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dings, which will concludewith the national anthem“Aruba Dushi Terra” per-formed by musical group'Trio Arubeños'.

Following the official pro-ceeding there is a the tradi-tional cultural program forthe public under the bandshell beginning at 7:00 PM,featuring noted island vocal-ists performing patriotic andregional songs along with tra-ditional 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 PM.

by Rosalie Klein

Aruban delega-tion during thedecisive RoundTable Confe -rences in Feb-ruary of 1981and in Marchof 1983 withthe Dutch Gov-ernment, con-ducted in DenHague. Duringthis time, anagreement wasfinalized thatawarded Aruba“Status Aparte”as of January 1,1986.

On Decem-ber 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 payhomage to the memory ofBetico 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. This year theceremony begins at 5:00 PM,with invited guests and islanddignitaries arriving the halfhour before. There are areasfor observers to the procee -

Tomorrow all of Aruba payshomage to senior statesman,Gilberto François "Betico"Croes, considered the primaryinstrument in the establish-ment of Aruba’s independenceand right to self-rule withinthe Dutch Kingdom, officiallycalled “Status Aparte.” Origi-nally a member of the Aru -baanse Volks Partij (AVP,) hefounded the Moviemento diElectoral di Pueblo (MEP) in1971, and as leader of thatparty he became a principlenegotiator and facilitator ofAruba’s right to govern au-tonomously, earning him theinformal title of “El Liberata-dor.”

Born into a very large fa -mily in the Santa Cruz districtof Aruba in 1938, BeticoCroes completed his second-ary education on the islandand then attended the Hilver-sum Teachers' Training Col-lege in Holland. He wascertified 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 mi nister 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.

Betico Croes led the

Romney has garnered 32 per-cent, according to the latestRasmussen Reports survey.

A second poll by Insider-Advantage/Majority OpinionResearch had Gingrich leadingby 34.4 percent to 25.6 per-cent. Atlanta-based InsiderAd-vantage surveyed 557 regis-tered Republican voters onSunday night.

Significantly, the Rasmus -sen poll found Romney wasleading by about 11 percentamong early voters.

The poll results are a stun-ning turnaround from barelytwo weeks ago, when Romneyenjoyed a 22-point lead inFlorida.

MIAMI (AFP) - Newt Ging -rich has opened up a nine-pointlead over rival Mitt Romney inFlorida, reversing his fortunesjust a little over a week beforethe Republican presidentialprimary here, new pollsshowed yesterday.

Gingrich is enjoying aboost after his decisive winSaturday in South Carolinaover the ex-Massachusettsgovernor, his main rival in therace to be the party's nomineeto take on President BarackObama in November elections.

The former House speakerwas polling at 41 percent sup-port among likely Republicanvoters in the state ahead of theJanuary 31 primary, while

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January 25, first Aruban National Holiday of the year…

Aruba celebrates the memory ofGilberto François "Betico" Croes

their annex, the former Numis-matic Museum, located justbehind the Oranjestad bus ter-minal. The landmark buildingwill house the “Rancho” expo-sition, which showcases thathighly historic area of town,where the museums are lo-cated.

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many featuring special ex-hibits. Trace Aruba’s culturefrom prehistoric to present atthe Historical Museum in FortZoutman, or relive the pre-his-toric life of the Amerindians atAruba’s Archeological Mu-seum (MANA). Both are lo-cated in the heart of Oranjestadand quite close together, allow-ing interested parties to take inboth.

MANA will be open from10:00 AM until 2:00 PM; thiswill be preceded at 9:00 PM bythe opening of a new exhibit at

5:00 PM, a number ofcommunity centers andsport federations will con-duct various activities be-ginning early in the day,the most famous being theBetico Croes Memorial6k and 10k Fun Run/Walk, conducted by IDE-FRE.

This year, the presti-gious event that attractsathletes from all over theregion, Europe and theU.S., will begin at themain traffic light in SantaCruz and end at the BeticoMemorial Sport Hallnearby. Starting gun for10K participants goes offat 4:45PM and the 6Krace begins at 5:15PM;parti cipants should arrive

at one hour prior. Inscriptionfor the event is open today atthe IDEFRE office in the Cer-tified Mega Mall in Oranjestadand the fee is 15 Aruian florins($9) for the 10K and 10Aruban florins, ($5.50) for the6K. Very nice trophies areawarded in several divisions.

Aruba’s museums will con-duct open houses, allowingvisitors in with no charge,

serve and absorb some localculture and discover the Arubathat exists beyond the beaches

Aside from the events in thePlaze Betico Croes, behind theCas di Cultura, beginning at

Aruba’s institutions and neigh-borhood centers go all-out forthe first national holiday of theyear; this is the opportunity tovisit local museums, partici-pate in historic races, or ob-

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Things to do on “Betico Day”

Fort Zoutman open for ho -

lidays

MANA

Runners from many coun-

tries come for the race

Open house at Fort Zoutman

New home of Ranco exposition

cover the cost of participatingand hosting the exhibitions. Hewishes to thank everyone whohas supported him in the effortand all those yet to do so; thisis a dream realized for Simsonand prestigious for the islandof Aruba. Those interested inpurchasing a work to supportthis goal can contact [email protected].

Recently it was decided toschedule the Caribbean Festi-val for the Arts, Carifesta, anevent in which the wholeCaribbean participates, Car-ifesta sometime in mid 2013.

Aruban artist Waldy Sim-son has been invited by the De-partment of Culture, a part ofthe Ministry of Education andPublic Development of Suri-name, to participate in Car-ifesta 2013, as they are the hostcountry for the event.

Simson has also receivedan invitation to host a solo ex-hibition adjacent to Carifesta2013, during the second half ofJuly 2013, while participationat Carifesta 2013 will takeplace in August.

Waldy Simson continueshis fundraising activities to

ience this may cause andthanks customers for their co-operation and understanding.

renovations and the day thestore will reopen.

Management of Subwayapologizes for any inconven-

ORANJESTAD– Subway an-nounces to its loyal clientelethat due to remodeling beingdone, its Seaport branch willbe temporarily closed for ap-proximately 2 weeks.

Beginning January 25, re-modeling will start at the Sea-port branch, enlarging theexisting space for a more com-fortable and convenient serviceto our patrons.

Subway, always keeping inmind the need and demand foroptimal service and quality isexpanding its Seaport branchto so offer customers the finestservice. The shop will be betterequipped and boast the mostadvanced technology and up todate commodities; all in amore spacious and modern set-ting.

During the renovation pe-riod, Subway suggests cus-tomers visit its other branches,where they can still enjoyhealthy, delicious sandwichesprepared with high quality in-gredients, by their congenialand efficient employees. OtherSubway branches are: SubwayCertified, Subway Alhambra(the newest location) and Sub-way Palm Beach.

Subway will continue in-forming the public through themedia on the progress of the

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Subway at Seaport Mall being remodeled Aruban artist Waldy Simsonwill be exhibiting in Suriname

are coming up as Aruba in-dulges in the greatest party ofthe year.

by Rosalie Klein

Ash Wednesday, which willmark the official end of Carni-val 58. Four more frenziedweeks of contests and parades

those who braved theweather for the spectacle.

Participating groups wereFun Kids, Champagne, TOBKids, Nos Futuro, Jolly Kids,Impak Car Kids, PEVESA,Little Groovers and Deja Kids.Ten bands accompanied thegroups, for the most part sta -ying dry in their special trail-ers. The group themes wereJust Having Kids, Robot,Travel Warriors, Nos Pais,Nos Cultura, (Our Nation, OurCulture,) Jolly Kids Safari,Impak Kids Gone Mad, Mas-querade Party and Rumble inthe Jungle, respectively.

The Balloon Parade cameone month to the day before

the same outpouring of aque-ous blessings from above. Un-daunted, adorably costumedyoungsters and humorouslygarbed parents splashed theirway along, demonstrating theirdancing talent and carnivalspirit for the enjoyment of

The first chil-dren’s parade ofCarnival 58, theParada di Blas, orBalloon Parade,featured 9 groupsand over 1350participants whowere tho roughlysoaked to theskin, along withmost spectators,when they finallycompleted theircircuitous routethrough thestreets of SanNicolas on Sunday afternoon,January 22.

“Perhaps we should re-brand this the “Umbrella Pa-rade” mused one parent, whorecalled that for the last fewyears they have experienced


They be dancing through the puddles for the Balloon Parade

seum of Aruba at Fort Zout-man and Ateliers ’89 in theDominicanessenstraat 34.

For more information, visitUNOCA at Stadionweg 21 orcontact them at 583-5681 oronline at www.unocaruba.org.

the afternoon. The six cites are:UNOCA at Stadionweg 21,StudiO, adjacent to UNOCA,the National ArcheologicalMu seum of Aruba at Schelps -straat 42, Stichting Rancho atWeststraat, the Historical Mu-

the process of being reprinted.One could register and reservea copy.

There will be lots of chil-dren’s games, picture takingmoments, and more. Everyvisitor will have an opportu-nity to win a book fromUNOCA.

Six Museums and Galleriesof Aruba have united forces tooffer the Aruban communitythe opportunity to enjoy the“Ruta di Museo y Galeria.”The doors of all 6 museumswill open at 10:00 o’clock inthe morning until 2:00pm in

At 10:30 am Shewila Wer -leman, well known for her“Cleconchi,” will be there totell stories to the children. At11:30 Bon Nochi Drumi Dushiwill read a story to our chil-dren. While the stories will beespecially for children, youcan be sure that even the gownups will enjoy them.

At 12:30 noon the Grupo diNoord will give a presentationfrom their book “Remedinandi Tera.” There will be ampleopportunity for questions andanswers. Regrettably the bookis no longer in print, but is in

ORANJESTAD -- All ofAruba is cordially invited tocome out and join in the festi -vities on Betico Day and joinin the different cultural and funactivities.

UNOCA will swing openthe doors of her expositionhalls from 10 o’clock in themorning until 2:00 o’clock inthe afternoon. Everyone iswelcome to come by and seethe beautiful collection of artworks of our own local artists.There will also be opportunityto purchase books of Arubanauthors.


Betico Day at UNOCA, the Museums & Galeries

UNOCA, located at Stadion-weg 2, just off the Rotunda LasAmericas, where the Cas diCultura is located, will alsofeature an open house.UNOCA is the agency thatfunds many of the island’s cul-tural efforts and is home to agallery of works by nativeartists. They feature books,pamphlets and CD’s of origi-nal and local prose, poetry andmusic, which are for sale.

Arikok National Parke willalso welcome visitors through-out while suspending theirusual $8 fee; beautiful vistasand appealing hiking trailsawait those who wish to com-mune with Aruba’s nature.Greet photo ops and an in-formative visitor’s center willenlighten you as to the true na-ture of the island’s environ-ment.

The Police Academy in SanNicolas is featuring an openhouse with a demonstration bytheir newly certified K-9 Corpsamong other exercises demon-strating the role and prepared-ness of our Police Corps.

All over Aruba, you will seeislanders enjoying this day invarious ways, and visitors arealways welcome to share theexperience, and usually a coldbeer, as Arubans are very hos-pitable and proud to share theirhistory and culture with vaca-tioners. Do stop and take pic-tures and ask what is going onwhen you spy and interestingactivity, someone will behappy to explain their event.

by Rosalie Klein

Betico DayContinued from page 2

Bird watching in Arikok Park

flict in the last few decades."It is a historic decision ...

possibly a turning point in ourhistory," Prime Minister ZoranMilanovic said after the elec-tion commission released theresults.

Serbian President BorisTadic was among the first tocongratulate the former foeson what he said was also a"positive signal for the wholeregion."

EU integration is the "onlypath through which we (Balkancountries) can leave conflictsbehind us and open new chap-ters of peace, tolerance and co-operation," Tadic said.

Only slightly more than 43percent of voters cast ballots inthe referendum, almost 11 per-cent lower than turnout in De-cember's general election.

Social Democrat leader Mi-lanovic, whose centre-leftcoalition ousted the corrup-tion-plagued conservativeHDZ last month, attributed theturnout to disillusionment withpoliticians and the country'seconomic difficulties.

Croatia has been in reces-sion for most of the past threeyears.

Many of the politiciansmost closely involved with themarathon negotiations on EUmembership have been em-broiled with scandal, includingthe former HDZ prime minis-ter Ivo Sanader who is now ontrial for corruption.

ZAGREB (AFP) - Croatiawelcomed the prospect of asymbolic break with the rest ofthe Balkans Monday aftertwo-thirds of voters endorsedits EU entry, despite signs thatthe eurozone crisis has damp-ened enthusiasm.

The country's prospectivenew partners in the EuropeanUnion also welcomed the out-come of Sunday's referendumwhich should ensure thatCroatia becomes the bloc's28th member in July next year.

"Goodbye Balkans!" said aheadline of the largest circulat-ing Vecernji List paper.

With this vote "Croatia isturning its back to the Balkans,to the Balkans political tradi-tion but not in the sense that itwill avoid its regional obliga-tion" to help neighbouringcountries, political commenta-tor Davor Gjenero told AFP.

Sunday's vote means thatCroatia should become thesecond ex-Yugoslav state tojoin the EU.

Slovenia became an EUmembers in 2004, while Ser-bia, Montenegro, Macedonia,Bosnia and Kosovo all haveaspirations to join the club.

The run-up to the vote hadseen all the major parties try topersuade voters that EU mem-bership would nail downCroatia's place in the heart ofEurope, orientating itself awayfrom a corner of the continentthat has been ravaged by con-

Environmentalists say thefuel tanks have to be emptiedas soon as possible to avert anenvironmental catastrophe inEurope's biggest marine sanc-tuary.

Gabrielli said there has al-ready been some contaminationof the sea from toxic substanceson board although tests carriedout by the environmentalagency on samples of sea waternear the wreck showed no hy-drocarbon pollution.

The coastguard said thatemptying the fuel tanks wouldtake 28 days and was expectedto start as early as Tuesday.There will be three lines ofbooms around the ship whilethe operation is going on toavoid possible spills.

Gabrielli also said thatemergency workers were try-ing to clear out the inside ofthe wreckage, saying that thedecomposition of food prod-ucts, the clutter of furnitureand the turbid waters werecomplicating the work.

Navy spokesman Alessan-dro Busonero also said anoceanographic ship, theGalatea, had arrived on Giglioto help search for more bodieson the sea bed with the help ofhigh-resolution imaging equip-ment.

The Costa Concordia had4,229 people on board frommore than 60 countries when ithit rocks and keeled over,prompting a chaotic evacua-tion.


Croatians say helloto EU and goodbyeto Balkans

LONDON (AFP) - Turkish-Cypriot business magnate AsilNadir, who was one ofBritain's most infamous fugi-tives, stole almost £150 mil-lion from his Polly Peckbusiness empire, a court heardMonday.

The prosecution at the OldBailey in London said Nadir,70, abused his position aschairman and chief executiveof the company in the 1980sand early 1990s and stolemoney for the benefit of him-self, his family and his friends.

The court heard the money,the current equivalent of 180million euros or $234 million,went through a complicatedweb of transactions, which in-cluded being transferred to abank Nadir owned in his nativenorthern Cyprus.

Nadir, 70, fled to northernCyprus in 1993, months beforehe was due to stand trial forfraud, but dramatically re-turned to Britain in August2010 and was immediately ar-rested.

He denies 13 counts alleg-ing he stole £34 million.

The businessman becamethe darling of the Londonstock market after building upPolly Peck International (PPI)in the 1980s and early 1990sfrom a small firm into a com-pany with products rangingfrom textiles to electronics.

Prosecutor Philip Shearssaid: "He abused that powerand helped himself to tens ofmillions of pounds of PPI'smoney."

Most of the funds ended up"within a fairly complex struc-ture of offshore companies"based in Switzerland, the Ba-hamas and elsewhere headded.

Tycoon Nadir'stole £150m',British courthears

GIGLIO ISLAND (AFP) -Rescuers found the bodies oftwo women in the wreck of anItalian ship on Monday bring-ing the death toll to 15, as aDutch company was given thego-ahead to pump out its 2,380tons of fuel.

The grim discovery near theCosta Concordia cruise liner'sInternet cafe came after navyfrogmen used explosive toblew open more access pointsfor divers.

"We cannot tell what nation-ality they were. They haven'tbeen extracted" from the half-submerged vessel, FrancoGabrielli, who is overseeingsearch and rescue operations onthe Tuscan island of Giglio said.

Gabrielli said that DNAfrom the corpses would becompared to that of relatives ofthe missing, some of whom areawaiting anxiously on theshore with no news of theirloved ones 10 days after thenight-time disaster.

Seventeen people are offi-cially still missing.

Gabrielli said the search ofthe 114,500-ton ship wouldcontinue "until all parts of thevessel that can be inspectedhave been checked out" andthat a complex operation toempty the fuel tanks could becarried out at the same time.

The operation, known as"hot-tapping", involves pump-ing the fuel out into a nearbyship and replacing it withwater so as not to affect theship's balance.

Two more bodiesfound in Italy cruiseshipwreck

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Si mi cai na caminda, gara e bandera y sigui cu e lucha


A determined fighter!

In Aruba’s political history we have a

handful of personalities who left their

signature in our history book. However,

the fight, perseverance, courage, and de-

termination of a “Son of the Land,”

Betico Croes, excelled since he committed himself in

1971 with the people of Aruba to take leadership in

Aruba’s longtime desire to be an autonomous state

in the Dutch Kingdom.

struggle began with the Na-tional Anthem and Flag, whichbecame the moral and spiritualsupport. Last year Aruba begancelebrating its 25 years of Sta-tus Aparte and 35 years of ourNational Anthem and Flag.

The love and pride of theAruban people for our Na-tional Anthem and Flag is ev-idenced from the nationalcolors which have receivedunprecedented acceptance inevery household on the is-land.

Brief History of GilbertoFrançois (Betico) Croes:

(1938 – 1986)1938: Born January

25th in Santa Cruz, Aruba.

STUDENT LIFE:1944 – 1954: Secondary

School at St. Jozef School, Sta.Cruz, today, Colegio SanHose; H.B.S., 3rd class at SintDominicus College, Oranjes-tad;

1954 – 1959: Kweekschoolin Holland.

SCHOOL TEACHER:1959 – 1967: Betico Croes

worked as a teacher at SintJozef School and at Sint Anto-nius College, in Sta. Cruz,today Colegio San Antonio. Inaddition to his diploma of “Hoofdakte”, Betico alsoearned the L.O. Spanish andL.O. Business diplomas;

1970 – 1971: Teacher atSint Antonius College, in Sta.Cruz.

SOCIAL LIFE:His social, sports and cul-

tural activities were many. Hewas very active in, among oth-ers, Aruba Table Tennis Asso-ciation, in Aruba Sport Unie, inS.V. Estrella, member of theEstrella Musical band andmember of the Santa CruzParish Council as well as aleader of the “Maria Inmacu-lata” Choir in Santa Cruz.

Gilberto F. (Betico) Croes isone of the great statesmen ofAruba. He was born on Janu-ary 25, 1938 and died Novem-ber 26, 1986.

Betico was raised in SantaCruz. He was a very social per-son and much loved by hiscommunity. He studied to be-come a school teacher. At a re -latively young age he enteredpolitics. Betico wanted everyAruban to feel proud of beingAruban.

Before the end of his strug-gle, Betico ensured that every-thing was properly arranged.His wish was for us to continuethe struggle. Betico wouldoften remind us: “If I fall onthe way, take up the flag andcontinue the struggle.”

His struggle ended on No-vember 26, 1986, but what heleft behind for us is what is vis-ible up to today.

Betico, was a son of thepeople, chosen by the peoplewho also worked for the peo-ple.

The fruit of our Apart Sta-tus that Betico left for us gaveus our own National Anthemand Flag, our own Constitu-tion, our own Parliament andour own Governor. Our Na-tional Anthem and Flag wasthe beginning of the greatchanges for the island ofAruba. These were all some ofthe work of this great states-man.

By share coincidence the18th of March 1973 was ex-actly 25 years after the historicRound Table Conference of1948 where the motion forAruba to come out from underthe Antillean constellation waspresented and accepted.

This was a struggle thatbegan with the deceased Mr.Henny Eman Sr. and whichcontinued in earnest by Mr.Juancho E. Irausquin, but wasultimately achieved throughthe perseverance and determi-nation of Betico Croes.

The successful struggle ul-timately became the pride ofthe people who always be-lieved in the integrity and ca-pacity of our people. Thestruggle was ultimatelycrowned with the StatusAparte (Apart Status) whichopened the way for majorchanges for this small island.

On the 12th of March 1983Betico’s eager quest was madeconcrete. The great leaderachieved his yearning for hispeople, which was the StatusAparte. The insistence of the


Biography of Mr. Gilberto François Croes

Who is Gilberto Francois

Croes, better known as

Betico?

Betico Croes imprinted “Love to the country” in the hearts of his people and

united the whole Aruban community in one common interest:

“Aruba First”.

He made every Aruban proud of family values, our Papiamento

language, our culture, Flag and National Anthem.


JAN 21 - JAN 28

O’stad :’ Botica Oduber ’ - S.N : ‘ Serv. Seroe Preto’

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BRASILIA (AFP) - TheBrazilian government haspicked top Petrobras executiveMaria das Gracas Silva Fosterto become the first woman tohead the state-run oil giant, thecompany said Monday.

The government will pro-pose to the Petrobras board ofdirectors that Foster, currentlyhead of the company's gas andenergy unit, replace chief ex-ecutive Jose Sergio Gabrielli,it added in a statement.

Last year, Gabrielli deniedthat he planned to run formayor of Salvador, Bahia'scapital, in elections scheduledfor October.

Petrobras found huge deep-water oil reserves off theBrazilian coast, which couldhold some 100 billion barrelsof high-grade crude and whichwill significantly boost its pro-duction in the coming years.

For that purpose, itlaunched the largest-ever shareoffering of some 70 billiondollars in late 2010.

Petrobras said the board ofdirectors meeting at Brazil'sbiggest company would takeplace on Feburary 9.

The announcement fol-lowed press reports on thePetrobras leadership change.

"The president of the Petro-bras board of directors, (Fi-nance Minister) GuidoMantega has already indicatedthat he will propose to the nextboard meeting on February 9the appointment of the currenthead of the gas and energyunit, Maria das Gracas SilvaFoster, to head Petrobras," thestatement noted.

The 55-year-old Foster, whois said to be close to PresidentDilma Rousseff, has been withPetrobras since 1978 when shejoined the company as an intern.

She is reputed to managewith "an iron fist."

The daily O Estado de S.Paulo, quoting industrysources, said Monday thatGabrielli, 62, planned to leavePetrobras to pursue other plansin his home state of Bahia.

LONDON (AFP) - Oil pricesrallied Monday after the EUslapped an embargo on Iran'scrude exports as part of toughnew sanctions aimed at stop-ping the key oil producer fromfunding its disputed nuclearprogramme.

Brent North Sea crude fordelivery in March climbed$1.17 to $111.03 a barrel inLondon late afternoon dealsafter the widely-expectedmove.

New York's main contract,West Texas Intermediate crudefor March, won $1.04 to$99.37 a barrel.

The oil ban, along withsanctions against Iran's central

an immediate ban on oil im-ports and a gradual phase-outof existing contracts betweennow and July 1.

They also froze the assets ofthe country's central bank"while ensuring that legitimatetrade can continue under strictconditions", a statement said.

In the toughest action yet toreduce Iran's ability to fund anuclear weapons programme,the EU outlawed petrochemi-cal imports and investmentsand banned the sale of gold, di-amonds and other preciousmetals.

Tehran insists its nuclearprogramme is exclusively forpeaceful, civilian use.

bank and other measures, comeamid mounting concerns ofconfrontation after the UNatomic agency reported Tehranwas inching ever closer tobuilding a nuclear bomb.

"Iran continues to defy UNresolutions and enriches ura-nium to 20 percent for whichthere is no civilian explana-tion," said British Foreign Sec-retary William Hague, as hejoined foreign ministers fromthe 27-nation bloc to decide thesanctions.

After weeks of fraught talkson the terms of an embargo ex-pected to hurt financially-dis-tressed European Unionnations, the ministers agreed on

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In 1967, two years after afailed coup by the IndonesianCommunist Party, Suhartocracked down on Chinese art,music, literature, language andother cultural expressions.

But since the dictator wasousted in 1998, these haveflowered again in the world'smost populous Muslim nation,where the mostly non-IslamicChinese minority makes uponly a small fraction of its 240million inhabitants.

In 2003, the Lunar NewYear was declared a nationalholiday and this year -- as thenation marks the 10th year ofunrestricted celebrations --nearly all of Jakarta's glitzy

JAKARTA (AFP) - A troupeof lion dancers jerk and swaydown a busy Jakarta street tousher in the Chinese NewYear, moving to the beat of tra-ditional instruments and hand-ing out red envelopes inscribedwith good wishes in Chinesecharacters.

Such a scene would be un-thinkable just over a decadeago, when former dictatorSuharto ruled Indonesia withan iron hand and disallowedany expression of the Chineseminority's own heritage.

"If you opened a shop withChinese characters on it, it'd beclosed down," said AdrianYap, 25.

Indonesians perform a dragon dance celebreting ChineseNew Year in the Ancol park in Jakarta ,The Lunar new year isthe most important holiday on the Chinese calendar.

week filming for her new TVchannel, the Oprah WinfreyNetwork (OWN).

She drew laughter by say-ing she was shocked at thehuge number of people every-where and at drivers' refusal tostop at a red light, but said shehad learned that there was a"calmness" underneath thechaos of Indian life.

Winfrey, who has nearlynine million followers onTwitter, admitted that she wor-ried that reading habits arebeing damaged by increasinguse of computers for socialnetworking.

JAIPUR (AFP) - Televisionchatshow queen Oprah Win-frey received a rock star's wel-come when she spoke onSunday to a heaving audienceof thousands of fans at theJaipur Literature Festival inIndia.

Winfrey,told the packedcrowd that her love of bookshad helped her education andenabled her to rise from a poorchildhood in Mississippi to be-come one of the world's mostinfluential women.

Winfrey, who ended herchatshow last year after 25years, has been in India for a

malls are festooned for theoccasion.

Red-and-gold banners withChinese characters decoratemany shopping centres, andLunar New Year parades arescheduled around the city.

Workers at Jakarta's upscalePlaza Indonesia mall greetshoppers in traditional Chi-nese clothes as Chinese musicwafts from the speakers.

Across the city, passersbyare greeted by colourful ban-ners wishing them a happy"Imlek," as the locals call theholiday.

"When I was growing upthe celebrations were allhush-hush, said Jevelin Wen-diady, a 24-year-old univer-

sity teacher."Everybody knew that dur-

ing Imlek you would visit rel-atives at home. But youwouldn't go out to malls likeyou do now. You'd have noidea it was Imlek, it was likeany other day," she said.

"Today when you walkaround there is atmosphere,decorations, music. Outside,there are even fireworks atnight."

The festive season is notonly embraced by Chinese-In-donesians but also by retailers,who look forward to morebusiness.

In the run up to the LunarNew Year newspapers havebeen filled with hotel andrestaurant adverts, offeringspecial new year's packagesand deals.


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be shared by two. He wasvery amused to watch a fa-mous French chef demon-strating the best way tomake fried potatoes on agourmet cooking show andcould only comment “Hestole my recipe!” Try themthe English way-with vine-gar, and you’ll wonder howyou ever ate fries without it.This same 5-star chef alsoswears by Gouda as the besttopping for the ideal gour-met cheeseburger.

If you are a fan of crispyfriend onion rings, as we are

at THE MORNING NEWS,you cannot leave there withouttrying their secret recipe batter-dipped gourmet rings, madefrom fresh, not frozen onions.Unquestionably, the best wehave had anywhere, and forthose that like a little spice, thefried jalapeños are a real treat.Aaron and Rosie have ex-panded their menu to accom-modate certain tastes anddietary needs; they offer a tastygrilled chicken sandwich aswell.

5 Burgers Aruba is open forlunch & dinner – daily hoursare Noon to 10-ish; delivery isavailable to both the high-riseand low-rise hotel and beachdistrict for orders over $50.Enjoy a great lunch withoutever leaving the beach by call-ing 586-3904. However, wesuggest you stop by and enjoytheir authentic, heartfelt hospi-tality; it is not unusual for ei-ther owner or Manager MarcAnthony when things are nottoo busy, to sit and chat whilesharing their knowledge of theisland. Totally yummy and funplus a great deal for a qualityburger, they are definitelyworth a visit

Expatriates residing onAruba, Aaron and RosieWalisever are living theirdream: a home on para-dise while welcoming alland sundry to their proudundertaking, 5 BurgersAruba. Some may bequite well acquainted witha nationally known U.Sfranchise bearing thename “5”, and patrons canexpect the same greatquality between the buns,but an expanded menuand Rosie and Aaron’s fa-natical dedication to giv-ing their customers whatthey really want has re-sulted in a unique menu.

“You never get a sec-ond chance to make a firstimpression,” comments

Aaron; and upon entering 5Burgers Aruba in The VillageMall in Palm Beach, one isstruck by utterly spotless sur-roundings and a smiling,friendly, attentive servicecrew. Of course, the main itemon the menu is burgers-theway they were meant to be,thick and juicy, made freshdaily and 100% pure beef, thekind that made the hamburgera traditional American treat.

Prices vary only slightlybetween regular and small(basically 2 patties or 1) withspecialty items such as GoudaBurger, Farmer’s Burger, ManBurger (almost 12 ounces ofchoice beef), and a WesternBurger with crispy onion ringsand BBQ sauce. All of thesecan be personalized with anincredible array of toppings,(mushrooms, jalapeño pep-pers, bacon, cheese, lettuce,tomato…whatever the listgoes on) at absolutely no extracost.

5 Burger portions areENORMOUS! Aaron sug-gests that even their smallserving of fries, which aremade from hand-cut freshIdaho potatoes, is enough to

Adorable and affordable;5 Burgers Aruba offersan island twist to thegreat American Burger

Rosie and Aaron love their Burger

too

The Farmer Burger with the Best

Onion Rings

with struggling Kukushkin.Murray, a beaten finalist in

the past two Australian Opens,said while he was happy toconserve energy in the sappingheat, he needed to put in somework to prepare for toughermatches ahead.

Japan's Kei Nishikori willbe Murray's surprise opponentin the quarters after his stun-ning five-set victory over for-mer finalist Jo-WilfriedTsonga on Monday.

Murray, the British fourthseed, was on court for only 49minutes before his Kazakh op-ponent Mikhail Kukushkin re-tired early in the third set witha hip flexor injury.

Murray said he was lookingto hit the practice courts to re-tain his sharpness ahead ofWednesday's quarter-finalafter Kukushkin pulled outwhile trailing 6-1, 6-1, 1-0.

The Scot admitted he wasbored by his one-sided match

2002, 2004 and 2005. The Pa-triots lost the championshipspectacle in 1986 and 1997 aswell as 2008.

The Giants had the benefitof two botched punt returns bySan Francisco's Kyle Williamsin taking the triumph.

New York's JacquianWilliams knocked loose afumble from the 49ers'Williams and the Giants'Devin Thomas recovered atthe 49ers' 24-yard line, settingthe stage for Tynes' winningkick.

Another turning point camewhen New York punted but re-gained possession of the ballafter it bounced off the leftknee of San Francisco'sWilliams and was recoveredby the Giants, setting up Man-ning's 17-yard touchdowntouchdown pass to MarioManningham, putting the Gi-ants back on top at 17-14 with8:34 to play.

The 49ers, who had twotouchdown passes from AlexSmith to Vernon Davis, forcedover-time on a 25-yard DavidAkers field goal with 5:39 inregulation.

At New England, Brady,who will match John Elwaywith a record five career SuperBowl starts, improved to 10-2in home playoff games and 5-1 in conference finals over his11 seasons.

But he was only 22-of-36for 239 yards two inteceptionson Sunday.

Brady dived over his block-ers on a fourth-down playinches from the goal line for atouchdown that gave the Patri-ots a 23-20 lead with 11:29 re-maining.

The Patriots took over with2:45 remaining but could notrun out the clock, setting thestage for Baltimore's finaldrive, which ended in heart-break after an end-zone passdrop by Lee Evans and Cun-diff's final miss.

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -The New England Patriots andNew York Giants booked a re-match of their dramatic 2008Super Bowl showdown withtense playoff triumphs on Sun-day to reach next month's NFLchampionship spectacle.

Lawrence Tynes kicked a31-yard field goal after 7:54 ofover-time to give the Giants a20-17 triumph over the SanFrancisco 49ers in the NationalConference final and a berth inSuper Bowl 46 on February 5at Indianapolis.

At New England, the Patri-ots overcame three turnoversand a sub-par performancefrom quarterback Tom Bradyto edge the Baltimore Ravens23-20 in the American Confer-ence final and advance to theirseventh Super Bowl.

Brady scored the winningpoints on a 1-yard run with11:29 remaining but the out-come was not settled until Bal-timore kicker Billy Cundiffmissed wide left on a 32-yardfield goal attempt with 11 sec-onds remaining.

Super Bowl 46 will be a re-match of the 2008 title game,in which the Giants edged thePatriots 17-14 to deny NewEngland an unbeaten run to thecrown, and a regular-seasongame last November that waswon by the Giants 24-20.

The Patriots have not lostsince falling to the Giants,winning 10 games in a row.

New York lost four in a rowafter beating New Englandthen won three of their lastfour games just to seize the lastvacant playoff berth, then beatAtlanta and upset Green Bayand the 49ers.

The Giants are 3-1 all-timein Super Bowls, having won in1987 and 1991 as well as 2008while losing to Baltimore in2001.

New England has won theSuper Bowl three times, allunder Brady's direction, in


NFL: Giants, Patriotsadvance to SuperBowl rematch

MELBOURNE (AFP) - De-fending champion NovakDjokovic repulsed a tenaciousfightback from Lleyton Hewittto join last year's finalist AndyMurray in the quarter-finals ofthe Australian Open on Mon-day.

The Serb world numberone was tested for the firsttime and dropped his only setof the tournament so far beforeextinguishing Hewitt's chal-lenge, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in al-most three hours.

Djokovic will now faceSpanish fifth seed David Fer-rer in Wednesday's quarter-fi-nals after Ferrer's straight-setswin over Frenchman RichardGasquet.

The Serbian world numberone was in command for theopening two sets before thefiercely competitive Australianveteran hit back, taking thematch into a fourth set.

Tennis: Djokovic fights off Hewittto reach quarters

federations, according toCOA, is the issue of doping.The president of the Anti-Dop-ing Commission, AngeliqueKoolman shared some valu-able information with themembers regarding this mat-ter.

The Aruba Olympic Com-mittee expects the year 2012 tobe another exciting and suc-cessful year. Obviously, theyexpect to succeed only if everyfederation, staff, commissionand Board of COA render theirsupport and have confidencein the organization. Their goalis to continue elevating the or-ganization and sports onAruba.

icated his life to athletics. Forthis, a minute of silence wasobserved in respect and admi-ration to Jerry Gomes who justrecently passed away.

The Treasurer, EdwinRoos, presented the 2012budget. With the help of ac-counting firm Ernst & Youngthey were able to present thebudget in a more realistic andsimple manner so everyonecould understand this.

The Secretary General,Nicole Hoevertsz, presentedthe management plan, with de-tails of projects and activitiesplanned for the year, some ofwhich coincidentally have al-ready begun. Obviously,Aruba’s participation at theLondon Olympic Games inJuly dominated the calendarfor 2012. They also presenteda list of other activities thatCOA whishes to undertakeand developments they intendto continue this year.

The Management Plan andthe Budget for 2012 were ap-proved without objections bythe assembly.

Finally, an interesting pres-entation by the four sector di-rectors of COA, which are, theTechnical Director, Director of

During a recent General As-sembly meeting attended bythe majority of the federations,the 2012 budget as well as theplan of action for the new yearwas presented and approvedfor the Aruba Olympic Com-mittee (COA). This approvalfrom the federations is indica-tive of the support that COAhas for their management ofthe organization.

Every year COA holds twoassemblies of general meet-ings with her 24 member ath-letic federations. The firstassembly is to present the fi-nancial report of all the activ-ities of the past year, and in thesecond half of the year theymeet to deal with the budgetand plan of activities for thenext year.

For various reasons theymoved the schedule for thesecond assembly to the monthof January. They are con-vinced that this date guaran-tees better attendance andmore active participation.

The assembly began withthe President’s report of theactivities of 2011. This wasfollowed by the remembranceof a great stalwart of athleticswho passed away having ded-


Development, Olympic Direc-tor and the Director of Market-ing, was presented.

Patrick Werleman, Directorof COA, introduced this seg-ment on the agenda placingemphasis on the unity of thework of the different directorsand the 9 active commissionsof COA. Each director thengave an explanation of theirpriorities outlined for 2012.The four directors are: Ed-mundo Josiah, Robbie Fal-coni, and Patrick Werleman,who also acted on behalf of theone absent director, Sue AnnLeong.

One serious matter requir-ing immediate action by the

Aruba Olympic Committee approves2012 Budget and Plan of action

January 24, 2012

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