’s situation and answering the question: "How well prepared are we as a community, businesses and citizens?

On Wednesday, October 14th, 2015, for the second time ENNIA will organize its free Prevent Now Seminar in Aruba. In the Renaissance Aruba hotel, local and Dutch experts will share their knowledge and experiences about road safety and indicate in concrete terms how the government and businesses in Aruba can greatly improve their road safety.

A large number of residents from the North Santa Rosa neighborhood attended an informational meeting on Monday evening organized by the Curacao Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM). The meeting was held as part of the "Tienda di Prevenshon" project which includes the Curaçao OM, the Ministry of Justice, the Curaçao Police Corps (KPC) and ENNIA.

ARE YOU TALENTED AND WELL EDUCATED? On June 6, the annual FRED Job Fair will be held in the Beurs-World Trade Center in Rotterdam. FRED stands for Flinx Recruitment Expo Dutch Caribbean and is a recruitment event whose main purpose is to give professionals and students from Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba and St. Maarten, currently living in Holland, a better idea of the career opportunities the islands have to offer.

Once again the Frenchman Geatan Fetaud won the ENNIA Curaçao International Triathlon. On Sunday May 24, 2015,  Fetaud was the first to cross the finish line in a time of two hours, three minutes and 57 seconds. Marlies Kort won among the ladies in a time of two hours, 17 minutes and 11 seconds and among the local men, Casper Camps was the fastest to finish the 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running race in a time of two hours, 22 minutes and 36 seconds.

CURACAO ─ On Sunday, May 24, 2015, the starter’s pistol will launch the ENNIA Curaçao International Triathlon at the Santa Barbara Golf & Beach Resort for the fifth time. Five years ago the triathletes tried to finish the race in 3 hours and now they will all strive to reach the finish line within 2 hours and 30 minutes. Last year’s winner, Gaetan Fetaud from France, will fly to Curacao on Sunday especially to defend his title.

Curaçao - May 2015: The 13th ENNIA Montaña Bike Classic held last Sunday was a tough battle for the cyclists because of the strong wind. First prize went to 21-year-old Bryan van Rutten, who at the finish had a solid lead of no less than one and a half laps on the rest of the field.

CURACAO - On May 3, 2015, the 13th edition of the ENNIA Montaña Bike Classic, the largest local cycling event, will take place. An entertainment program has been organized for the participants and the public. The GIO Fuertísimo band will perform after the race

CURACAO - The third edition of the ENNIA Sprint Triathlon took place last weekend at Kokomo Beach. Among the adults Marlies Kort, Jeritsandro Martien and the Duty Calls relay team, finished in first place in the women, men and relay categories, respectively. The overall winner was Marlies Kort with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes and 32 seconds.

ARUBA -The 55th edition of the Aruba International Boulevard 10K Race will take place on April 27th. The race is dedicated to Harry Jansen, founder of the race. Banco di Caribe Aruba and ENNIA are the main sponsors.

On Wednesday the Dutch Foreign Ministry issued a stricter travel advisory for Venezuela. According to the Ministry, the airport and the road between the airport and Caracas are very dangerous.

Readers of Amigoe Express have voted ENNIA as Curaçao’s number 1 insurance company of 2014.

Recently, we had the honor to put 15 loyal employees fully in the spotlight. The special occasion was that collectively they have been employed for a whopping 370 years, one of whom for 40 years. The conscientious jubilarians do their work with love and devotion and they were momentarily the center of attention.

The Curacao Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM), the Curacao Police Corps (KPC) and ENNIA open a prevention store

The President of ENNIA’s Managing Board showed his true colors by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge in order to create more awareness for the disease ALS. Ralph Palm had a bucket of ice-cold water poured over him in the company of a number of colleagues. Afterwards, he gave his nominees an additional challenge: support a local organization or charity.

Recently, a 12-year-old student from Kolegio Don Sarto elementary school, Norderick Marti, was put in the limelight by ENNIA. In 2011, ENNIA adopted Kolegio Don Sarto and every year their students who are accepted into the high school HAVO program are rewarded with a laptop.

On the popular TV game show Bai’e in Curacao, Mr. Rothni Klepper received a brand new car and free car insurance from ENNIA in the presence of his family. This happened during a reception at the restaurant New York. The first winner of Bai’e’s new season is an ENNIA pensioner.

Every elementary school in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and St. Maarten receive World Cup footballs from ENNIA