Curaçao Carnival Schedule
The people of Curaçao invite you to join our biggest party of the year, as we celebrate our Curaçao Carnival. Be among tens of thousands of spectators alongside the road witnessing an impressive array of multi-colored groups dancing on the beat of Tumba, our official Carnival music.
Ready to experience the Curaçao Carnival? Here you will find an overview of the most important activities planned for the coming 2008 Carnival season.
Note: the activities listed below are subject to change.
January 5 Opening Curaçao Carnival season 2008
January 6 Election of Children’s Queen, Prince and Pancho
Registration for Tumba Festival 2008
January 11 Ban Purba Fundraising Event
January 12 Grand Dance Anniversary Globo
January 14 Tumba Festival – first night
January 15 Tumba Festival – second night
January 16 Tumba Festival –third night
January 18 Tumba Festival – final night
January 19 Jump- in “Apetit pa Gosa”
Jump- up “Crazy Diamonds” / “Le Cime”
Jump- in “Chikitous”
January 20 Horse Carnival Parade
Children’s Tumba Festival
January 22 Jump- in “Atanan Djingeli Djuzeni”
January 23 Carnival party for the Elderly
Jump-in “Va Va Voom”
January 24 Jump- in “Aloha”
January 25 Election of Teen’s Queen and Prince
Jump- in “Ta’Ki Tin”
January 26 Jump- in “At’e / “Cache” / “Viva”
Tumba Loko Globo
Juve Morning: Pequeña Compania
Calypso Contest
January 27 Children’s Carnival Parade
January 31 Election of the Carnival Queen, Prince and Pancho
February 1 Teen Carnival Parade
February 2 Banda Bou Carnival Parade
“Kaya 9 – Bispu dje Bembé” in Pietermaai
February 3 Grand Carnival Parade
February 4 Children’s Farewell Parade
February 5 Grand Farewell Carnival Parade
February 9 Closing and awards evening Grand Parade, Teen Parade and Horse Parade.
February 10 Closing and awards evening Children’s Carnival
Miss Curacao Naemi Monte for Miss World 2007
Age: 20
Height: 5’9
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
Since September of 2005, I have been a student on the Bachelor Degree level at the University of the Netherlands Antilles. I hope to obtain my degree in International Business in June 2008. After that I would like to enroll in an American University to pursue my Master’s Degree in Economics. My final goal will be to become a professional businesswoman. I love playing volleyball. For many years I have been a part of our national team and as such I have been representing Curacao in various international competitions. I also was selected as the Best Libero in Jamaica in 2005. In 2007 I participated in the Fame Body Shape Contest in Canada. To my pleasant surprise, one of my pictures taken in this competition was selected for the poster to promote the upcoming Fame contest.
What is your career ambition?
Since September of 2005, I have been a student on the Bachelor Degree level at the University of the Netherlands Antilles. I hope to obtain my degree in International Business in June 2008. After that I would like to enroll in an American University to pursue my Master’s Degree in Economics. My final goal will be to become a Professional Businesswoman.
Describe where you were raised and what your childhood was like.
I was born in Curacao in 1986 into a family of my mother, father and older brother. I went to preparatory school. After that I went to the kindergarten and than to the elementary school and after that to high school. I had a great and blessed childhood, doing all the normal, healthy and everyday activities according to the stage of development that I was going through. Two of my friends who I made in my childhood are currently still my best friends. I love my family life, I feel very secure. Most of all, I have enjoyed the many countries I have visited during vacations with my parents and brother.
What do you want the judges to know about you?
I am 20 years old. I was born and raised in Curacao. -Curacao is the most exotic island in the Caribbean. -Curacao has been a multi-ethnic society with more than 55 nationalities living peacefully together. -I speak Papiamento, Dutch, English, Spanish and some French. -Papiamento is my native language, made up of words taken from six different languages. -Currently I am studying International Business at the University of the Netherlands Antilles. -I love to share my knowledge – either teaching kids to play volleyball or helping fellow students with subject I understand better.
Census Office resumes provision of ID cards
Identification (ID) cards are available again at the Census Office. The provision of ID cards was halted temporarily because the Census Office had run out of the plastic material to print them.
The material necessary to process the cards had been ordered via the Civil Registry in Curacao, but was not forthcoming for quite some time.
ID cards can be purchased at a separate window at the Census Office. ID cards cost NAf. 25 for persons 17 years and older, and NAf. 5 for those under 17. If a person is not able to turn in the old ID card, there will be an extra charge of NAf. 15.
The credit card-size ID cards carry the digitized photo and signature of the bearer, along with personal information.
In compliance with article 1 of the Central Government ordinance pertaining to the issuance of ID cards, all persons 12 years and older who are duly registered in the basic administration of the civil registry at the Census Office must be in possession of valid ID cards.
Source: The Daily Herald St. Maarten
Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant
Filed under: Entertainment and Sport, Events, Miss Curacao and Miss World
Organisers of the The pageant, which takes place on December 29th , have confirmed some 12 countries from around the region including Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Curacao , Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands and hosts St.Kitts with Cuba expected to confirm participation shortly. Bermuda will be participating for the first time.
According to Chairman and Executive Producer of the Pageant, Mr. Antonio ‘Director’ Maynard, the pageants organising committee is working hard to maintain the shows extremely high standard and further enhance it’s status as the most anticipated, exciting and prestiguous pageant shows in the Caribbean.
“Plans are progressing perfectly and this event continues to be the most popular and prestigious event of it’s kind in the Caribbean and we intend to keep it that way,” Maynard said.
‘We’re incorporating and implementing new initiatives, to raise the show to an even higher standard and this year we’re going to have a bit more participation than usual with the addition of countries such as Bermuda for the first time and Cuba who will be making a return after a 3 year hiatus,” Maynard said.
The show has been synonymous over the years with spectacular stage productions and guest performances and performers. Machel Montana, Allison Hinds, Singing Sandra,Edwin Yearwood, Jamesy P, Claudette Peters and more as well as top Caribbean comedians and personalities including Rachel Price, Tommy Joseph, Jennifer “Jenny Jenny” Small among others have all graced the Miss Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant stage.
Marketing and Guest Artiste Coordinator of the show Wallis Wilkin indicated that the name of the special guest host and guest artiste for this years event will be announced shortly in a subsequent release.
“As always you can expect another great performer this year and an even greater stage show and production,” said Wallis Wilkin Marketing and Guest Artiste Committee Chairperson for the show.
Past contestants of the show , Claudetter CP Peters and Pat Raguette, have gone on to regional and success as performers with Claudette recently making history by being the first artiste to win the Antigua Carnival Party and Groovy Soca monarch titles. Pat Raguette has won both the St.Thomas and St.Croix road march titles as lead singer of the Express band.
The official launch of the pageant is slated for Nov. 27 at the Ocean Terrace Inn where they will also release the names of other major sponsors.
The show began in 1980 and is the first show of it’s kind in the region which showcases the talents of our female caribbean teenagers.
For More information check out pageant website www.caribbeantalentedteens.com