CURACAO – NOS PAIS TELEVISION
Programming in several languages: Papiamentu, Dutch and English
Nos Pais Television is an innovative multimedia company that has the potential to improve the economic and social well being of the nation in general, thereby creating a more prosperous and harmonious society that is of the benefit to all inhabitants of the Dutch Kingdom.
Nos Pais Television is a new commercial multimedia company with its headquarters in Curaçao, broadcasting on channel 4. The objective of the company is to perform as a full professional and high definition quality television station with a daily airtime ultimately of more than …
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1001 PROVERBIO
Papiamentu proverbs with English translation This book is a tribute to the colourful Papiamentu language. A language spoken by only 260.000 people on three islands of the former Dutch Antilles; Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba. Although this language is only spoken in a small region, this collection of proverbs shows how by use of creativity, humour and love the Papiamentu language managed to develop and maintain itself. In December 2010 an old, no longer available book by Father Paul Brenneker (1912-1996) came to the attention of Jacqueline Bremmers and Bart Landheer. They decided to try and preserve this heritage. After gaining …
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CARIBBEAN KIDS NEWS
CKN is seeking financial support
Caribbean Kids News (CKN) is a unique program for Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba, thus for six very special but quite different islands.
For the first time a news program informs young people between 9 and 14 years and gives them a voice in the Caribbean region. The Caribbean Kids News broadcasts since September 2009 in English and Papiamento (with subtitles in Dutch or English).
The Foundation Youth into Media, a nonprofit organization responsible for the sustainable development of this youth news program, is looking for businesses, organizations and private persons willing …
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