thursday, january 24, 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Tomorrow the people ofAruba will celebrate thememory of senior statesman,Gilberto François "Betico"Croes. A movement begun bythe Jen Hendrik “Henny”Eman for Aruban autonomyfrom the rest of the DutchCaribbean islands, was fi-nally realized by the diplo-matic negotiations conductedby “Betico.” It was G.F.Betico Croes who stirred thepopulace to demonstrate forright to self-rule within theDutch Kingdom and com-

pleted the negotiations thatshow it realized. He is alsocredited with giving the nameof “Status Aparte.” Originallya member Eman’s party, theArubaanse Volks Partij(AVP,) he founded theMoviemento di Electoral diPueblo (MEP,) in 1971. Asleader of that party he be-came a principle negotiatorand facilitator of Aruba’sright to govern au-tonomously, earning him theinformal title of “El Liberata-dor.”

Born into a very largefamily in the Santa Cruz dis-trict of Aruba in 1938, BeticoCroes completed his second-ary education on the islandand then attended the Hilver-

sum Teachers' Training Col-lege in Holland. He was cer-tified as a Headmaster in1959 and returned to Arubato teach at Sint Jozef Schooland the Antonius College inSanta Cruz.

Betico Croes began hispolitical career in 1967, andeven though he never held aposition as a deputy in theAruban Island Governmentnor as a minister in a cabinetof the Netherlands Antilles,he eventually acquired greatpolitical influence as presi-dent of MEP. He earned highregard as “consehero gen-eral” (general advisor) of theAruban coalition govern-ments, of which MEP was apart.

Betico took up the bannerof “Status Aparte” for Arubafrom the other islands of theNetherlands Antilles, whileremaining part of the DutchKingdom, and strongly pro-moted the concept of Arubannational pride. In 1976 he ad-vocated and expedited thecreation and adoption of anAruban flag and national an-them.

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This Friday:

Aruba celebrates thememory of Gilberto

François "Betico" Croes

2 Thursday, January 24, 2013

Betico Croes led the Arubandelegation during the deci-sive Round Table Confer-ences in February of 1981and in March of 1983 withthe Dutch Government, con-ducted in Den Hague. During

this time, an agreement wasfinalized that awarded Aruba“Status Aparte” as of January1, 1986.

On December 31, 1985,the eve of Aruba’s official in-dependence from the Nether-

lands Antilles, Betico Croeswas gravely injured in a traf-fic accident. After elevenmonths in a coma, he passedaway on November 26, 1986.

Island dignitaries will payhomage to the memory of

Betico Croes with an officialceremony at the Plaza BeticoCroes, located behind the Casdi Cultura in Oranjestad onhis birthday, which tradition-ally includes an address fromAruba’s Prime Minister,Mike Eman. The ceremonybegins at 5:00 p.m., with in-vited guests and island digni-taries arriving the half hourbefore. There are areas forobservers to the proceedings,which will conclude with thenational anthem “ArubaDushi Terra.”

Following the official pro-ceeding there is a the tradi-tional cultural program forthe public under the bandshell beginning at 7:00 p.m.,featuring noted island vocal-ists performing patriotic andregional songs, along withtraditional folkloric dancegroups. It is an entertainingevening and everyone is wel-come. Food stalls and handi-craft booths lend a street fairambiance. The full officialobservance will conclude at10:30 p.m.

Aruba celebrates the memory of Gilberto François "Betico" CroesContinued from pg 1

Tomorrow, January 25, the“Betico Memorial 10K Race”will take place and IBISA,the live healthy and active in-stitute reminds all athletesthat today is the last day toregister for the race at theIBISA office located on thesecond floor of CertifiedMegamall.

Tee-shirts and race num-bers are ready at the IBISAoffice; athletes can pass dur-ing the day, from 8:00 a.m. to4:30 p.m. to register and col-lect their shirt and number.IBISA advises all athletes it

will not accept registration onthe afternoon just before therace. Registration fees areAfls. 15 or $10 for the 10Krace and Afls. 10 or $8 for the6K run/walk.

On Friday afternoon, at4:00 p.m., athletes who al-ready have registered will bechecked in outside the Cen-tro Deportivo Betico Croes.The race starts at 5:30 PM,sharp.

IBISA encourages all ath-letes who have not registeredas yet to take the challenge,register, and compete.

Today is the last day toregister for the Betico

Memorial Run 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013 3

Tomorrow, January 25,

the Aruba’s Historical

Museum, located within

Fort Zoutman, will cele-

brate Betico Day with a

tremendous family day.

The famous Willem III

Tower will be open from

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

for everyone to enjoy this

cultural edifice. Visitors

can climb the stairs and

admire the beautiful

panoramic view of Oran-

jestad.

This is a unique op-

portunity not to be

missed. Come with your

camera and capture this

beautiful view. As usual,

there will be a great as-

sortment of local food

and sweets for sale. Visi-

tors can sit enjoy the tran-

quil environment and savor

their food comfortably.

There will be musical en-

tertainment, and as special

attraction to liven up the

ambiance, a one hour folk-

loric dance class for the

whole family. Young and

old will learn how to dance

the Waltz, Mazurka, Tumba

and, if time permits,

Merengue. The class is

from 11:00 am to 12 noon.

The organizers have put

together a varied show to

entertain the public the en-

tire day, with exposition

and special attractions for

everyone. Don’t miss this

opportunity to enjoy a

pleasant day with the whole

family.

Willem III Tower open to the publicfor Betico Day celebration tomorrow

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - AUS judge ordered directorJames Cameron to hand overdrafts of the screenplay for"Avatar" Wednesday, tolawyers for a man claiminghe wrote the script on whichthe 3D blockbuster wasbased.

Eric Ryder is seekingcompensation from Cameronand his production companyLightstorm Entertainment,claiming that the 2009 Oscar-nominated film is based on astory he wrote called "K.R.Z.2068."

He filed a lawsuit in De-cember 2011, saying he spenttwo years developing thestory. On Wednesday LosAngeles Superior CourtJudge Alan Rosenfield or-dered Cameron's lawyers toturn over screenplay drafts.

"We have to be carefuland sensitive about ideas andinformation," said the judge.

But he denied a request byRyder's lawyers to grant ac-cess to the personal calendarsof Cameron and Jon Landau,the chief operating officer ofCameron's Lightstorm Enter-tainment Inc.

'Avatar' directorCameron accusedover screenplay

SAN NICOLAS – On Fri-day January 25 - BeticoDay - the Training Instituteof the Police Training andDevelopment Division willhave an open house at itsFortheuvelstraat premisesin San Nicolas.

The event is from 10:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. withdemonstrations by variousemployees of the ArubaPolice Corps and theAruba Correctional Insti-tute. Also those interestedto follow the differentcourses can register duringthe open house.

The Aruba Police Forceinvites all colleagues tocome with their familiesand so enjoy a pleasant daywith their contemporaries.

Open House at Police TrainingInstitute this Friday, Dia di Betico


Staff of FADA, (FundacionAnti-Droga Aruba) an-nounced on Tuesday, January22, they are expecting sev-eral specialists from Hollandto arrive on Aruba within aweek to begin training socialworkers in substance abuse ina new faith-based preventionprogram, which has provenvery successful in Hollandand the U.S.

The program, renamed“Paga Tino” (Pay Attention!)in Papiamento, has a six-pronged approach to address-ing the problem of substanceabuse and is particularlyaimed at youth who are con-sidered highly impression-able and vulnerable. Alcoholabuse and dependency are itsmain thrust. This a problemthat often gets lost in the listof many other addictive con-cerns, as alcohol sales arelegal, and “social drinking” isconsidered acceptable. Un-

fortunately, beginning todrink at a young age is acommon problem on Aruba,particularly due to the generalparty atmosphere of the is-land.

FADA Director JuendelSprok explained the curricu-lum is divided into topics thatwork on the perception of re-lationships and drinking, peerpressure, how the media andadvertising projects alcoholuse, comportment and riskwhen over indulging, sexual-ity and loss of control andgeneral lifestyle.

FADA staffers John vander Biezen and Jeanira Kock-Wernet brought forward howthe concern regarding alcoholabuse and dependency is par-ticularly pertinent during car-nival season, when the manyparties and events exude atacit approval of overindul-gence. This sets a very badexample for young people,and moderation should bepracticed by all those enjoy-ing carnival, with strict con-trols to see underageyoungsters do not have ac-cess to alcoholic beverages.

“Each youngster has tomake their own decision re-garding abuse, which oftenleads to dependency,” com-mented Mr. van der Biezen,

“Despite peer pressure, thehome environment is crucialin providing the guidance ingiving youth the strength toresist. Talking to our kids,setting a good example, pro-viding a firm foundation tocontrol their behavior andrecognize what will be disas-trous decisions, are learnedfrom a young age and by ex-ample.”

FADA is part of the cur-rent “I Love My Body” inter-agency campaign beingconducted during the comingcarnival weeks. It is a pro-phylactic program addressingthe problem of excessive al-cohol consumption over thecarnival period, often cou-pled with teenage pregnancy.FADA is concerned with con-tinuing the message and tack-ling the generaloverindulgence among youththat is encouraged throughoutthe year with the many con-certs and special club eventsscheduled. Most of these aresponsored by agencies sup-plying alcohol and consump-tion is a large part of theactivity. “Arubans are not onvacation, we live and workhere,” noted the FADA staff,“we cannot cut loose everyweekend as if we have noconcerns. We find this prac-

tice soon bleeds into everyday behavior and socialdrinking soon becomes sub-stance abuse and addiction.Recognition of this debilitat-ing behavior and controlneeds to be instilled in youthearly on to reverse the situa-tion.” Paga Tino will beginwith workshops in theschools aimed at providingthe foundation to resist alco-

hol dependency amongAruba’s next generation, butemphasize that parents andall family members must getinvolved to be part of the so-lution. For more informationon FADA programs andcounseling contact their of-fices at 583-2999 or visittheir website http://www.fun-dacionantidroga.org/

By Rosalie Klein

Fundacion Anti-Droga Aruba announcesextensive campaign aimed at alcohol

Juendel Sprok

For the 4th consecutive yearSubway Aruba has been do-nating different sportsequipment to differentsports organizations practic-ing football, basketball andvolleyball. The donation isto contribute to the sportsdevelopment on Aruba, es-pecially football, a sport thatis much liked and playedamong the youth.

Jaime Maduro of Sub-way made a donation toAruba Baseball Associationrepresentatives who thengave the Baseball equip-ment to representative of theAruba South Lea-gue in SanNicolas, Rayborn Didder.He will make sure to distrib-ute the equipment to allsportsmen, specifically inSan Nicolas

This donation was possi-ble thanks to the coopera-tion of David Cohen of

‘Playing it For-ward.’

Playing It For-ward, Inc. is a non-profit organizationwith as mission toprovide sportsequipment to dis-advantaged chil-dren throughoutthe United States

and around the world. Since2009, the organization hasreached over 30,000 kidsacross the US and in morethan 20 countries, amongothers Aruba and Haiti.

Mr. Cohen is the personin charge to collect thesports equipments thatAmerican Universities andColleges use for the span ofone semester. After the onesemester these equipmentsare put aside and new onesare bought. Previously theywere simply thrashed.

Playing it Forward’s goalis to promote health andwellness amongst the chil-dren they reach while pro-viding them with theequipment needed to de-velop their skills and remainactive. This will surely cre-ate amiable bonds of friend-ship among sportsmen.

Subway Aruba donatesdifferent sports materialfor 4th consecutive year!


CARACAS (AFP) - Tens ofthousands of Venezuelansmarched in the streets ofCaracas in support of cancer-stricken President HugoChavez Wednesday, over-shadowing a much smallerrival rally by the opposition.

Vice President NicolasMaduro told the pro-govern-ment rally he would return toHavana to visit Chavez, whohas been convalescing inCuba since his latest surgerylast month, but whose condi-tion is improving, accordingto Caracas.

Opposition leader Hen-rique Capriles, who lost tothe 58-year-old Chavez inOctober's election, mean-while challenged the ailingleader to speak to the nationif he is able, saying theVenezuelan people deserve"peace of mind."

Chavez supporters -- cladin red shirts bearing thephrase "Chavez is all of us" -- however seemed to need noreassurances about their pres-ident's prolonged absencefrom the oil-rich SouthAmerican country.

Bearing flags, crosses, andpictures of Chavez and inde-pendence hero Simon Boli-var, pro-governmentdemonstrators converged onthe capital's January 23neighborhood for the mainrally.

Both Chavistas and theopposition were rallying tocelebrate the anniversary ofthe 1958 ousting ofVenezuela's last dictator,Marcos Perez Jimenez. Butthe rallies reflected the ten-sion of the current politicalcrisis.

"The goal is to confirm thepeople's commitment to Pres-ident Chavez, to support himwherever he may be, how-ever he may be, and so theworld will know that the seedhe planted is growing andwill continue to grow," Au-drey Ramirez, 43, a statebank employee, told AFP.

"We are with Chavez be-cause he is the only presidentwho has, for 14 years, fought forthe people -- because he is oneof the people. We are with Hugobecause we are Hugo," said 44-year-old Nora Machado.

Chavistas out in force, Venezuela VP back to Cuba

By: Roland W. Peterson

The caravan is moving

The wind is blowing

The sun is hot

The sky is blue

The horns are blowing

The crowd is shouting

The caravan stops

The crowd is mad and

frustrated

They are screaming

out in anger

Suddenly a shot rings

out

A silence falls

The earth trembles

The boulders crack in

pain

The wind stops blowing

The sky turns dark

In the middle of this all

He lies on the ground

The man is down

In the fight for

freedom he falls

When I fall take up the

flag and move on

There is a burning in

his heart

And a will to go on

He is not letting his flag

go

Today he is still

holding the flag

The will to go forward

lives on.

January, 2013

The Manand the

flag


WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sec-retary of State Hillary Clintoncame out guns blazingWednesday, angrily dismiss-ing Republican charges of acover-up over the deadlyBenghazi attack and warningof a rise in militant extremism.

At times emotional andoften fiery, Clinton gave noground to congressional crit-ics still seeking to determinewhy the administration at firstblamed the September 11 at-tack on a protest outside theUS mission in eastern Libya.

"With all due respect, thefact is, we had four deadAmericans. Was it because ofa protest or because of guysout for a walk one night and(who) decided to go kill someAmericans?" she told thetense hearing.

"What difference does itmake?" she demanded,thumping her fist on the tableas Senator Ron Johnson re-peatedly asked her why theadministration had falsely ini-tially linked the attack toprotests against an anti-IslamInternet video.

"It is our job to figure outwhat happened and do every-thing we can to prevent itfrom ever happening again,senator," she said.

She insisted there was noadministration cover-up of theevents of the night, whendozens of heavily-armed Al-Qaeda-linked militants over-

ran the compound and anearby CIA-run annex, settingoff an eight-hour firefight inwhich four people, includingUS ambassador ChrisStevens, were killed.

"Nothing could be furtherfrom the truth," Clinton in-sisted, stressing that in thedays afterwards the adminis-tration did not have "a clearpicture yet."

In one of her last major ap-pearances before steppingdown at the end of the month,Clinton showed no signs ofthe ill-health which plaguedher in December.

She also choked back a sobas she described having to callthe families with the news thatStevens, and informationmanager Sean Smith, hadbeen killed.

"This is not just a matter ofpolicy. It's personal. I stoodnext to President Obama asthe Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane atAndrews" air force base, Clin-ton told the senators.

"I put my arms around themothers and fathers, the sis-ters and brothers, the sons anddaughters, and the wives leftalone to raise their children."

And she urged senators tolearn from the attack as theyconfront a rapidly evolvingpolitical landscape in thewake of the Arab Spring.

"Benghazi didn't happen ina vacuum," Clinton said. "TheArab revolutions have scram-bled power dynamics andshattered security forcesacross the region," she told theSenate Foreign Relationscommittee.

But top Republican sena-tors rejected her explanations,with Senator Rand Paul sug-gesting she should have beenfired for not reading requestsfor additional security.

"Had I been president atthe time and I found that youdid not read the cables fromBenghazi, you did not read thecables from AmbassadorStevens, I would have re-

lieved you of your post. Ithink it's inexcusable," hesaid.

Senator John McCain also"categorically" rejected someanswers, saying four monthson the American public stilldid not have "basic informa-tion."

"It's a tragedy when welose four brave Americans --there are many questions thatare unanswered. And the an-swers, frankly, that you'vegiven this morning are not sat-isfactory to me," he told Clin-ton.

Appearing at her last con-gressional hearings as secre-tary of state, Clinton reiteratedthat she took full responsibil-ity for deficiencies at the mis-sion and insisted she hadtaken steps to boost security inhigh-threat regions.

Emotional Clinton angrily denies Benghazicover-up

Secretary of State HillaryClinton pounds her fist asshe testifies on Capitol Hill

to fly back to France inmedi-ately.. Her father was at theprison during the court hearing.

She was accused of beinginvolved with a gang of kidnap-pers known as the Zodiacs, al-legedly run by her ex-boyfriendIsrael Vallarta.


International News

Three of five justices voted forthe release of Florence Cassez,38, who has been in prison forseven years in a case thatstrained Franco-Mexican rela-tions.

Her French attorney, FrankBerton, said he expected Cassez

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mex-ico's Supreme Court Wednes-day ordered the immediaterelease of a French womanserving 60 years in prison forkidnapping, ruling that authori-ties had violated her legalrights.

Mexico top court orders Frenchwoman's release

Weston and her accomplicestraveled across the countrywith her captives, moving toTexas, Florida and Pennsyl-vania to avoid discovery.

According to the US At-torney's Office, Weston per-suaded mentally challengedindividuals to name her astheir caretaker, a move thatallowed Weston to collecttheir benefits checks.

Weston then controlledevery aspect of their lives, of-fering abysmal diets, forcedhousework and beatings ifthey tried to escape.

Two individuals died inher care, authorities say. Twoothers were forced to work asprostitutes. Their diets con-sisted of one meal per day --often rice, beans or noodles.

Weston faces the deathpenalty, although authoritieshave not decided whether toseek it.

Weston, McIntosh andWright have been in custodysince 2011, and are expectedto face trial in Philadelphiaon January 28.

PHILADELPHIA (AFP) -US authorities on Wednesdayannounced hate crimecharges against a gang ac-cused of imprisoning men-tally disabled people in adecade-long scheme to stealtheir social security benefits.

The charges marked thefirst time authorities have ap-plied a federal hate crimestatute signed by PresidentBarack Obama to a case in-volving the disabled, ratherthan ethnic or sexual minori-ties.

In addition to hate crimecharges, Linda Ann Weston,her daughter, boyfriend andtwo others face allegations ofmurder, sex trafficking, kid-napping, forced human laborand racketeering against sixdisabled adults and four chil-dren.

The scheme was uncov-ered in October 2011 when alandlord found four adultsaged 29 to 40 chained behinda steel door in a filthy, dirt-floor Philadelphia basement.

Philadelphia police say

Five charged with 'hate'in disabled kidnap case


JAN 19 - JAN 26

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheHouse of Representatives votedWednesday to suspend the USdebt ceiling until May, avertinga potential default crisis andbuying time for high-stakesbudget negotiations.

The bill, which must be ap-proved by the Senate beforebeing signed into law by Presi-dent Barack Obama, temporar-ily has defused partisantensions, as Democrats and Re-publicans struggle to reach abroader deal to rein in deficitsand the federal debt.

The Republican-introducedmeasure passed 285-144, withbipartisan support.

The United States exceededits congressionally-mandated$16 trillion borrowing limit latelast month, and the Treasury hastaken extraordinary measures to

forge a broad agreement onboosting revenue and reining inspending.

In a bid to hasten action,House Republicans added aclause to the bill to keep sena-tors from collecting theirsalaries if they don't pass abudget by April 15.The bill would not eliminatelawmakers' pay, but would setthe money aside in an escrowaccount until a budget is passedor until the last day of the 113thCongress, at the end of 2014.

If the bill is passed by theSenate and signed by the presi-dent, the current debt limitwould be automatically ex-tended as necessary until mid-night, May 18.

keep paying the government'sbills through late February.

Republicans backed awayfrom their earlier insistence thatsought to tether an extension ofthe debt ceiling to spendingcuts. That stance threatened arepeat of last summer's tensestandoff and elevating the riskof a potentially catastrophic de-fault.

A showdown in 2011 overthe debt limit led to the unprece-dented decision by Standard &Poor's to downgrade the once-sterling US credit rating.

Obama has said he would re-fuse to negotiate over the debtceiling again, and the suspen-sion grants divided lawmakersan extra three months to try to

BRUSSELS (AFP) - EuropeanUnion anti-trust authorities an-nounced on Wednesday a fineof 79 million euros ($105 mil-lion) against Telefonica andPortugal Telecom for breachingEU competition rules in Portu-gal and Spain.

The European Commissionsaid it had slapped a fine of 66.9million euros on Telefonica and12.3 million euros on PortugalTelecom "for agreeing not tocompete with each other on theIberian telecommunicationsmarkets."

The EU executive said thatthe breach occurred after theJuly 2010 acquisition by Tele-fonica of Brazilian mobile op-erator Vivo, until then jointlyowned by both companies, asTelefonica and Portugal Tele-com each became the biggesttelecoms operators in their re-spective countries.

"The parties inserted a clause

in the contract indicating theywould not compete with eachother in Spain and Portugal asfrom the end of September2010" but terminated the non-compete agreement in February2011 after the Commissionopened antitrust proceedings, astatement said.

Portugal Telecom said thatthe fine, of which it has yet tobe formally notified, "is unjus-tified and inappropriate to anypossible unworthiness of itsconduct."

The company said that theclause in question didn't havethe intent or effect to limit com-petition, that steps were taken toensure it didn't and that it waseliminated after several months.

Portugal Telecom said itwould study seeking an annul-ment of the fine before the EU'sCourt of Justice once it had re-ceived and reviewed the deci-sion.

EU slaps 79-mn eurofine on Telefonica,Portugal Telecom

US House votes to suspenddebt limit until May


Finance

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short-term continued study of

monoclonal antibody research

against bacteria and viruses,

comparative genome studies

and behavioral research, the re-

port said.

The IOM concluded that

most scientific experiments con-

ducted on chimps are not indis-

pensable.

But chimpanzees may still be

necessary in the development of

vaccines against hepatitis C, for

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Grammy-winning British

songstress Adele is to perform the Oscar-nominated

theme song from 007 blockbuster "Skyfall" at next

month's Academy Awards show, organizers said

Wednesday. The performance will be the first time she

has sung the song live, and her first US television ap-

pearance since last year's Grammys. The tune is nomi-

nated for Best Original Song at the February 24 event.

Earlier this month Adele made her first red carpet ap-

pearance since giving birth last October, at the Golden

Globes in Beverly Hills, Hollywood's biggest pre-Oscars

awards show. Her rivals for best original song at this

year's Oscars are "Suddenly" from "Les Miserables,"

"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi," "Everybody Needs a Best

Friend" from "Ted," and "Before My Time" from "Chasing

Eyes."


Adele to sing 'Skyfall' at Oscars

mally forbade the practice in2010, following Japan, Australiaand other developed countries.

In 2010, an NIH proposal toreintroduce 200 retired chim-panzees into research coloniescaused public outcry.

the primates.The United States is the only

industrialized country still usingprimates for medical research,in particular for studies coveringhepatitis C, AIDS, and malaria.

The European Union for-

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheNational Institutes of Health,America's foremost medical re-search agency, said Wednesdayit would no longer fund studiesinvolving chimpanzees as it pre-pares to revise its policies using

US agency halts funding for medical research using chimps

MADRID (AFP) - Colombian pop star Shakira andBarcelona defender Gerard Pique on Wednesday an-nounced the birth of their son Milan. "We are pleased toannounce the birth of Milan Pique Mebarak, son ofShakira Mebarak and Gerard Pique, on January 22 at 9:36pm (2036 GMT), in Barcelona, Spain," the pair said onTwitter. They said Milan "means dear, loving and gra-cious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious;and in Sanskrit, unification. Just like his father, babyMilan became a member of FC Barcelona at birth". Thebaby weighed in at almost three kilograms (6.6 pounds)and both Shakira and Milan "are in excellent health", thesinger and the football star said in their statement. In Bo-gota, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos sent hiscongratulations to the couple "on behalf of Colombia andmy family" via Twitter. Pique irked much the world'smedia late last month by announcing his girlfriend hadgiven birth -- but then revealing it was a prank.


Baby boy born toShakira, Pique

The menu offers a diverseselection from crunchy na-chos, perfect with ice coldbeer, to authentic localdishes, for those that crave atrue taste of Aruba. It even in-cludes and elegant surf andturf of filet mignon and lob-ster tail, catering to a largegroups with varying tastes.Whatever you may be in themood for, you are bound tofound something to pleaseyour palate.

Wednesday eveningsenjoy a three-course meal foronly $25 and on weekends,they are open from noon until2:00 PM for lunch. Westopped by to sample the

standard lunch BBQ a n drecommend the tender ribsand chicken highly, as well asthe extremely amiable staff,which was most eager to ac-commodate our every whim.

Reservations can bemade by calling 582-5600or online via their website:http://wakawakaaruba.com

Closed on Mondays. nightly and from 5:00 on Fri-days to start the weekendright with their exotic happyhour and half price on cock-tails. Aside from excellentBBQ, they are very proud oftheir Fresh Fish de Jour, de-livered daily. Visitors toAruba know how delectablethe offerings from the localwaters are; sweet, mild andlight, there is nothing betterthan the fresh catch of theday.

Patrons of ABC Safari tourshave had the pleasure of dis-covering the great BBQ at thebrand new Waka Waka Ad-venture Café & Cantina thatopened on the outskirts ofOranjestad. Located on theroad that runs parallel to thehighway, it is tucked away ina cozy, quiet corner of Aruba,packed with fun food and ad-venturesome ambiance.

Waka Waka is also openfor dinner from 6:00 PM

A diverse menu means...

“adventures in eating” at newWaka Waka Café & Cantina

This is as fresh as it gets!

Left: the delicious Rack of Lamb; right: the elegant Surf & Turf dish

43 after shooting himself.Post-mortem tests showed hesuffered from chronic trau-matic encephalopathy as a re-sult of concussions and otherblows to the head taken dur-ing his career.

Seau's family says the NFLignored evidence linkingsuch brain injuries to hits suf-fered on the field despite theprotection of a helmet.

The family is also suingNFL helmet manufacturerRiddell for "negligent" de-sign.

Seau spent 13 seasons withthe San Diego Chargers,helping them to their onlySuper Bowl appearance in1995. He spent three yearswith Miami and four withNew England before retiringafter the 2009 season.

SAN DIEGO (AFP) - Thefamily of former NationalFootball League star line-backer Junior Seau has fileda wrongful death lawsuitagainst the league for notdoing more to protect playersfrom head injuries.

The lawsuit filed in Supe-rior Court at San Diego saysthat the league, by way ofacts or omissions, concealedthe risk of repeated head in-juries during Seau's 20 totalseasons in the league withMiami, New England andSan Diego.

"Our attorneys will reviewit and respond to the claimsappropriately through thecourt," NFL spokesmanBrian McCarthy said in aposting on the NFL website.

Seau died last May at age

NFL: Seau familysues NFL forwrongful death


Sport

Cincinnati Reds in 1938, 19531970 and 1988. The team wasfounded as the Red Stockingsin the 19th Century and is con-sidered the sport's oldest club.

"The fans of Cincinnati,you're not going to recognizethe event that you last saw in1988," said MLB commis-sioner Bud Selig.

"The scale of our festivitiestoday is stunning. The growthof the All-Star Game has mir-rored the remarkable growthof the national pastime itself."

This year's All-Star Gamewill be played at Citi Field,home of the New York Mets,while the 2014 All-Star Gamewill be staged at Target Field,home of the Minnesota Twins.

CINCINNATI (AFP) - Cincin-nati will play host to the 2015Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the league an-nounced Wednesday, bringingthe annual contest to the Mid-west city for the fifth time.

Decade-old Great American

Ball Park, which seats morethan 42,000 people, will serveas the site of the showdownbetween top players from theNational and Americanleagues for the first time.

The game was played atprevious home stadiums of the

Baseball: Cincinnati to host 2015All-Star Game


Tuesday to stay at their homearena through the end of the2023-24 season, played with-out star guard Chris Paul, whowas sidelined by a sore rightknee.

An 8-0 Thunder run overthe last 75 seconds of the firstquarter evened the game at 22-22. Kevin Martin sank two 3-pointers in the spurt forOklahoma City.

The visitors then opened thesecond quarter with a 9-2 runin 1:55, Reggie Jackson'sjumper from the left side put-ting the Thunder ahead 31-24to complete a combined 17-2

spurt by Oklahoma City overthe cold-shooting Clippers.

Oklahoma City led 49-45 athalf-time despite Griffin's 16points and eight rebounds inthe first half. Westbrook ledthe Thunder in the first halfwith 12 points on 5-of-11shooting while Martin added11 points.

Thabo Sefolosha's 3-pointerfor the Thunder capped a 13-4run to open the second halfthat put Oklahoma City on top62-49.

Oklahoma City began thethird quarter by going 5-for-5on 3-point shots and finished

the period with an 82-68 edge,but the Clippers scored thefirst seven points of the fourthquarter to halve their deficit.

Durant answered the chal-lenge with back-to-back 3-pointers, boosting the Thunderlead to 96-82 to help seal theClippers' fate.

In their only prior meetingthis season, Oklahoma Citywon 117-111 in over-time athome in November.

The teams meet again inLos Angeles in March but theThunder have clinched victoryin the season series -- a tie-breaker should the clubs finishwith the same overall record.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -NBA scoring leader KevinDurant netted 32 points topower the Oklahoma CityThunder to a 109-97 victoryover the Los Angeles ClippersTuesday, in a showdown ofthe teams with the league'sbest records.

Russell Westbrook added26 points on 9-of-19 shooting,Serge Ibaka had 17 points andnine rebounds and Durant,who made 12 of 19 shots,added seven rebounds andseven assists for the Thunder,who improved to an NBA-best 33-9.

Durant managed only eightpoints in the first half butseized command of the gamein the second half to frustratethe injury-hit Clippers.

Blake Griffin scored 31points and grabbed 11 re-bounds to lead the Clippers,who lost their second game ina row and fell to 32-11, fallingto third overall in the NBA be-hind the Thunder and San An-tonio (33-11).

Oklahoma City, which lostto Miami in last year's NBAFinals, again remains the teamto beat in the Western Confer-ence.

The Clippers, who agreedto a 10-year lease extension on

NBA: Durant leads Thunder over injury-hitClippers

contract, also until 2016, onTuesday while Lionel Messicommitted himself until 2018at the end of December.

However, goalkeeper VictorValdes said this week that hewill not be renewing his agree-ment with Barcelona.


sign a new contract that willkeep him at the club until June,2016," Barcelona said on itswebsite.

Xavi's new deal is the thirdsecured with key players at theclub. Veteran central defenderCarles Puyol penned a new

MADRID (AFP) - Barcelonamidfielder Xavi Hernandezwill extend his contract withthe Catalan giants until 2016,the Spanish league leaders an-nounced on Wednesday.

"The midfielder will extendhis deal on Monday. He will

Football: Xavi to extend Barca deal

until 2016

-- Also this year the runnersof the “Run for your Heart”group have prepared them-selves thoroughly for the par-ticipation in 2013 INGMiami marathon (in Miami,Florida) next sundag 27thJanuary.

The main characteristic ofthis group of runners is that itis a varied group of people ofArubans and non-Arubans,who train together with theemphasis on social contacts,sportsmanship and runningfor your good health.

The group consist of thefollowing 19 runners:

Full Marathon: Michel LaHaye, Carlo Mansur, Dr.Johnny Cheng, Dr.Patrick

Haime, Maximillion Irving,Frank Dubbeld, Eugene Mar-tis, Wilfred Ras en ArmandCramer

Half Marathon: Jurgen vanSchaijk, Esmeralda Hendriks,Shariska Winterdaal, BartKool, Koos Veel, BurtTromp, Suzy Verbrugge,Chantell de Palm, Dr.Joaquinvan Trigt and Angelina Pon-son

Participation in a marathonis very demanding and re-quires quite some discipline,willpower and commitment,especially during the monthsof training prior to themarathon. During the weekthe participants often have toget up at 4.00 AM in themorning to do their training.But training together is verymotivating. For this reasonthe Arubans hope for a run ofsuccess.

Of course also the islandAruba will be promoted, con-sidering the team outfit, withARUBA prominent in thefront (check the picture). Theteam outfit is sponsored byRunners Aruba and IMCTrust Aruba

Many Aruban runners go to INGMiami marathon

(“Run for your Heart”)

thursday, january 24, 2013

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