Detailed Timeline.... September 1 - 30, 2006.... the start of the long road of the assassination of Aruba - Dutch "justice"

The Natalee Holloway Timeline

of her vanishment while in Aruba

detailing persons, places, organizations,

deliberate & accidental actions & in-actions,

events & supposed events, witnesses,

known suspects, outright lies,

corruptions, and crimes

9-1-06

On October 1, 2006 DAVE HOLLOWAY stated to "C-Band Talk Radio” (audio available when you click here) that “about a month ago“ [circa 9-1] DAVE met with a homicide detective who was an associate of some of the Dutch investigators “who are getting ready to take over the case.”
During his same October 1, 2006 interview DAVE stated that he thinks the reason that the DUTCH were asked by the ARUBAAN's to take over the case is because the ARUBAN business leaders in ARUBA have seen and felt the downturn in lost tourism money, and the ARUBAN business leaders are wanting the case solved--DAVE also added, “Money talks, and, you-know-what walks.”


On 9-1 the ARUBAAN's news-source "Aruba Tradewinds Times" reported:



Construction sector cooling off

Construction Permits Granted Fell, Value Increases

ORANJESTAD-The Central Bureau for Statistics has recently released figures on the construction sector of Aruba for the first quarter of 2006. A total of 277 construction permits were granted in the first quarter of 2006, compared to 342 construction permits granted in the first quarter of 2005, a decline of 19 percent.

It is the second consecutive quarter that registered a decline in the number of permits granted. There were a total of 425 construction permits granted in the 4th quarter of 2005, which is a decline of 3.6 percent compared to the previous quarter.

There is mainly a sharp decline in the number of permits granted for new homes. There were 179 construction permits granted for homes in the first quarter of 2006, a decline**, compared to the 254 permits granted in the first quarter of 2005. There were 288 construction permits granted for homes in the 4th quarter of 2005.

More important is the construction value of the permits granted, as that indicates how much money is being spent in purchasing construction materials and on installations. The permits granted in the first quarter of 2006 had a construction value of $44 million, compared to the construction value of $31 million in the 1st quarter of 2005, and that of
$30 million in the 4th quarter of 2005.

A total of 23 million lbs of cement was imported in the first quarter of 2006, compared to 30 million lbs of cement imported in the first quarter of 2005. A total of 99 million lbs of cement was imported in the 4 quarter of 2005. The large import of cement in the 4th quarter is attributed to the construction of large hotel, condominium and mall projects.



** the number of issued new home construction permits for the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005 declined 29.5 %



On 9-1 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported another ARUBA tourists safety issue:



The radar that for more than ten years is not in working order forms the main issue of political differences of opinion.

ARUBA – The radar at the airport receives full attention again. Not because it is going to become operational soon, but because of everything that went wrong since the tender in 1993. Politicians and air traffic controller Willem Vrolijk (MPA) and Minister Edison Briesen of Tourism and Transport and his party (MEP) are the ones in discussion.

Willem Vrolijk, chairman of the political part MPA, the former member of OLA and former minister of Transport and Communication, has explained in three detailed statements that the current minister of Tourism and transport, Briesen, ‘still doesn’t understand anything in aviation’. “I have done more in five months as a minister than Briesen did in five years”, said Vrolijk in an elucidation on his statements.

Vrolijk says that the radar currently at the airport, was one of the most modern radars in the Caribbean ten years ago. The installation does no longer work due to lack of necessary maintenance. The government didn’t want to spend money on that. “And there was money, because in the 2004 budget year, minister Briesen gave permission to transfer 1.3 million florins from his ministry to Education.” There was no adjusted salary scheme for air traffic control leaders and this was one of the obstacles for putting the radar into operation. The negotiations that started in 1995 were never completed. Vrolijk accuses Briesen of not keeping his promise to fix the matter as soon as possible.





9-2-06

On 9-2 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



Rudy Croes absent during Remkes’ visit

ARUBA – The Dutch minister of Home Affairs, Johan Remkes (VVD) has approved the assistance of the Netherlands in the investigation on the disappearance of the American teenager Natalee Holloway. That happened in the absence of Justice-minister Rudy Croes (MEP). It was Croes that requested Dutch assistance. Remkes indicated at the end of the meeting with prime minister Nelson Oduber (MEP) that Aruba has agreed with the conditions that the Netherlands had associated with the assistance. Specialists of the Korps Landelijke Politie Diensten (National Police Corps, KLPD) will lead the location and will also get total tracing authorities. The KLPD-detectives are allowed to carry weapons and will get accessibility to all technical tracing-means. “So the team can start”, said Remkes.

The detectives will travel to Aruba in a few weeks. The minister couldn’t say yet how many detectives will come to Aruba; he thinks between 5 and 15. He expects the investigation to last for weeks and not months. The Netherlands will pay for the costs.

Remkes denied the rumours about discontinuing the services of the Detective Collaboration Team (RST). He said that they are looking into improving the effectiveness of the RST. Aruba can have an important role in this study. Remkes was kind of irritated about the fact that minister Rudy Croes was not present at the meeting, during which they also talked about the improvement of the Aruban Police. Remkes said that if Croes wanted to give his opinion, he should have been present.

Remkes didn’t want to comment on a future structure with possibly one attorney general and one Police corps for Aruba and the islands of the current Neth.Antilles.

“The conversations on this are just orientated. That will happen more often in the coming months. The Netherlands will just have a listening position in these conversations. If you want to choose for a different structure, you will have to be sure that it is also better for the people.”





On 9-2 FOX News reported:



1st Victims of Kentucky Crash That Killed 49
Buried

STANFORD, Ky. — Clark and Bobbie Sue Benton were supposed to be vacationing in
the Caribbean. Instead, they were buried in this south-central Kentucky town, five days
after they were killed when Comair Flight 5191 crashed.

"We're asking difficult questions," the Rev. Wayne Galloway said Friday at their funeral,
attended by more than 300 people at Calvary Hill Baptist Church. "Why? Why do bad
things happen to good people."

The Bentons, among 49 people killed in the Lexington crash on Sunday, were on their
way to Aruba, a 50th birthday present from husband to wife.

Clark Benton was a retired Marine major, and his casket was draped with an American
flag. His wife's casket was covered with pink roses.

"We may not know all the answers," Galloway said. "But this we do know, God is
concerned. He is touched. He is moved by human suffering."

Galloway remembered the Bentons, members of the Fort Logan Church of Christ in
Lincoln County, as Christian servants. The funeral was moved to the larger Baptist church
to accommodate the throngs of mourners.





9-3-06

On 9-3 Retired UNITED STATES Air Force Major ED DAMES spoke on the radio talk show “Coast 2 Coast” and gave the details that he is continuing his remote viewing and search of a specific area of ocean off the ARUBA shoreline very close to the “Valero” oil refinery on the far southeast end of ARUBA to try and locate NATALEE's remains. DAMES was also in ARUBA in May 2006.


9-5-06

On 9-5 Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT claimed to ABC’s "Good Morning America":



It's been more than 15 months since Alabama teen Natalee Holloway disappeared on the island of Aruba during a high school graduation trip.

In that time there have been frantic searches, dwindling hopes, and serious missteps in the investigation.

Much of the attention about what happened to Holloway has been focused on one young man, Joran van der Sloot, a Dutch native of Aruba who, according to his own words, was the last known person to be with Holloway.

ABC News' Chris Cuomo recently traveled to Aruba for an exclusive interview with van der Sloot, who said he had not harmed Holloway.

Since that time, Investigators have proven nothing different.

Now 19, van der Sloot says that, in a way, the night he met Holloway has never ended.

"All the time, all the time it's going around my head," he told Cuomo.

Still Being Punished

While he is no longer being detained, van der Sloot is still a prisoner of the speculation surrounding the student's disappearance.

"I think for a lot of parts I've been unfairly treated, because I had nothing to do with this, and a lot of people seem to think I do," he said.

That's due in large part to his initial statements about the night the 18-year-old went missing.

At first, van der Sloot and two friends said that they had dropped Holloway off at her hotel at the end of the evening, but later van der Sloot said that he had taken the American teen to the beach.

The lie landed him in jail, but after three months, Police could not tie him to any crime.

He was released in September and talked to ABC News in February to explain his deception.

"I didn't want anyone to know. I didn't want anyone to know I left her at the beach," he said.

That explanation hasn't stopped the media scrutiny.

"It's goes too far, definitely in the American media," van der Sloot said. "I was here with my girlfriend on vacation, and some tourists filmed us. … And they called me a predator on the beach again, going after a girl, American girl, an American tourist. And I was there on the beach with my girlfriend that I had been with for six months now."

'I Would Have Done a Lot of Things Differently'

Van der Sloot, a Dutch citizen, returned to Holland for college, abandoning his onetime dream of attending school in the United States.

He says life is normal enough there.

He's meeting girls, and making friends is not a problem.

When he comes back to Aruba, though, the past still haunts him.

"Of course it doesn't feel good when like, you saw, people putting the cameras out and screaming, 'Where is she? What did you do with her?' And that doesn't feel good. It doesn't make you feel good," he said.

Van der Sloot says he often thinks about how different life would be if he had gone home earlier that night and had never taken Holloway to the beach.

"And I say, 'Yeah, what if? What if?' But I can't change all those things anymore," he said. "Of course if I would have known all this would have happened, I would have done a lot of things differently."

His concern now is for his future, and van der Sloot says he wants the killer to be caught so he can close that chapter of his life for good.

"That's the worst part, because there's always the 'if' question. What if? You know? You were the last person with her, all these things."

"And if no one knows or no one comes forward or tells or yeah, they don't solve the case, you're always gonna have people saying, you were the last person with her."





On 9-5 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



No friction between Croes and Remkes

ARUBA – According to Justice-minister Rudy Croes (MEP), there is no friction between him and the Dutch minister of Home Affairs, Johan Remkes (VVD). In an article to the media he explained that the media had mentioned Croes’ absence during Remkes’ visit of last Friday in a somewhat negative sense. Croes says that the tenor of the article is wrong.

Croes indicated that it was not until Wednesday that he had received an invitation from Remkes to meet with him on Friday. However, Croes had already planned a short trip to Bonaire on that day. This plan was made more than a year ago. He went to Bonaire with a group of participants, some of them from abroad. He already had arranged meetings with political friends in Bonaire and it would not have been ethical to call these meetings off so close before departure. “I would have loved to meet Remkes in person.” Croes wanted to thank Remkes in person for his promised cooperation in the collaboration protocol between Police corpses of both countries and the assistance in the investigation on the disappeared Natalee Holloway. He is very pleased that he is going to the Netherlands in the third week of September and can still meet with Remkes. “I can then thank him in person.” That’s when the protocol is going to be signed. Also Prime Minister Nelson Oduber (MEP) and the minister of Kingdom Relations, Atzo Nicolai (VVD) will be present.





9-6-06

On 9-6 the “Scared Monkeys blog" reported:



Aruba Travel Ads Getting Desperate … Begging Agents to Book to Aruba … What Will They Give Away Next?

So this is what an Aruban vacation has been reduced to? Solicitation (begging) of travel agents to please … please … book vacations to Aruba. The following was sent to a travel agent to market Aruba. They are going to have to do better than this. Say … Get Justice for Natalee.

Book now and receive
“One Cool Aruba” promotion extras!

Look at the lovely incentives for One Cool Family Vacation.
Breakfast FREE from kids menu in hotel restaurant
FREE Daily Kids activities
and a family gift.

What’s the family gift? The fact that you actually get to leave Aruba with your entire family that you came with?

http://www.scaredmonkeys.com/fun-images/ArubaAd1.jpg
(advertisement)

15% commissions huh? Guess the normal 10% commissions were getting any vacations to Aruba sold. 10, 15, 20 percent, its makes no difference. People who just recently came back from Aruba stated it was vacant. As we were told by an expert in the travel industry, travel agents are not booking Aruba. Aruba want to know why your tourism is down? Get to know what your target market thinks.
Yes all agents get this, normal commission is 10%. However, the agents I speak too, are not booking Aruba, because of safety, and lack of respect for the visitors shown. It’s sad that those who don’t follow the Holloway case have forgotten about Natalee, but still say Aruba is not safe, and the locals have no respect for their tourist.

http://www.scaredmonkeys.com/fun-images/Aruba_20beach_20cam_20empty_small.jpg
(This is beginning to look like a typical day at the Aruban beach)





On 9-6 the “Scared Monkeys blog" posted a communication reportedly sent to ARUBA Prime Minister ODUBER:



Sir:

While legal proceedings in the Natalee Holloway case continues to evolve, this is certain:

1. Natalee remains missing more than a year after her disappearance.

2. One person in the world can bring this tragedy to an end. That person is you.

When Natalee first went missing, you indicated that you saw no need to request aid from the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, saying this case would be solved in a week.

There is no sign that Aruba is closer to a solution than it was on the first day.

What Aruba government and law enforcement cannot do - or as many Americans have become convinced, do not wish to do - a former FBI profiler has said can be done; that is, solve the case.

How? Invite the FBI and their Dutch counterpart to take control of the investigation, and instruct Aruban authorities to cooperate fully, without favoritism.

I wish to quote here from the AP article of today on the turmoil in Mexico: "Growing political unrest and drug violence are making foreigner think twice about visiting Mexico, where the $11.8 Billion tourism industry is the country's third largest legal source of income.... No tourists have been reported hurt in Mexico City, Oaxaca or Acapulco, but hotels are being hit by cancellations of thousands of reservations."

Mr. Prime Minister, I cannot quote revenue figures for Aruba, but it is widely reported that tourism is your nation's single largest legal source of income. It stands to reason, then, that was is causing palpitations in Mexico, should be causing havoc in Aruba. Judging from the reporting of your own country's media, such indeed is the case.

There may be a reason for Aruba to remain indifferent to seeking justice. There may be justification for barring the door to the world's most capable Investigators. There may be sincerity in your December 23 statement that solving the case is Aruba's number one goal. But as every Americans move has failed and no progress is evident, I cannot think so, most other Americans don't think so, and I doubt that Natalee's family can think so.

Perhaps there are some in Aruba who assert that the American dedication to Natalee case is a passing matter, that Americans will tire of the publicity and will be lured back to your beaches by bargain priced airline and hotel fares. Might I point out in response that:

At Twitty family and their growing number of supporters are as determined as ever in the quest for justice.

I cannot presume to advise the Aruban government how to conduct its affairs. I trust, however, that I may state my own belief that your intervention could lead to resolution for the tragedy, whereas inaction will only convince more Americans that the reason Aruba is not seeking answers because it does not wish to find answers or to see justice prevail. Or, perhaps, because it has an obligation to protect certain persons or special interests.

I believe that giving the FBI and Dutch authorities direct control of this case is perhaps the final chance for a solution. If answers are not forthcoming, ther is every sign that the result will be unquenchable American fury, with a voluntary but vigorous tourist boycott leading to disaster for the Aruban economy and possible further consequences.

And of course, Mr. Prime Minister, your place in Aruban history would forever be tied to already infamous names such as van der Sloot and Kalpoe, and possibly others. I cannot imagine that any statesman would accept a destiny when avoiding it is as simple as making an ethical decision that is in the best interest of his people, and of mine as well.

Respectfully,

Richard M. Rogers,
293-A Pulp Mill Bridge Road
Weybridge, VT 05753
U.S.A.

August 6, 2006





9-7-06

On 9-7 LARRY GARRISON stated to ABC’s “Good Morning America”
(Thank You and Hat Tip to “JesseLee”)



Larry Garrison on ABC GMA with Chris Cuomo on Sept. 7, 2006

Promoting Larry's book: “The Newsbreaker” (has photos of Natalee Holloway, Larry King, and others on the cover)

Chris: This is an interesting topic on this show and others shows -- comes about because what's in the headlines and more importantly because of bookings -- this race to get the big names that are behind the big stories and although I don't like to say it, there is a man who beats us to the punch, he's media insider, Larry Garrison. He now has a book called The Newsbreaker. A very interesting topic for so many years, so many big stories -- just to name a few -- JonBenét Ramsey, Natalee Holloway, Robert Blake. How do you get to these people and get their trust so that they listen to you in this time of crisis.

Larry: Well, my sister, R. Stephanie Goode, works with me also and someone asked her that question the other day and she answered it -- I love her answer -- she said, "it's magic." But I like to believe that it's my propensity for doing movies and books and being honest with people and being honest with them and protecting them from the spin. And it's reputation, also.

Chris: You come into a situation like JonBenét Ramsey. John Mark Carr's family, obviously inundated with media requests. People want to understand where he was coming from and what they're like. What was that first conversation like that won their trust?

Larry: Well, I spoke to Nate Carr and I explained that I worked on the Ramsey story many years ago and I gave him my credentials, told him about the books I have written and the movies I have done. But, more important, I told him that I felt that the spin that was happening to them shouldn't be happening. And at that point in time they were offered $150,000 from the tabloids to talk.

Chris: Because they're allowed to pay. There's a big limitation of news. You can't pay for interviews.

Larry: Well, there are creative ways that people pay for news. But in actuality what happened was their lives would be wrecked and I told them that I'd be more than glad to come in and stop the spin.

Chris: And, then we take another one -- Natalee Holloway. Very interesting. In that situation you have her mother, Beth Twitty. You have the other side, Joran van der Sloot. Everybody is obviously covering this for its duration. You wound up getting the trust of both sides of the story here -- both with Joran van der Sloot and with Mr. Holloway. How? How do you get trust from both sides in a contentious story?

Larry: Honesty and truth. I'd like to believe I'm a journalist and I went in and Dave Holloway's one of a kind and my heart went out to the family and I went in and started working with him. And my daughter, I have a 22 year old daughter, Lindsay, who said to me, "Daddy, if God forbid this ever happens to me, please don't stop looking for me." And that hit me hard.

Chris: Do you think they'll ever stop?

Larry: Never. And I’ll not stop either.

Chris: Do you think they'll solve this case?

Larry: I would d think so, yeah. When in fact, someone is right now coming forward and who is ready to talk.

Chris: Somebody who is a suspect, or, somebody who says they know a suspect?

Larry: Somebody who knows, so, was involved with it.

Chris: And you find them credible?

Larry: So far, yes. But I do my due diligence. It's going to take time. But most definitely on the other hand I felt that Joran van der Sloot had the right. I wanted to hear the other side. Dave Holloway and Beth Twitty wanted to hear the truth. So, I forget if it came here and spoke to my favorite show -- the truth would come out.

Chris: Give me a quick answer to this. These stories seem to be becoming commodities these days. Why do you think that is?

Larry: Ratings.

Chris: Simple as that?

Larry: Simple as that.

Chris: “The Newsbreaker” is a very fascinating book. A look inside the stories that people are fascinated about -- you can read more at ABC.com about the book. We thank you for coming.





On 9-7 the “Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association” (ahata) reported:



$1 Million extra approved By Bettina Perremuto

EAGLE BEACH – On September 7th, an extra General Assembly took place at the La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club. The intention of the (extra general) assembly was to obtain approval from the members for an additional advertising investment for the USA for the amount of $1 million out of AHATA’s reserve funds

The Natalee Holloway case has had a big impact on the island and it has been challenging for Aruba to maintain a secure position in the (Caribbean) tourism market. Studies indicate that the perception of Aruba’s image as a non-safe Caribbean destination has increased. To evolve the current position and build brand preference among US travelers, the extra media investment is essential.

The main goal of the US advertising campaign is to brand the product of Aruba by re-enforcing the strengths of the destination, such as the perfect combination of weather, service and activities and to communicate safety and friendliness in an acceptable way. The new advertising plan will further allow for Aruba to retake and reclaim its share of top of mind awareness in the marketplace as a preferred destination within the Caribbean.

The launch of the Aruba Tourism Authority’s campaign is scheduled for early October including media such as national television advertisements covering approximately 200 markets, lifestyle magazines, a significant online presence, radio and newspaper.

The extra media investment of AHATA will be used for different advertising channels such as out-of-home and in the Gourmet magazine. The $1 million supplements the existing ATA media program. It is utilized for an additional four weeks of television advertisements in January 2007. Lifetime, CNBC, Home & Garden Television and Travel Channel are some of the networks listed for airing. These are high-profile programming and are expected to positively impact the current image of Aruba.. The music for the television commercial was composed and arranged by Hildward Croes and is a catchy tropical song displaying all the pleasant things you could imagine happening on the island.

In support of the television spot, out-of-home advertising will be applied in the corporate environment, in the selected cities. This will be done to reach the executive level (of) people. By using the station domination advertising the Aruba-brand experience will be well conveyed. Lastly Gourmet has a strong affinity among Welcomed Travelers for dining experiences and a high composition of affluent, Caribbean travelers. As a result of the extra approved media investment of $1 million, reach will be optimized and an increase of new visitors is anticipated.

Although the slogan “Where happiness lives” is on holiday for the time being, Aruba is still one happy island, just the consumers need to be reminded of that.





On 9-7 ARUBAAN's news-source “Diario” reported:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to “MF”)



Soon, a group of Investigators will be on the island in connection with Natalee Holloway case.

As it is well known, Minister Rudy Croes has made a request in the past to his colleagues in the Netherlands through Minister Remkes who found it a good idea and asked a team of Dutch Investigators to travel soon to Aruba. They even got their permission to carry their official handguns.

The case will be revised and it is not excluded that suspects in this case will be interviewed again. It is also hoped that the mother, father and those who were in company of the girl during her stay on Aruba will also cooperate, to get all details that can help solve this case.

Those who think that the disappearance of Natalee did not harm, they are wrong, it has its negative impact. If thing went wrong during the investigation, this will yet have to be determined.

Experts on this field will have to come with a conclusion on this since it has been commented a lot, but mainly try to get to the bottom who knows and who saw where this girl has gone that to this day there are no answers to Natalee's whereabout.





On 9-7 the MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA “Montgomery Advertizer.com” reported:



Missing teen's mom says Dutch can help

The mother of missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway said Wednesday that Dutch officials are better prepared than those in Aruba to look into her daughter's disappearance more than a year ago.

"With their professionalism and expertise, they could certainly help provide some answers," Beth Holloway Twitty said after speaking at Judson College. "I have met with Dutch officials, and they were dedicated to Natalee's case."

Twitty has been speaking to groups across the country, urging young people like the students enrolled in Judson College to exercise caution whenever they travel. She told faculty, students and Marion residents gathered in the Ramsay(cq)-McCrummen Chapel that she will "continue to seek justice for Natalee."

Holloway, 18, vanished on May 30, 2005, while on a graduation trip to the Caribbean island with more than 100 members of her Mountain Brook high school senior class. Aruban authorities arrested and then released eight men in connection with Holloway's disappearance in the extended investigation.

The Associated Press reported this week that Aruban authorities have asked Dutch Police to take over the inquiry because of limited progress in their investigation. Twitty said she would like to see the Dutch take over jurisdictional control and come in to help.
Students at Alabama's only all-female college listened attentively to Twitty, especially when she told them about the importance of faith when confronting difficulties. She also signed copies of "For Natalee," a book about her daughter who planned to enroll at the University of Alabama last year.

Proceeds from the $20 book are used to support the International Safe Travels Foundation and the Natalee Holloway Trust Fund.

Robin Salter, 19, of Demopolis was in tears as she talked about Holloway, a girl her age who did not return from her senior class trip. She said she and 19 other Demopolis High School classmates were in Cancun, Mexico, on a similar trip when she learned of Holloway's disappearance.

"Before I left, my mother told me to stay with my friends and to never go anywhere by myself," said Salter, who began to cry. "This really upsets me."

Twitty, who is Methodist, told students at the Baptist-supported college, that she has been overwhelmed by support from churches and synagogues across the country. She said she has worn a Star of David given to her by Jewish supporters and has many letters from various Christian denominations.

"I don't know where she is, and I don't know if she's alive... but my quest to find out what happened to Natalee isn't over yet," Twitty said.

During her frequent visits to Aruba, Twitty said funds were provided for her expenses by friends. Even those who did not know her sold lemonade, held fund drives and donated money to help her.

"I love Natalee," Twitty said. "I miss her very much and will continue to have hope that one day I will have answers."





On 9-7 “AL.com” reported:



Judson hears Twitty's story of faith journey

After several days of no food or sleep in Aruba in June 2005, Beth Holloway Twitty mother of missing Mountain Brook-teen Natalee Holloway hailed a cab and said, "Just take me to a church."

The driver stopped about a mile from a church on a hill at the first of several white crosses leading up to the church.

Twitty got out and dropped to her knees in the gravel before the cross, begging for her daughter's life or an answer for the pain. She did this at each cross and finally at the sixth got her answer, she said.


"It was a complete and overwhelming peace. I knew wherever Natalee was, God had her wrapped in His arms."

At Judson College's first chapel service of the year Aug. 30, Twitty shared the story of how her faith has brought her comfort during the painful experience of her daughter's disappearance during a senior trip to the island last year.

It was a year ago that Natalee should have been starting school like the Judson students, Twitty said, so it was special for her to get to speak.

"And it's meaningful for the young women at Judson to hear Beth Holloway Twitty's story of the peace that's found in God in the midst of pain," said Judson President David Potts.





9-8-06

On 9-8 “hubbahubba” wrote:



AVP wants to investigate role of C. Caccavale in the boycott

Today in a Parlamentary Session, the member for the opposition party A.V.P., party which is supported and financed by the Mansur family, accused the AHATA, ATA and Minister of Tourism of working with the 'enemies' (exact quote).

As we all know, as early as June 5 2005, Carla became the Twitty family spokesperson and was responsible for creating a perfect image for the disappeared teenager in American media.

The Minister of Tourism told the Parlament that he is NOT AWARE that Carla still works for Aruba and will investigate that. As we all know, the Director of ATA, Myrna Jansen wanted to get rid of Mrs. Carla, but CEO of the AHATA did not.

Opposition members also want to investigate how accounting figures from that same company where Carla works are not readily available and promotions cannot be verified if they indeed were done.

Let's see how DIARIO will spin this tomorrow.





On 9-8 the “Aruban Boycott blogspot” reported:



RIDDING THE SCUM MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR VERDONK

CURACAO/THE HAGUE – From the advice of the Council of State, which is the highest advisory panel of the Dutch government, it appears that the objected bill of minister Rita Verdonk (VVD) for sending Antillean youngsters back to the Antilles, is in violation of the European legislation and the European Treaty for the Human Rights (EVRM).

“The Council of State that gives advice on the bills, urgently advices the cabinet not to submit this bill in this form to the Lower House”, stated the Dutch evening paper NRC today. The NRC says that according to the Council, differentiate native Dutch citizens from Antillean and Aruban citizens with the Dutch nationality is improper. “If the law is enacted, there would also be a difference between Antilleans and not-Dutch citizens from other European Union-countries or foreigners with a legal residence status. These cannot be sent back.”

The return-policy is also hardly effective, since returned Antillean citizens can return to the Netherlands via another member country of the EU; according to the common law, the Netherlands is required to admit her own citizens at the border, reports NRC.


Several Dutch media reported the Council of State’s advice regarding admittance- and deportation regulation of Rita Verdonk (Immigration Affairs, VVD) today. The advice that is confidential and was sent to the minister on September 1st, got out.

Daily De Telegraaf and weekly Elsevier reported both that according to the advice, young Antilleans and Arubaans may be returned when there is mention of ‘obvious social undesirable behaviour’ and that the Netherlands must support the relief of the returned youngsters in the Antilles.

Elsevier, whose reporting is concise, concludes that the advisory body has approved the bill. Rumours are that minister Verdonk had the advice out on purpose, in order to determine which way it would come out in the media.

PAR-parliamentary party leader in Parliament, Pedro Atacho’s first reaction was wondering whether we should consider the article in De Telegraaf to be taken as a political message in order to save Verdonk’s face in the Dutch election campaign.

In the bill there is a possibility to make residency in the Netherlands punishable after having been returned. But according to the Council of States, the cabinet has abandoned general legislation that makes illegality punishable. The Council of State says that the bill offers insufficient justification on the reason why an exception must be made for Antilleans and Arubaans.

In the case where De Telegraaf and Elsevier reported that Antilleans and Arubaans can be returned to the Antilles and/or Aruba, when there is mention of ‘obvious social undesirable behaviour’, the NRC reports that this bill ‘according to the Council, is complicated, because the judge has insufficient means to verify whether there is relief available in the Antilles, after the person is returned’.

The naturalization requirement for Antilleans and Arubaans that is included in the bill leads to several handlings between natives from the Netherlands and other EU-citizens not Dutch natives, says NRC. “According to the Council, compellable naturalization would only be acceptable, when, after individual evaluation, it would also apply to all Dutch residents, without a difference based on nationality or origin.” Furthermore, the discretionary competence of the minister to return persons that is included in the bill, is according to the Council, not well-enough worked out and must not apply to groups and persons.

The advice of the Council of State was given on August 23rd and sent to the minister on September 1st. The Council of State received a whole lot of telephone calls from several media today, but they cannot release anything, since the advice is confidential until the bill is handled in the Lower House.





On 9-8 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND FOX TV channel 12 reported:



Springfield Housing Authority to get $4 million in payback

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The Springfield Housing Authority expects to get more than four (m) million dollars back from defendants who have admitted stealing from the agency over a decade.

The agency manages projects that shelter about five thousand poor and elderly people. Officials say the money will go back where it belonged in the first place...for new kitchens, new roofs, and other construction.

Four of a dozen defendants in the corruption case have agreed to sign over cash and property that will be sold off by the U-S Marshals Service. Among the holdings: six houses and a timeshare in Aruba.

Former state representative Christopher P. Asselin yesterday was the fifth member of his family to plead guilty to looting millions from housing authority that his father -- Raymond B. Asselin -- ran for more than 30 years.

There is no set deadline for the asset transfers, which are expected before sentencings later this year.
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Information from: The Springfield Republican, http://www.masslive.com/republican/index.ssf





On 9-8 DAVE HOLLOWAY appeared on the “C-Band Talk Network; Dana Pretzer radio show“:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/sundaynightsatellite/sept82006.mp3
(please click to listen)

TRANSCRIPT



NOT VERBATIM NOT COMPLETE

DANA PRETZER, HOST:

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A FAMILY WHOSE ONLY HOPE AND PRAYER IS THAT THEY ONLY GET ANSWERS

…

Thanks for coming back to the program Dave. This has gone on too damn long, I thought what we would do tonight--something a little different than what “regular” tv or radio does--is give you an opportunity to speak. Spill your guts, for lack of a better term. Let’s get everything out in the open.
I have a ton of questions from listeners, don't feel intimidated, let's get things out in the open.
I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want to comment on the “Good Morning America“ interview, I describe it as a “puff” interview, somebody else described it as Chris Cuomo giving Joran an apple, it was, basically, a waste of TV tape, that's for sure

DAVE HOLLOWAY, FATHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: I thought the same thing myself, I didn't even know it was on until it was already aired. Someone told me the gist of it, and that was about it.

PRETZER: It was an old interview that was taped awhile back and came back on. I agree with you, totally, it's pointless as far as the investigation goes. He did kind of pull an “OJ,” for lack of a better term--saying that he wants to know what happened to Natalee and my comment on the air to him, directly to him if he listens and I hear it's: "Joran be a man, come forward and tell us exactly what you know ... tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth--so help you God--and then a lot everybody will be happier. This little “I didn’t do anything” and “Everybody is mean to me” is just a bunch of garbage.
The Aruban authorities say the Dutch will take over this investigation. When did you find out?

HOLLOWAY: I found out couple of weeks ago in "Amigoe.com"--the Aruban newspaper…Super news I welcome it, we've wanted the Dutch to take over for a long time. Maybe it's too late, but if they look at it with a different perspective, see what they come up with. The Aruban Police had an open invitation for Joran and the Kalpoe brothers as well had an open invitation to come forward in 2005, and they rejected it

PRETZER: It's important to realize that this should have been done a long time ago--you know it--I know it--everybody knows that, anybody with a small bit of sense knows that Aruba whether it be cover-up or whether it be plain and simple incompetence couldn't handle it from the get go, blew it “big time” and now maybe, this is something that will help.
Will you or John Kelly or Beth, or whoever….will you have a direct line to the Dutch Investigators and be able to provide them with evidence that maybe they haven't seen or maybe has not been tainted there in Aruba and to follow up a little bit with that. Do you know that they'll be starting right from Square 1, which makes sense to me--looking at everybody, re-interview everybody, and go right from the beginning?

HOLLOWAY: Last I heard ..there's still ... The Ink still has to dry … go to Holland and sign off on it..Once that’s done, they’ll probably it will allow them to [investigate]

PRETZER: Is there a timeline when it will begin?

HOLLOWAY: From what I understand, It's about 2 weeks away, if it does all happen the Dutch will review all the dossier and all the investigative material and then they go from there. I think you have a situation where they have to become familiar with the case file and then develop it from there.

PRETZER: Have any of the Dutch Investigators been in contact with you, Dave?

HOLLOWAY: I talked to one Investigator, and I'll just leave it at that.

PRETZER: Questions from e-mail. What is your understanding of the power of the Dutch Special Police, and, will it be coordinated through Interpol, or will Interpol have any sort of roll in this new investigation?

HOLLOWAY: All we know is what was published in the newspaper 2 weeks ago, all those details have not been ironed out. There's some indication that Holland wants to make sure they do as if they are in Holland, with no restrictions. The best case scenario is to move it away from the Police station--an off site location--that’s already been announced--and do it on their own. They may have some of the ALE to assist them, there are some good Police officers in Aruba and they'll pick and choose some of the ones they want involved in the case, and there’s a possibility that none of them will be involved--we just don‘t know many of those details at this time…

PRETZER: That’s a good point--I'm sure there are competent Police there that didn't have the opportunity to do anything before.
Larry Garrison is your friend and mine, I truly believe that Larry is committed to getting answers for you--the family--the same as anyone else wishes-- but there's been comments about something Larry said about somebody talking, now

HOLLOWAY: At this time I don't have all the details, but what Larry told me that someone is talking, what they know, or what information they have--I don't know it.

PRETZER: I believe Larry Garrison and Stephanie Good are as classy, committed types of journalists, media people, and just plain and simple, good folks that want to get answers just as anyone else. You the listener have to realize you may be hearing only about 5% of what's going on. There’s some things that just can't be said.
The media itself, keeping the story alive and some of the misinformation, some of the good info that has come forward, and your thoughts about what we can do for you.

A caller asked “What can we do for you, both as listeners and as the media to try and help?”

HOLLOWAY: Keep your involvement in the case…keep it out there. We were in a situation when I arrived, 3 boys had been talked to, and the detective in charge pretty much told us they didn't have anything to do with it. When I read the statements of D & S on May 31 and Art had mentioned this as well--earlier as well, the Police asked if Joran and Natalee were dropped at Fisherman's hut, and they said “no. they were dropped at HI.” that tells me something there--that Joran may have told the Police he was dropped at Fisherman's hut rather than Holiday Inn.
One of Joran's statements was ripped up on Dennis Jacob's desk, Beth saw it on June 1. That tells me that the Police knew there was some misinformation from these boys from day 1, why they arrested the security guards--why didn‘t they focus in on these boys?... The mis-statements… when I asked Dennis what his next move was, he said “She's off somewhere with a drug dealer, just going down to Carlos & Charlies“ … He said “By the way, there's reports some people are going in drug houses and looking for Natalee, and y’all don't need to do that.”
What really got to me, I stopped at 2 Police stations trying to find where Denis was located, and neither of those knew anything about Natalee's disappearance. Nobody knew at the Police station until he picked up a newspaper and there was a picture in there and they read an article… A Policeman got excited that he could help me--They were reporting somebody going into the drug houses but they didn’t knew anything about a missing girl. Things like that bother me.

PRETZER: From Kathy; “Where does Dave get his strength from? Has he always had this? I admire him and the way that he has conducted himself.”
I have to commend you, you have to move heaven and earth to get answers, and I want to help you--How do you keep your mind? Most would have gone nuts long ago

HOLLOWAY: As you get older you learn that controlling your emotions, you get a lot further along than losing it. We have a large family, support from them and the community, support of our church, and faith in God, and one day we'll get the answers. Everyday I think, “We’ll get a break, We’ll get a break, We’ll get a break” and you just can‘t let yourself get down

PRETZER: You can be kicked in the stomach and get up, but the sad thing in this case is you've been kicked so many times, that I hope and pray that someday something that you’ll get answers that are accurate that you will have reported to you.
Will the Dutch have 100% jurisdiction in this case?

HOLLOWAY: From what I understand, that's what they want to do before they even get involved. They don't want to get into a situation of half-hearted authority, and will only get involved with full authority to investigate this case

PRETZER: What is the best way to help you keep the pressure on Aruba and The Netherlands to help solve this case?

HOLLOWAY: That’s a good question. We struggle with that everyday. Just stay involved, as long as people are still interested trying in finding answers, and trying finding the truth, this case will continue to stay on the forefront and in the minds of everybody in Aruba and the suspects. the worse thing is for people to lose interest and for whatever reason things seem to go into a pile of dirt…

PRETZER: About the FBI taking over the investigation, the treaty between Aruba and the US where the FBI could go in and investigate the civil rights of one of our citizens being violated. Will the FBI ever be able to take over this case? Have you heard anything more about that? Will the Dutch authorities ask for assistance from the FBI?

HOLLOWAY: That’s a good question. I'm not at liberty to say anything about issues with the FBI. I don’t know. Art had mentioned it. As long as there's an ongoing investigation that would be --if it’s a viable option-- that would be something to look into.
We're hoping things will resolve with the Dutch, with the Holland Police coming in. Obviously, they know what they are doing in a murder investigation. I wish they'd been on the case from the beginning.
I've come to realize that this could last weeks, months, years…. maybe it will never be solved. but somebody will slip up --tell something-- there’s got to be someone that will slip up and tell something--there’s got to be some people out there with information that will come forward to solve it.

PRETZER: Polygraph specialist Jamie Skeeters, his tape has become quiet, is there anything you can update on?

HOLLOWAY: I don't have any information, Skeeters says several sources --up to 30-- have validated his tapes, or his CD’s on his hardrive, and have indicated it's the “real deal.” I haven't seen any reports ...

PRETZER: From Mary, In mid-July 2005 you talked to Paulus van der Sloot outside the KIA prison in Aruba. What would you say to Paulus van der Sloot, now, over a year later?

HOLLOWAY: Obviously, now, he knows what happened. I could tell it in speaking with him, you know, your son is heavily involved, you're heavily involved. He knows what happened--he knows exactly what happened. You've seen some of these statements posted on the internet--as you go through those you see that he's heavily involved and overly protective of Joran, and I think he went to the Police station and sat in on his interviews, is what I read. You know, he orchestrated the arrangement of the attorneys--all of them had attorneys by Saturday of that week, prior to their arrest. I can tell you this--He's just as involved as we are in his trying to divert opinion and issues off of Joran, as our efforts are to try and find Natalee.

PRETZER: One of the nicest men I've met is Tim Miller. He not only is committed to helping people but is also a victim himself. His daughters life was taken and he still hasn’t got answers for that. One of the things Tim said was that he would love to return to Aruba to try and find Natalee, he's convinced he could find her.
Are there any new searches to your knowledge?

HOLLOWAY: As far as any plans, there was something on the internet-- a fellow by the name of Ed Dames, haven't been in contact with this individual--he’s been there before--or, this person is going back to Aruba--it may be rumor. As far as any structured searches, I'm not aware of any.

PRETZER: That's Ed Dames on “Coast 2 Coast”--that individual is a remote viewer, and that is something I can talk to you off air about, or Red can talk to you about that.
Jossy Mansur has been the target of a lot of the negatives out there. Sadly in a case like this where the you, the family, are only looking for answers, and a way to bring your daughter home--there are an element of people who will do what they can to try and spin it in a negative way… I am curious your thoughts on Jossy Mansur?

HOLLOWAY: Jossy has been very helpful to try to find the truth, the fact he lives in Aruba and publishes a newspaper, they're attacking him because he's looking for-- fighting for-- the truth. That’s what a good journalist does--He's going to go after the people, regardless, and try to find the truth.

PRETZER: There is a question about the Skeeter tapes, that these tapes may have been manipulated or altered in some way. Do you have info confirming or refuting that?

HOLLOWAY: I don't have that information. The tape that I had, he was very clearly--what ever the Arubaans have or are talking about--I have not seen two separate tapes. the tape is very difficult to listen to, it's almost impossible to watch and listen at the same time. You have to concentrate very, very hard. What Jamie was trying to do was to convince Deepak to submit to a lie detector test and wrap this process and pickup on those statements

PRETZER: Basically you don't have info one way or the other, you're not saying without a doubt the tapes are authentic, or not?

HOLLOWAY: I have an original--I have one that was cut right off his hard drive, to me it's clear what he said. Apparently there are other tapes out there that some people allege are altered. I have not seen any official report regarding authenticity, or anything like that.

PRETZER: The civil case was another kick in the stomach for the family. I thought John Q. Kelly handled himself well in the media, John Q. Kelly is an excellent attorney. John Q. Kelly did what he thought was best in this case to try and get answers for the family.
Has John Q. Kelly been back to Aruba? Can you comment on any other civil litigation process that may or may not be going on?

HOLLOWAY: Not back to Aruba and the civil litigation--the primary reason, all the statements given were lacking in a lot of areas. It felt like if we can get statements under oath, a couple days-- talking and that sort of stuff, maybe we could find some answers, or maybe steer us into another direction; who knows? I just don't think I could depend on certain Investigators in Aruba... It’s clear to us, the level of competency is not there---not all of them, I’m just saying, just a few.

PRETZER: The Kalpoes have been fairly quiet. Have you heard anything about what they may be up to?

HOLLOWAY: No I haven't. Not anything at all

PRETZER: The part that turns my stomach--that turns mine-- is to see this case politicized, spun in every direction it could be. A lot of misinformation and allegations that has gone out-- let's be very frank and let’s be very clear, as far as you Dave-- what are you looking for as far as a conclusion regarding the disappearance of your daughter?

HOLLOWAY: I went on the island in October 2005 and my agenda was to speak with the Prosecutor. A lot of the political figures there--two reasons--to find out what happened to the investigation? Why was it side-tracked? What does the Assistant prosecutor know? .. She was involved in the case for 3 or 4 weeks, early on. She had an opportunity to read all the statements, read the files. I want to speak with her especially, I want to know why she resigned off the case...I found out why ...She basically told me this was a very simple case--a homicide case--we feel like she couldn't get the Police to follow up with certain areas and she didn't want to be part of it and she asked them to remove her from the case. She didn't give any specifics but I could read between the lines, somebody else was involved and was pulling some shots... To answer your question-- it’s the truth I want, to find out exactly what happened. Your daughter goes to the island on a graduation trip and all of a sudden she disappears and next thing you know it's 16 months later. You need to know what happened, and get answers.

PRETZER: And your family deserves answers

We see a lot in the media about the case, the suspects. We see very little about Natalee, the person. Tell us if you might a little something about Natalee that we haven't heard before about just what kind of person Natalee was?

HOLLOWAY: I'm glad you asked that question, we sit around the house-- a lot of people institutionalize and forget about we're talking about a real human being. A lot of times I’ll look up on the wall, and even walk into the bedroom here, and just those visions of her doing her homework [she says] “hey dad,” playing with the kids, acting like a kid… you know, just like a kid. Although she was 18, she had that kid stuff, riding on your back, swimming in the pool, just an ordinary kid. All of a sudden she's not there anymore. You look, you just say, I've got two daughters and a son, 2 of the daughters are here, you think--spend every time--and as much time--with the kids ...
Natalee was very studious, had her future planned out, she had some goals set, she had her life in front of her, she was very organized--a lot more than I ever was--and just had a plan for herself, and now----here we are…

PRETZER: We will work, and you have my guarantee, that I will work as hard as I can with my show, and, hopefully, others will--the new investigation----whatever--to get you the answers you deserve, and we will bring some respectability back into the investigation, and at least get you some answers, and I thank you for coming on the program and spending a half-hour with us.

HOLLOWAY: Okay. Thank you, Dana. Thank you, very much





9-9-06

On October 1, 2006 DAVE HOLLOWAY stated to "C-Band Talk Radio” (audio available when you click here) that “about three weeks ago“ [circa 9-9] DAVE was told by the FBI that the DUTCH Special team will be taking over the case.


On 9-9 JOE MAMMANA appeared on MSNBC TV's “Donnie Deutsch” late night talk show. As host DONNIE DEUTSCH was thanking JOE for all his philanthropic work, JOE made a specific point to say that he had one more thing to add.... then, in his always straightforward, aggressive, mince-no-words style, JOE promised, again, that he has not forgotten NATALEE, and, that he and his people are still pro-actively working to help obtain resolution in the case, and Justice for NATALEE.


9-10-06

On 9-10 ”Caribbean Press Releases.com” reported:



Bonaire Chief of Police Pleads for Point of Support Coastguard

Kralendijk---10 Sept. 2006---Chief of Police in Bonaire, Jan van der Straten, pleads for a point of support of the coastguard in Bonaire, same as the case in Curacao, Aruba, and St. Maarten. He says that he has sufficient indications that the island is becoming an alternative for the import and export of drugs.

He didn’t want to say what the alternatives are, because he didn’t want to help the underworld to get more ideas. “But I observe that there are a lot of drugs on the island.” Van der Straten travels to the Netherlands next week to talk to the department of Home Affairs. He expects to also talk about his plea for a coastguard support point on the island.

When minister Johan Remkes (Home Affairs, VVD) visited the island last week, Van der Straten didn’t get a chance to mention this to him. He considers a point of support with fast boats that can chase the go-fasts with drugs, firearms, and illegal persons to be essential. “We cannot be emphasizing on just the controls at the airport, when we do not have sufficient control on other points of entrance of the drugs.”

A radar is going to be installed in Bonaire that can follow all suspicious movements, so a point of support is actually indispensable and possible, even though this depends on whether financing was arranged for this. “But the minister himself has agreed to expand the border patrol.”

Van der Straten is of the opinion that the civil servants that are currently in charge of controlling the criminality and the borders must get more authority, because these are too limited now. He didn’t want to say what these limitations are. All he had to say was that “it is too bureaucratic.”

Source: "Amigoe.com"



….illegal drugs related.... *big* *surprise*, huh?



9-11-06

On 9-11 SELMA, ALABAMA “Selma Times-Journal” reported:



Response to letter about Twitty

Monday, September 11, 2006 8:53 PM CDT

To the Editor:

One of your readers last week asserted that Beth Holloway Twitty stretched the truth when she told her Judson audience that she'd not eaten, slept or bathed during her first 118 hours in Aruba in June 2005. I was in the audience that day and I think this critic missed the point entirely.

Mrs. Twitty didn't mean to imply she might not have eaten a bite of something or fallen asleep for a few minutes from sheer exhaustion. She was talking about how her normal daily activities meant very little in the quest to find her missing daughter. Perhaps she had a meeting in a restaurant - so what? Her point was that her frustration and sense of loss brought her to find a place of worship where God gave her peace.

Mrs. Twitty normally speaks to law-enforcement groups and talks about security issues and international law. Our invitation at Judson was for her to talk about her faith. She did a marvelous job and was very inspirational.

Critics of Mrs. Twitty should remember two things. First, she never sought the spotlight - she and her family led quiet lives until their world was turned upside down last year. Now they admit they seek the media spotlight in the hope that someone will hear or see and come forward with information. Natalee's father, Dave Holloway, says this quite clearly in his book.

And second, how is one supposed to act when their daughter is abducted and possibly killed? Is there a handbook that tells you what to do? I think it's easy for us outsiders to make judgments, but the fact remains that we've not been there. We who haven't walked a mile in Mrs. Twitty's shoes should be reluctant to criticize her.

The writer characterized Aruba as a peaceful island unworthy of a boycott. Perhaps most Arubaans are peaceful, but their police force obviously watches "The Keystone Kops" training films. And the boycott is endorsed by the governors of Alabama, Georgia and Arkansas.

If I ever got in deep trouble, Beth Twitty is the kind of friend I'd want in my corner. She's an American hero.

Michael J. Brooks

Marion





On 9-11 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



AVP wants more investments in tourism

ORANJESTAD - We have been very disappointed concerning the way the Oduber cabinet minimizes the crisis situation in tourism. Tourism from the United States has decreased and last year approximately 100,000 less tourists came. Worrisome is that studies of Aruba Tourism show the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA), that the image of Aruba is considerably damaged abroad. That is the opinion of Mike Eman, leader of AVP, after a three day debate concerning the state of the budget of the ministry of tourism and transport.





On 9-11 “Blogs for Natalee” identity “bleached black” reported:



I found a curious bit of information yesterday....probably nothing. But many people who have followed the case of Natalee's disappearance, have felt that in fact the 3 amigoes headed toward the southern end of the island, toward the Colorado Lighthouse instead of the California lighthouse in the north. One of the possible sites of construction, hence disposal of Natalee was at the new ISA school which was being built. Well, I happened to notice the obituary of a Bruno Arends in this past saturdays Diario(8/9). There are only 2 Bruno Arends listed is the Aruba white pages......and one is head of maintainence at the ISA School. Could he have found something there?
....in the cement work? I know, bad thought.

Under NOTICIA, click SOCIAL then OBITUARY
http://www.diario-aruba.com/2006/9/9/

Click Academics, then Faculty
http://www.isaruba.com/





On 9-11 the ARUBAAN's news-source "Aruba Tradewinds Times" reported:



Prices on consumer goods continue to rise

More Expensive

ORANJESTAD-Cost of living in Aruba has become much expensive in the month of August 2006. According to the report released by the Central Bureau for Statistics, the consumer price index rose by 0.4 percent last month. The consumer price index is up 3.6 percent since the beginning of the year. In the past 12 months the index has shown a 4.2 percent increase.

Prices on food products rose on average 0.6 percent in August 2006. A fall in prices is noted on dairy products. In the sectors alcoholic beverages, clothing and shoes, a rise of 0.6 percent is registered. Transportation and communication rose by 0.9 percent. Other sectors have not seen changes in prices.





On 9-11 ARUBAN news source "Amigoe.com" reported:



RED: ‘2006 Budget-handling is puppetry

ARUBA – It took 3 days to handle the 2006 budget of tourism in Parliament last week. According to RED-leader Rudy Lampe, the parliament might as well stop with this puppetry.

It doesn’t make any sense; the 2006 budget year is almost over and next week Tuesday is the opening of a new parliamentary year. He is of the opinion that Parliament should start the new parliamentary year with good spirit. “I suggest taking ten minutes to handle and conclude the rest of the 2006 budgets before the opening of the parliamentary year”, said Lampe. According to him, we do not need more time, because the 11 MEP-parliamentarians will yet vote in favour, which is the majority of Parliament. “Let’s stop this farce and make a good start by start working more seriously with the 2007 budget.”

The government had to submit the 2007 budget to Parliament on September 1st already. However, the council of minister handled the first draft version last Tuesday. Expectations are that the Advisory Council would go into the 2007 concept-budget next week. The Parliament will probably get the final version of the budget not until the end of the year.

During the handling of the 2006 Tourism-budget, Lampe thought it remarkable that minister Edison Briesen (MEP) of Tourism and Transport doesn’t want to face the reality of the decreasing tourism figures. Lampe also criticized the MEP that during the debate had mentioned that the decline was little. “According to the Central Bank, the tourism in Aruba has not been so bad since 1986. Anybody that denies that doesn’t want to face the facts. I conclude that all of the MEP suffers from the collective denial syndrome”, said Lampe.

From the motions that the MEP proposed during the budget handling it appears that the MEP is somewhat concerned about the decreasing tourism figures and the consequences for the economy. They request the government to hurry and take more actions and make funds available for attracting tourists from the United States, South America, and Europe.

According to Parliament-member Dirk Dumfries (MEP), the government has to hurry with the implementation of the strategic plan, in conformity with the note Policy 2006-2010 of Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA), which implies the cooperation between the government and the private sector in order to improve the situation in the tourism sector.

In her motions, the MEP wants to have ATA become a national government enterprise, so that it can start partnerships with companies; the government can use much more money for the promotion of tourism and financing of strategic plans. This money should be taken from the profits of the Central Bank. The government can basically claim part of that profit to replenish her treasury. On the other hand, the Central Bank can also keep part of the profit for her own reserves.

The reserves are very important for the monetary stability of Aruba. The government cannot claim reserves of the Central Bank just to supplement her budget, as is suggested in one of MEP’s motions.





On 9-11 the ARUBAN information source “Visit Aruba.com” reported:



Aruba Learning graduates the island security guards

Palm Beach – Members of Aruba’s Visibility Team - the tourism Police branch of local law enforcement operated by the Aruba Hospitality & Security Foundation, in addition to various hospitality employees working for security departments, and employees of private security and surveillance companies participated in an interesting training experience facilitated by Joyce Bartels-Daal of Aruba Learning.

The forum enjoyed a number of interactive sessions also attended by the Visibility Team administrator Darlene Birsby.

Foundation president Jan van Nes and board member Ross Brezovar joined in for the last session and stayed for the presentation of certificates, which were handed out by Bartels-Daal & Birsby.

The course was hosted by the Divi Phoenix and covered a number of self-developmental subjects among them a discussion about leadership and its characteristics as well as an analysis of integrity, trust, attitude, vision and self discipline.

The forum also delved into personal growth and personal development as the power of focus or lack of was explored. Bartles-Daal orchestrated a fruitful exchange of views regarding habits, goals and personal challenges, helping her students evaluate their own life’s master plan with a critical yet supportive eye.

The last part of the course involved an evaluation of Aruba and the challenges facing its tourist industry in view of global challenges. The consumer and his needs were discussed as well as the growing demand for engaged and engaging hospitality workers.

“We have to teach our people to walk Aruba into the future, and take responsibility for the island’s future,” says Bartles-Daal. “Success, as we know it, is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Economic accomplishments are a result of hard work, by focused, motivated people,” she adds.

Pictured here the proud graduates, at the end of a fruitful training session.

[courtesy of Rona Coster]





9-12-06

On 9-12 LARRY GARRISON stated to the “NBC Today” national TV morning show:



There's a ‘Deep Throat‘ coming forward right now with information as to, basically, who did it, and he's----it's very exciting. We're hoping it pans out. I'm doing my due diligence right now.
...
This is someone very credible. Holland has no idea about it. He's still bringing up old names, which----we're very pleased that he is, and I'm going to do my due diligence before releasing anything.
…
The three suspects still coming up in his conversations, with other people.


On October 1, 2006 DAVE HOLLOWAY stated to "C-Band Talk Radio” (audio available when you click here) that “there is someone who is coming forward with some information, and, I know some people in Aruba who are, certainly, nervous about it.”



On 9-12 the PUEBLO, COLORADO “Pueblo Chieftan” reported:



Mom cautions teens about traveling abroad

Beth Twitty's life turned nightmarish 15 months ago after her daughter turned up missing in Aruba.

By GAYLE PEREZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

The mother of a missing Alabama teenager gave hundreds of District 70 students a heart-to-heart talk on staying safe as part of her nationwide campaign to promote safety when traveling abroad.

"What I need you to remember is that you could be Natalee and I could be your parent," Beth Twitty told the seniors from Pueblo West, Rye and the Technical Academy who gathered in the Pueblo West gymnasium to hear her 45-minute presentation, "Save Yourself."

Her daughter, Natalee Holloway, has been missing for 16 months since she and classmates took their senior trip to the Caribbean island, Aruba.

Twitty later spoke Monday night at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Her Pueblo appearance was sponsored by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Department.
"I never imagined I would be traveling around the country telling the story of how my daughter was kidnapped, raped and most likely murdered on her senior trip to Aruba," Twitty told the attentive high school crowd. "But here I am."

Twitty has been traveling throughout the U.S. speaking to high school and college students as part of her recently founded International Safe Travel Foundation.

At Pueblo West, Twitty told the students of the nightmare she has been living since her daughter Natalee went missing on May 30, 2005, in Aruba.

Twitty, who identified herself as "Natalee's mother," backed up her powerful talk with slides of Natalee, including some from her graduation, and other pictures of locations she has visited in Aruba in search of answers to her daughter's disappearance.

Twitty began her talk by discussing how most parents teach their kids at an early age things to do to keep them safe.

"We don't do this to make you live in fear, but because we know the world is not safe," she said.

Twitty then went on to talk about how excited Natalee was to be going on the senior trip to Aruba.

"On May 26, I drove her to the airport to take the long-awaited trip to Aruba," she said. "I kissed her goodbye and that was the last time I saw her."

Twitty then went on to say that on Memorial Day, she received the call that has changed her life forever when she was told that Natalee missed the flight back home to Alabama.

"In an instant I knew something happened," she said.

Twitty chronicled the family's quest to not only locate Natalee but also find answers to what happened to her.

Twitty talked of the frustration in dealing with Aruban Police to try to get the true story of where Natalee was during her last night in Aruba.

Then Twitty offered her best motherly advice by giving students tips to help prevent them from facing the same fate as Natalee.

She urged students to develop a safety plan and remember they ultimately are responsible for their own safety.

"Once Natalee got into that car, she was at the mercy of her abductors and couldn't save herself," Twitty said.

"She never saw this coming. She was blindsided and never had a chance with her perpetrators."

Twitty offered simple safety tips that often are taught to younger children but apply to young adults as well. Among them were to never go anywhere alone. Don't allow yourself to get into a situation you cannot control and never leave a drink unattended.
Finally, she encouraged students to learn about the laws and customs of other countries before visiting them.

"You do need to remember that when you leave our borders, you leave behind all customs and rights that we are all accustom to," she said.

"It's one thing to be lost in the United States, but more devastating to be lost outside of the United States," she said.

Twitty encouraged the students to visit her Web site at www.safetravelfoundation.com to learn other rules in staying safe abroad and at home.

As a daily reminder to students, Twitty gave each in attendance a sticker with the words "Safe Travels" to place on the rearview mirrors of their cars or other locations they frequently see.

"I can't save Natalee; it's too late," she said. "But it's not too late for you and it's not too late for your parents."

Twitty's talk had an impact on at least three Pueblo West seniors.

"It makes you realize how much you really have to be careful and that you can't trust just anyone out there," said Danielle Vincent.

Ashley Maroney said she took to heart what Twitty had to say, especially since she is planning a trip to South Africa after she graduates in May.

"It makes me not want to be left anywhere alone," she said. "I'm definitely going to get online and find out more about South Africa. I want to make sure I have a safe trip."
Although many students may have thought that Twitty's presentation was geared more toward females, Kevin Sumald said she gave tips that could benefit anyone.

"I guess the big thing I heard was that you have to watch out for yourself," he said. "Don't ever let your guard down."





On 9-12 ARUBAAN's news-source “Diario” reported:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to the “Scared Monkeys blog")



STUDENT MADE USE OF THE INTERNET AT THE LIBRARY TO OPEN A PORNO WEBSITE

ORANJESTAD (AAN) DIARIO received the invitation of a school director in St. Nicholas, who told the paper about certain negative development that took place last week, in which some students at his school between the ages of 11 and 13 are involved. He wants to alert parents so that they can be more attentive as to what their kids do, when they tell them that they are going to the library to go on the Internet for a school project.

An immediate clarification must be made that not all students who tell their parents that they are going to the National Library to make use of the Internet for school projects, are lying, because that is not the case, and many behave themselves appropriately and visit the center of information to search for data they really need.





9-13-06

On 9-13 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to “gagirl”)



Diario has to rectify

ARUBA – With a 10.000 florins penalty imposed on a daily basis in case of non-compliance, owner and chief editor Jossy Mansur has 48 hours to put a rectification of an article in which the paper insinuated that minister Candelario ‘Booshi’ Wever (MEP) has visited a strip club in Punto Fijo Venezuela and was involved in a fight.

The judge gave verdict this morning in the lawsuit that Wever had instituted against Diario. Wever indicated late August that as a result of the article, the party executives of the MEP brought him to account. He indicated that he will have to step down if it turns out that the article is based on the truth.

The paper published an article on August 7th, stating that there were rumours that a politician had visited a strip-club in Punto Fijo (Venezuela) that weekend. When the politician was presented with the bill, he refused to pay, because the amount was too high. There was a fight and the politician was dealt telling blows.

Diario published the article the next day and included reactions from the society as a result of the alleged misbehaviors of a ‘minister’. Diario didn’t mention the name of the minister in its article. How can the minister be concerned now, was the reaction of the defence. The judge was very clear about that. There is no doubt on who is being referred at; especially considering the political cartoon with minister Wever and his fellow party member Premier Nelson Oduber discussing the behaviour of ministers.

Minister Wever denied having been in a strip-club that night. He declared before the judge that ministers are not supposed to visit such establishments. He said that he was indeed in Punto Fijo for a baseball tournament. He indicated that the article bothers him a lot. “My kids are being teased with this article. This situation is very unpleasant for my family, because people keep talking about it.”

“It is a story of I say and you say”, said the judge. There is no evidence that what Diario wrote has really happened.”





9-14-06

On 9-14 the ARUBA Central Bank reported:



Summary of the monthly bulletin of the Central Bank van Aruba for July 2006*

September 14, 2006

In July 2006, money supply decreased by Afl. 4.1 million to Afl. 2,464.9 million. This decline was the result of an Afl. 3.7 million decrease in net domestic assets and an Afl. 0.4 million net outflow of funds to abroad. The latter caused net foreign assets to fall slightly to Afl. 648.4 million at the end of July 2006, which is Afl. 34.5 million or 5.6 percent higher than in the corresponding month a year earlier.

The contraction in net domestic assets resulted from an Afl. 18.7 million decrease in non-credit related balance sheet items, which was largely offset by an Afl. 15 million expansion in domestic credit. Net claims of the banking sector on the public sector rose by Afl. 16.8 million, reflecting an equivalent decline in government deposits. The banking sector’s claims on the private sector fell by Afl. 1.8 million, as increases in housing mortgages and consumer credit of Afl. 6.4 million (0.9 percent) and Afl. 1.8 million (0.3 percent), respectively, were offset by an Afl. 9.3 million (0.9 percent) decline in loans to enterprises.

Changes in the money supply in July 2006:
In Afl. million
1. Net foreign assets - 0.4
2. Net domestic assets -3.7
a. Net claims on the public sector +16.8
b. Loans to enterprises -9.3
c. Consumer credit +1.8
d. Housing mortgages +6.4
e. Other claims by the banking sector -0.7
f. Non-credit-related balance sheet items -18.7
3. Net change in money supply -4.1

( “+”=increase / “-”=decrease)

In May 2006, the number of stay-over visitors and their nights spent on the island fell by 6.7 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, compared to the corresponding month in 2005. Data available for the first five months of 2006 show that stay-over tourists and their nights spent on the island decreased by 10.6 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively. The data on tourist arrivals and nights spent on the island for June and July 2006 are not yet available.

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the average occupancy rate of the hotels contracted [declined] by 9.4 percentage points to 76.6 percent in July 2006, compared to the corresponding month a year earlier.

Data published by the Cruise Tourism Authority show that the number of cruise passengers dropped by 16.7 percent in July 2006, compared to the corresponding month of 2005, while the

* The publications of the Central Bank van Aruba are also available on its website www.cbaruba.org.

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number of ship calls recorded a 43 percent decline.

In July 2006, the consumer price index was 3.9 percent higher than in the corresponding month a year earlier. The annual average inflation rate accelerated to 4.0 percent in July 2006, up from 3.0 percent a year earlier. This inflation rate is 0.1 percentage point higher than the annual average inflation rate for the United States in the corresponding period.





9-15-06

As we learned in the “defamation” lawsuit filed in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA on December 13, 2006 by Current Murder Suspects DEEPAK and SATISH KALPOE against the “CBS” TV show, “Dr. Phil,” lawyers for Current Murder Suspects DEEPAK and SATISH KALPOE had been trying to negotiate a tolling agreement with lawyers from the “Dr. Phil” show since at least September 15, 2006.


On 9-15 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported another possible ARUBA tourists safety issue:



Smugglers take refuge in Bonaire

CURACAO/BONAIRE – Jan van Straten, chief of Police in Bonaire says that he has plenty of indications that the island is becoming an escape route for the import and export of drugs. He therefore pleads for a center of the coastguard on the island, same as in Curacao, Aruba, and St. Maarten.

He didn’t want to say what the escape routes are, because he didn’t want to help the underworld get more ideas. “But I observe that there are a lot of drugs on the island.” Van der Straten is in the Netherlands this week to talk to the department of Home Affairs.

When minister Johan Remkes (Home Affairs, VVD) visited the island two weeks ago, Van der Straten didn’t get a chance to mention this to him.

He considers a point of support with fast boats that can chase the go-fasts with drugs, firearms, and illegal persons to be essential. “We cannot be emphasizing on just the controls at the airport, when we do not have sufficient control on other points of entrance of the drugs.”

Radar is going to be installed in Bonaire that can follow all suspicious movements, so a point of support is actually indispensable and possible, even though this depends on whether financing was arranged or not. “But the minister himself has agreed to expand the border patrol.”

Van der Straten is of the opinion that the civil servants that are currently in charge of controlling the criminality and the borders must get more authority, because these are too limited now. He didn’t want to say what these limitations are. All he had to say was that “it is too bureaucratic.”





On 9-15 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



MEP Criticizes Its Own

ARUBA – “It is unacceptable that three ministers were not present at the opening of the Parliament year. That proves lack of respect for Parliament and the Aruban nation”, said Ady Thijsen, parliamentary party leader of the MEP in parliament. The chairwoman of Parliament, Mervin Wyatt-Ras apologized last Tuesday during the opening of the new parliamentary year, for the absence of Minister Marisol Tromp of Education, Social Affairs, and Infrastructure; Justice-minister Rudy Croes; and Minister Nilo Swaen of Finance and Economic Affairs. She didn’t say what the reason was for their absence.

The MEP-party latched out at their own ministers during their weekly press conference. Parliament-member Marlon Werleman cannot imagine that fellow party-members with such an important function can make plans for a day that is so important for the Aruban parliament and with that the democratic system.“ Next week is the day of the Queen’s speech in the Netherlands, something similar to our opening of Parliament. I cannot imagine that the ministers will give preference to other matters than being present at the Queen’s speech.” MEP has therefore asked Wyatt-Ras to officially tell the government that the parliament is not pleased with the absence of the ministers. They hope that the three ministers will appreciate the criticism, especially now that premier Nelson Oduber had indicated that also he was a little disappointed with the absence of his colleagues.





9-16-06

On 9-16 ARUBAAN's news-source "Aruba Tradewinds Times" reported:



Sharp decline hotel occupancy rates for June and July 2006

Average Occupancy Rates Down, But Still At Acceptable Levels

ORANJESTAD-The hotel average occupancy rates for June and July 2006 fell sharply compared to the year before according to the monthly report released by the Central Bank of Aruba.

The average hotel occupancy rate stood at 68.9 percent for June 2006, that is a decline of 9.2 percentage points compared to June 2005. For July 2006 a hotel average occupancy rate of 76.6 percent is registered, representing a decline of 9.4 percentage points compared to July 2005. Aruba Tourism Authority has not published the amount of arrivals for both months. But the decline in occupancy rates for June and July 2006 gives an indication for substantial decline in stay-over arrivals for both months.

The sharp decline in hotel occupancy rates has not led to lay-offs in the tourism sector. Despite the lower occupancy rates, average hotel room rates continue to increase by nearly 20 percent for the first 6 months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005.





On 9-16 “The Just Republic” blog reported:



The Gold Standard of Failure: Aruba

The investigation, into the abduction of, Natalee Holloway, has become the gold standard of failure. Congratulations Aruba! You have set the standard of failure. As such, it has been interesting to hear some in the media ask of the investigation into the death of Daniel Smith, the son of Anna Nicole Smith, compared to the Natalee investigation. For the first few weeks I granted Aruba the benefit of the doubt, however, they raped that benefit for all that it was worth; now Aruba is my enemy and gets all benefits construed against it. That is the just thing to do.

As of now, I have no reason to think that the Bahamian government is out of its league, that is corrupt or that it has any motive for covering-up the truth behind the death of Daniel Smith. As such, for now, the Bahamian government will receive the benefit of the doubt. It appears they know the cause of Daniel’s death, but will keep it concealed until the inquest at the end of October where it will be decided if his death was a homicide and if so what charges should be filed and who should stand trial. Of course, that granting of the benefit to the Bahamian government could be stripped just as it was with the Aruban government should such cause arise.

There are good investigations, corrupt investigations, and incompetent investigations — Aruba is a hybrid of the last two. First, good investigations do not always lead to justice being served and while never a good thing does not necessitate punishment against the investigators. Second, incompetent investigations should be scrutinized and those responsible removed from their jobs minus human tribulations. Finally, when there is a corrupt investigation not only is it required that those responsible be removed from their jobs, but they should be imprisoned as well.

Aruba set out to protect their own and have paid for it economically, politically; and people around the world have lost faith in the Aruban justice system and the integrity of the Aruban people has been lost. It is sad that history has taught us repeatedly that it is not the underlying crime but the cover-up that will destroy us. History is the greatest of all teachers and we must be good students of it. Arubans did not learn from history and have become the gold standard of failure!




9-18-06

On 9-18 ARUBAAN's news-source “Diario” reported:



GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR SERIOUS MISTREATMENT OF A TOURIST

ORANJESTAD(AAN) A public worker that in his spare time works at a night club is now under arrest for heavy battery against a tourist who had to be taken to a hospital after the beating.

The public employee goes by the last name F. Contrary to Holland, where an Aruban died as a result of mistreatment by various bouncers, this one in Aruba is under arrest for the act that he committed.

What happened exactly we do not know, but the public employee is in prison and will probably lose his job. It seems that the tourist had to be interned in the hospital for the beating that he received.

Detectives on this case arrested the suspect while the tourist has already left for his country.





9-19-06

On 9-19 JOSSY MANSUR stated to FOX News (4m27s VIDEO)

On 9-19 the “Scared Monkeys blog" reported:



The Caribbean Society of Hotel Association (CSHAE) Meet to focus on Media Relations and Advocacy

The Caribbean Tourism powers that be still think its about media relations and how to manipulate marketing campaigns to travelers. You may want to rethink this one.

One wonders if you are even capable of implementing your stated goals of “enhancing the flow and substance of accurate and timely information to the media on the tourism industry.” Do you people not understand that declines in tourism have nothing to do any more with “timely spin” that tourism associations put out as to writing fluff pieces on an island’s tourism. In a post Natalee Holloway tourism world in the Caribbean its about safety. Its also about trust. Tourists need to know that their safety and prosecution of crimes is even a concern.

Tourists are more worried whether they are going to be robbed, raped, attacked or murdered while paying to be in the Caribbean on vacation. They want to know whether when they go on vacation prior to college, they will actually return safe and not vanish and have their disappearance covered up as in the case of Natalee Holloway. Tourists want to know whether local Police have the competence to solve crimes or even the where with all to even care to.

If the Caribbean Islands cannot instill any confidence into the paying traveler that they will be safe or cronyism will not play a part in the investigations of crimes, then the Caribbean has a huge problem. It is all going to depend on how each island in the Caribbean handles itself. There are too many places for people to travel, people will make up their own minds as to safety and respect. All this conference needs to do is take a look at Aruba and use it as a “what never to do” example.

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… designed to guide chief executives and presidents of national hotel associations in the Caribbean in enhancing the flow and substance of accurate and timely information to the media on the tourism industry. “The media, the Fourth Estate, shapes public opinion,” said Susan Springer, Executive Vice President of BHTA and President of the region organization CSHAE. “It behooves the industry to be an effective facilitator that stimulates comprehensive coverage of tourism-related issues in order to sensitize Caribbean residents about the huge role of tourism to the development of healthier and wealthier communities.” (Hospitalitynet)





9-20-06

On 9-20 the “Scared Monkeys blog" reported:



Aruba Tourism Association … Wake Up. Declining tourism and discounted Rates are Attributed to One Factor … Where’s Natalee???

Try as they might to reinvent themselves through marketing gimmicks, Aruba … no one is buying it. The occupancy rates will continue to decline, the number of tourists will decline and so will the rates. Aruba has become a bargain basement vacation and radio game show give away gimmick.

Your image has nearly become carved in stone. Unless Aruba does something to actually solve this case and prosecute those responsible, the tarnished image and connection with Natalee Holloway’s disappearance will never go away.

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(Hat Tip: Vanderbilt ‘06)

Seems likely that the mere mention of Natalee Holloway would be cause for deep discounts for potential Aruba tourists. Attempts to distance itself from a botched cover up only darkens Aruba’s image. Truth and Justice is the prescription for the abolishment of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. So long as the question remains unanswered, the Natalee Holloway/Aruba association will persist.





On 9-20 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported another ARUBA tourists safety issue:



Aruba Police Under Pressure

THE HAGUE/ARUBA – “When it comes to combating criminality, like drug dealing, our Police officers are pressured”, explained Prime Minister Nelson Oduber (MEP) the protocol for the cooperation with the Dutch Police today.

That’s the reason why Aruba wants support from the Netherlands to see how to cope with this and how to resist the tempting corruption.

“The Netherlands is also faced with these problems on a daily basis and has therefore a lot of experience in this field. We want to learn from that experience.”

Oduber also indicated that Aruba is striving for this same kind of cooperation in other areas, like border control. Aruba has already contacted the Royal Military Police about this. “We live from tourism. Since the terrorist attacks in the United States, all sorts of international measures were announced and we have to comply with those. We would like to interpret these well, so that the tourism do not experience unfavourable effects of these.”





On 9-20 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA FOX TV channel 6 reported:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to “gagirl”)



Search for Natalee Holloway: Holland Investigators

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC)--Beth Twitty is hoping a trip to Holland will help open the lines of communication in her to find out more information on the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. FOX6 News Reporter Christie Del Amo meets with Twitty to discuss the new investigation team in Holland. Beth Twitty says that investigators from Holland have indicated they will send a cold case squad to Aruba.

VIDEO



ANCHOR PERSON: Beth Twitty is leaving to meet with a television station there this weekend.
Fox Exclusive Reporter Christie Del Amo spoke with Beth Twitty today.
She joins us in studio with more about that conversation.

CHRISTIE DEL AMO, REPORTER: Well Steve, Natalee’s mother has been hoping that Aruban officials would ask Holland to take over her daughter‘s case.
Now that they have, she wants to find out the tone of this newest investigative team.
Twitty will spend two days in Holland with a local television crew.
She says investigators from Holland have indicated they’ll send a cold case squad to Aruba.
While she does not plan to meet with investigators during her trip to Holland, she hopes her presence there will help to show that the lines of communication are open.
Twitty says she is optimistic because of positive experiences she has had with Dutch authorities in the past.

BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY, NATALEE’s MOTHER: And I wish they could have had complete jurisdiction.
What they wanted was 100% jurisdiction.
They were only there in a limited capacity, and, they were uncovering many things in a limited fashion.
So, if Aruba would let them have the complete file, there’s no telling what they could uncover.

DEL AMO: And while she is still searching for answers in Natalee’s disappearance, Twitty says something positive has come out of all of this--she stays busy with a non-profit organization she has formed--the “Safe Travels Foundation”--meant to inform and educate the public on safety issues when traveling abroad.





9-21-06

On 9-21 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to “PearlinUSA”)



PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES ...Partners in the Kingdom

snipped from article in amigoe today:

The ‘Partners in the Kingdom’ assumes one Court, one Public Prosecutor with just one attorney general, and one Police corps for all the six islands. Both Curacao and Aruba criticized that, because the Dutch government has included Aruba in this.

In the information, the RvSt also assumes one common Court of Justice as is already the case, but subtle over the organization of the OM.

Two interests are being considered here: the interest of the impartial tracing and persecution, and the interest of the local political responsibility of a Justice-minister for the self maintenance of law and order. In addition, suitability and effectiveness demands apply, said the RvSt.

The RvSt proposes to consolidate the functions of attorney general and chief district attorney into one function, that of public-prosecutor, which would be in charge of the maintenance of law and order in the country in question. A public-prosecutor will also be appointed for Bonaire, Statia, and Saba together. “Only one Attorney General must be appointed in Court for the quality care of the entire OM, for the coordination in the court of appeals, and for inter-island matters. This Attorney General will also chair the periodic deliberation of the four public-prosecutors (of Curacao, St. Maarten, Aruba, and that of the other three islands, editor).”





On 9-21 “Freedom of Blog” blog identity “MF” reported:



End of the month one representative of the KLPD will be on the island to meet the investigating team. He will go trhough the Dossier and return to Holland to make an assessment of what has been done, and if everything possible was done to solve the case. Based on that they will make a plan to further investigate or start a new one.

They will send 8 investigators to Aruba, and they are NOT to investigate if there are flaws in the initial investigation but to complement to job.





9-22-06

On 9-22 ARUBAAN's news-source “Diario” reported:



Although it can take a little longer

COMMISSARY DOMPIG IS CONVINCED THAT THE NATALEE CASE WILL HAVE A SOLUTION

ORANJESTAD(AAN) As everyone knows, when the young Natalee disappeared, a team of investigators was formed to handle the case and it was headed by Gerald Dompig, but then, in a surprise move, the Government decided to give the case over to Holland.

What opinion does Commissary Dompig have of this? In an interview with the DIARIO, he answered the question: He said that in the period that he was in charge, he opened the door for all entities, Holland and any other country. He himself traveled to Holland to ask for help from the KLPG, and in the U.S. from the FBI. He also traveled to Barbados to seek the help of the FBI in the Caribbean, and also the Ministry of Defense to amplify the investigation.

A group of experts from Utrecht was already in Aruba at that time, so there was nothing to hide, Mr. Dompig indicated. He put emphasis on the fact that there are always people who have more experience in certain fields, that can be used in this case.





On 9-22 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



Three ministers in The Hague

ARUBA/THE HAGUE – Three Aruban ministers are in the Netherlands this week on business. Minister Nilo Swaen of Economic Affairs and Finance had a meeting with Minister Gerrit Zalm (VVD) in The Hague. Justice-minister Rudy Croes met with Piet Hein Doner, who stepped down a day later. Prime Minister Nelson Oduber presented Herman Tjeenk Willink, vice-president of the Council of State with ‘his’ book. Oduber and Croes signed a protocol with the Dutch Police with the ministers Atzo Nicolai and Johan Remker (both VVD) earlier this week.





9-23-06

On 9-23 the EDMONTON, CANADA “Sun.com” reported:



Bahamians worry about their image

NASSAU, Bahamas -- The handling of the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son has touched off a scandal in the image-conscious Bahamas.

An outspoken coroner has been reassigned and some worry the media frenzy could damage the vital tourism industry.

As rumours swirled about 20-year-old Daniel Smith's death at his mother's hospital bedside, head coroner Linda Virgill last week labelled the case "suspicious" and called for an inquest that could lead to criminal charges.

The air of mystery began to lift this week as judicial officials removed Virgill from the case, citing unspecified remarks she made to the news media. Authorities said tests could show Smith died of natural causes - meaning no inquest would be needed.

"To a certain extent, I question myself what is all the hullabaloo around the boy who died," Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, said yesterday.

"No one shot him and there's no evidence of any crime taking place."

But with the cause of death still unknown pending toxicology tests, it remained to be seen whether Virgill's suspicions were unwarranted or officials were simply putting a better face on the investigation.

Smith died Sept. 10 while visiting the former reality TV star while she was recuperating from giving birth to a daughter three days earlier at a private Nassau hospital.

Two autopsies have ruled out homicide or suicide but Ferguson said police were still investigating in part because the case was under such close media scrutiny.

"The fact of the matter is, the investigation surrounding this thing must be thoroughly done, it must be seen to be thoroughly investigated in any event," he said.

"You have to follow everything."

Fears of missteps in the investigation have led some to worry about the islands' image overseas and led to comparisons with the much-criticized investigation into the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Authorities there have arrested nine people in connection with her disappearance and released all of them for lack of evidence.

"We are all aware of what happened in Aruba," Michael Scott, a Bahamian lawyer for Smith, said Thursday.

"We don't want that to happen in this jurisdiction."

Some islanders disagree, saying Smith's decision to choose the Bahamas when looking for privacy during her pregnancy will only boost its image.

"This won't give us a bad reputation. We had nothing to do with the death," said Wendell Cornish, a 55-year-old sales consultant.

Others said the government has tarnished its reputation at home by devoting too many resources to the 38-year-old U.S. celebrity.

Virgill was removed from the case following complaints of preferential treatment after she quickly scheduled an Oct. 23 inquest - despite a backlog of local cases.

Virgill could not be reached for comment.





9-25-06

On 9-25 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



Courthouse must remain in Oranjestad

The three new judges, Jeroen Recourt, Theo Koens and Jos Roovers, together with the presiding judge (behind the mike) listen to a speech of the acting attorney general Nico Jürg.

ARUBA – “The Hall of Justice belongs in the capital and not in Savaneta as Justice-minister wants. It will be a historic mistake if the minister persevere his decisions.” A clear message from the Presiding Judge of the Common Court of the Neth.Antilles and Aruba, Luis de Lannoy to Justice-minister Rudy Croes (MEP). De Lannoy said this yesterday during the installation ceremonies of three new judges in Aruba.

“The Hall of Justice is everywhere in the world in a prominent location in the capital. The City Hall in Curacao resides in the center of Willemstad; The Supreme Court of the Netherlands is in the stately Lange Voorhout in The Hague; The US Supreme Court resides in the center of Washington D.C.; and not in Brievengat, Egmond aan zee, Orlando, or in the case of Aruba, in Savaneta.” De Lannoy said that it would be a historic and dramatic mistake to put the Courthouse elsewhere other than in Oranjestad.” The judicial power is an autonomous and independent State Power of the Country Aruba that definitely must reside in the capital. Aruba is a constitutional state, where the judicial power occupies a central position that geographically finds expression, said the Presiding Judge.

During the installation ceremony in the auditorium of the University of Aruba last Friday afternoon, De Lannoy introduced three new judges, Theo Koens, Jos Roovers and Jeroen Recourt. Koens was since 1998 vice-presiding judge of the Court of Justice in Den Bosch. Roovers was a lawyer for ten years and was appointed judge in the court of Arnhem in 2001. Recourt was in 1999, magistrate trainee in the court of Amsterdam and was appointed judge in 2004. With the arrival of these three judges in Aruba, the Court of Aruba has seven permanent members as first judge.

The arrival of the new judges and their family members didn’t go smoothly. “Certain admittance authorities have not been very cordial”, said De Lannoy. The three judges were admitted in Aruba without any problems, but not their family members. Before being admitted and can live in Aruba, they have to show a proof of good conduct, have a thorax photo taken, and do an AIDS-test.

This is not possible, explained De Lannoy. “The Queen has sent these judges to Aruba and they have to be admitted unconditionally. That also applies to their family.” According to protocol, a judge does not measure up to a minister. De Lannoy therefore made an urgent appeal to Governor Fredis Refunjol, who was present at the installation, and to Prime Minister Nelson Oduber (MEP) to take action.

This was the last installation ceremony for De Lannoy. He retires as Presiding Judge of the Common Court mid 2007. “When I leave, I’ll leave with a sense of satisfaction. Even though it can always go better, the administration of justice itself is good in Aruba. It is still independent and of good quality, especially when it is compared with the courts in the region. I am optimistic about the administration of justice in Aruba. There are clear and reliable plans in the form of the Court-advice ‘Independent and Adroit’. These plans are broadly sustained in the Netherlands, the Neth.Antilles, and Aruba. We will continue with the preparations and implementation of those plans, like the financial independence of the Court.





On 9-25 the PUEBLO, COLORADO, Colorado State University “Today” reported:



Mother of missing teen speaks on campus

By Justin Blake and Jackie Craddock

When most of the country was mourning the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the mother of missing teenager Natalee Holloway gave a speech to an audience of about 100 people at CSU-Pueblo about staying safe while traveling abroad.

Holloway’s mother, Beth Twitty, introduced herself to the audience as "Natalee’s mother" and the evening began with a slideshow presentation about Holloway’s life and disappearance in Aruba.

Twitty has been traveling around the United States telling the story of her daughter’s disappearance in Aruba last year, and promoting her foundation.

Twitty’s foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization called International Safe Travels Foundation.

Her Web site, www.safetravels-foundation.org, is designed to inform anyone traveling about what to do and what not to do while outside the United States.

"Each individual person is responsible to his or her own safety," Twitty said.

Twitty’s first safety tip was to make sure that anyone traveling abroad had activated international calling on their cell phone for the duration of their trip, something Holloway had not done before leaving for Aruba.

Activating international calling before leaving for Aruba would have allowed Holloway to call someone for help at anytime, providing the cell phone was easily accessible.

Twitty vividly remembers walking into Holloway’s hotel room and seeing her cell phone on top of her suitcase next to her passport, a cell phone that could have helped Holloway.

Twitty suggests carrying a photo I.D., not your passport, at all times and keeping the details of your travel schedule undisclosed.

These tips are not meant to frighten travelers, but rather provide greater safety guidelines.

"I am in no way suggesting that you never leave this country," she said, adding, "You do need to remember that when you leave our borders, you leave behind all customs and rights that we are all accustomed to."

Twitty then went on to talk about bringing a night out full circle with a safety plan.

She said knowing who you go out with and who you go home with is just as important as what you are going to wear that night.

"The truth is adolescent girls are at a greater danger than young girls," Twitty said.

Twitty cautions parents that while they can inform their children of the risks involved in going out, here or abroad, and arm them with appropriate safety information, ultimately the responsibility to make the right decisions falls on the children.

"Remember it’s their responsibility to look out for themselves," Twitty said.

When planning a trip, Twitty’s underlying message is to be "proactive" and not reactive.
The tips listed on the Safe Travels Web site and outlined in her speech are meant to convey this message.

She hopes that no parent will ever again have to experience the heartache of a missing child.

"I can’t make you understand the emptiness I feel everyday when I walk by her room. It’s too late for me, it’s too late for my daughter," Twitty said.

Twitty was presented with the Guardian Eagle Service Award by Pueblo Sheriff Dan Corsentino.

The National Sheriff’s Association endorses her foundation and is working to help spread her message by inviting her to various communities around the United States.

Story last updated 9/25/2006 9:04:40 AM © Today, Colorado State University-Pueblo





9-26-06

On 9-26 “Freedom of Blogs” identity “MF” reported:



President of the Courts talks about the case.

President of the Courts in Aruba said in an interview that their involvement in the Natalee Holloway case will start when the Prosecutor accuses some people as suspects and they are asked to process them. In this case, it has not come so far. The only involvement they had in this case, was in the investigation process where some people were detained for interogations and had to appear in front of a Judge of Instructions.

The judge of instructions at a certain moment in the case, did let the suspects free, because the investigation did not give enough evidence to keep them detained, which was the verdict of the court, but also there was no evidence to process anyone and there is still no evidence to summon no one. He thinks that the Prosecutor still has not enough evidence.

At this situation, the president said that if there is no evidence coming in by the end of this year, the case will end for the suspect this year. The investigation can continue though for eternity.

After the case is over, there must be an evaluation of the system and if indeed some things must be changed. But saying that there were errors, he cannot say that 'cause he has not seen the dossier.

Regarding the Dutch police coming to help in the case, he said that it will be dificult for them to come up with a result at this time, even if they start all over again. But he agrees that everybody wants to see a solution and that's why they want to try once more. But he expects nothing new.





9-27-06

On October 1, 2006 DAVE HOLLOWAY stated to "C-Band Talk Radio” (audio available when you click here) that there was a rumor that Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT flew to ARUBA at about the same time BETH flew to HOLLAND to appear on the “Jensen!” TV show on September 28, 2005.


On 9-27 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported another ARUBA tourists safety issue:



Aruba lags behind with the control on corruption

ARUBA – “Aruba is one of the last countries in the world that does not have compulsory education yet and no legislation on the control of corruption. Even a country like Nigeria has a code of conduct for the Parliament members and Tanzania has laws against corruption. The lack of these kinds of matters caused astonishment.”

Rudy Lampe (RED) returned from Tanzania with those shocking establishments. He attended a conference on corruption in Tanzania that was organized by the Organisación Mundial de Parlamentarios Contra la Corrupción (World Parliamentary Organization Against Corruption, Gopac). Parliamentarians from all around the world have exchanged information and debated on the best way to tackle corruption. The Dutch Kingdom has signed a treaty with the United Nations on corruption, but it cannot be ratified as long as there is no necessary legislation in Aruba. It’s such a shame that the rulers are not more critical on the own way of handling and prevents regular entanglement of interest. Lampe said that the government leases space from a member of parliament of the opposition. “How can somebody criticize the actions of ministers, when his own wallet plays a part?”

Lampe, who had the fight against corruption as one of the spearheads of his election campaign, is of the opinion that Aruba has to start working seriously. He has lots of examples of ministers that after their period in office were much richer than they could have been with just their salaries. We need laws against corruption; laws against the financing of political parties and the protection of bell-ringers. The assets of ministers have to be registered.

In order to show how damaging corruption is, he named the example of Calmaquip that was charged with fraud and corruption. Calmaquip has supposedly jacked up the costs of gigantic projects. This same company had done the renovation of the airport, and the actual costs ended up being much higher than the estimated costs. Lampe says that this went probably hand in hand with bribes.





9-28-06

On 9-28 BETH stated to ROBERT JENSEN on his DUTCH “RTL” TV talk and entertainment show, “Jensen!”.…

Here is the video link to the 30-minute interview:

http://www.rtl.nl/(vm=/shows/jensen/home/)/system/video/html//components/shows/jensen/169_anamorf/miMedia/2006/week39/do_gast_beth_holloway.avi_plain.xml


Here are the audio-only links to the show….

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/961m

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/srkw

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/ha16

(Thank You and Hat Tip to “Heli”)

(pre-taped before interview)

BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY, NATALEE‘s MOTHER: She was very dedicated, very driven, and she had a lot of things she wanted to accomplish, and she was, you know, just, you know, a great, overall, young lady.
I was usually amazed at most of the times at the things that she would accomplish, and it was all on her own.
She was compassionate, and, you know, wanted to make a difference--she wanted to make a difference.

(end pre-tape)

(ROBERT JENSEN introduces and greets BETH as she comes out and sits down)

ROBERT JENSEN, HOST: Hi Beth

BETH: Hi, how are you?

JENSEN: Welcome to the show.

BETH: Thank you for having me.

JENSEN: Thanks a lot for flying all the way over from the states to talk about your daughter, Natalee.
We just saw the little montage.
Had you ever been to Holland before?

BETH: No, I have not and I've had a fabulous stay here, so far, Robert. It's been incredible.

JENSEN: Ok, that's fantastic. Well, we've seen you on so many news shows already, I mean, because...It has--What was that like? I mean you were on TV, you're still on TV almost daily, right? In the states?

BETH: I think when it was happening, it was so surreal that we really were just moving forward and anyone that was trying to help, you know, put the word out, get her picture out and get the reward money out. I mean, we were just desperate and just to try to, you know, bring this to an answer as quickly as possible, so, I think we would have just, you know, as time progressed, then it became such a reality that then you begin to thinking about what all have you done and what you've accomplished, but in the beginning it's just too surreal to even think.

JENSEN: So, you just go with the flow, really, of what's going on.
So she's been missing, Natalee, for sixteen months now, almost?

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: Sixteen months…

BETH: Yes, yes.

JENSEN: … and this is, I mean, this is an awkward question, but, you know, I'm wondering; Should we address her in the present tense, or the past tense?
How do you do that yourself?
Do you talk about her the way she was, or, the way she is?

BETH: You know, I'm glad you asked that, I mean, for a long time Robert I did speak of her in the present tense, but I think sixteen months later, now--No, we speak of Natalee in the past tense, and, of course, every parent has that hope that their child would still possibly be alive, but, you know, there's just not too much of that left--the possibility of her to be alive.
The way things were happening early on, we just don't think that it's a chance for Natalee to still be alive, so, we--We pretty much…

JENSEN: So you find yourself talking about her…

BETH: In the past tense…

JENSEN: In the past tense.

BETH: …but for a long time I could not do that.

JENSEN: We just heard you talk about Natalee in the clip we just played and--but a--What was she like? What was she like?

BETH: You know, in a lot of ways Robert she, she was just no different from anybody else's daughter, I mean she just, you know, she was--She loved her friends, you'll see some of the photos I gave you.
I can't even find a picture of Natalee by herself. It's very rare.
I think this one picture, you know, I was able to capture by herself, but she's just, you know, the typical 18-year-old that, and as she was growing up she always wanted to be around her friends.
It just happened to be she was a dedicated student, so, that was, of course, easy for me in raising her in that she was very driven.

JENSEN: Very social.

BETH: Very, very social.

JENSEN: Because, I mean, there's been so much speculation in the press about everything, every little detail, but it's also mentioned that your relationship was a bit strained between you and Natalee.
For me it's hard to believe, seeing how much a fighter you are for her now…

BETH: I know.

JENSEN: …how much you dedicate your life to her right now, but I mean there's been so much speculation.

BETH: And I hear that about our relationship was strained, but, it just wasn't, and I don't know where that came from.

JENSEN: It's hurtful isn't it?

BETH: You know, I really don't pay that much attention to it because it's not true, and, I'm so close to Natalee's friends that I don't even have to--I don’t even have to worry about that, and we just know that that, simply, wasn't the case.

JENSEN: So let's go back to May of last year. She just graduated?

BETH: Yes, she just graduated from high school.

JENSEN: Then she went to Aruba. What was actually the purpose of the trip? Was it just sort of a fun trip? Sort of a celebration for the fact they just?…

BETH: Exactly, and just a right of passage. She just graduated from high school, and had worked so hard, and was on her way to college, and it was her senior trip, and there were about 150 of her classmates that…

JENSEN: So they all went together?

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: From the same school, from the same?…

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: …they all went together.

BETH: And actually, my stepson had been to Aruba a couple of years prior, and, so it was just kind of something that some of the Mountain Brook kids would do, is get together a group, whether it was--I think the first year they went it was 30 kids, and it built to 150 when Natalee went, and they were just wanting to have a good time and…

JENSEN: Did you feel anything? Did--Was there a sense of worry?, because, you know, sometimes that can sort of come over you when somebody goes on a trip, and somebody goes, “Oh, hope nothing goes wrong.”
Was there something...there?

BETH: You know, not--not really, Robert, I mean, just, you know, in the back of your mind, you just want to remind them you're going to be--What concerned me was, you know, now she would be of legal age to enter establishments, where, you know, they're serving alcohol and, so, she had not been accustomed to that because, of course, you have to be 21, so, I knew that would be a new experience for her.
So we did talk about that and we specifically talked about Carlos and Charlie's just because my stepson had been to Aruba before and we just wanted her to be aware of some things that could be going on. She'd never been in it…She’d just had not had the opportunity.

JENSEN: You mention the club where she was last seen?…

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: So, on the thirty-first of May you receive a phone call, because that was the day she was supposed to be flying back, right?

BETH: Right…I think it was the thirtieth.

JENSEN: …Oh--the thirtieth.…and that she was missing, or, she didn't get on the flight.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(pre-taped segment begins)

BETH (pre-taped before show): I was planning on picking her up from airport on May thirtieth of 2005, and that's when I got the phone call that changed my life.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): So, it was just more than a mother's intuition. It was absolutely certainty that something was terribly wrong, and, I knew it was “it.”

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): Within 12 hours of the phone call I landed in Aruba and began the search.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): Well, we went to their home and, because I needed to find out, you know, what they did, and where they--where, possibly, they had taken her, and I knew that they had the answers to where she could be--her whereabouts.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

JUG TWITTY, NATALEE’S STEP-FATHER (pre-taped): It makes me sick to look at him. I mean, you know--when you look at him, you can tell they're lying to you, or not.

BETH (pre-taped): I never seen a young 17-year-old male with that type of “attitude.”

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): So, as we were trying to, you know, work through that story, of course, then the myriad of lies began, I mean, just the litany of lies began from the suspects, and from that story on, there were 22 different versions that the suspects gave of what they did with her that night.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): Well, we searched for her alive, and we searched for her not alive. We searched for her in the dump, to being held captive in a crack house.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped) They’ve tried to look outside and arrest different other--other persons of interest, but, it all keeps going back--full circle--to the original three suspects.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): Well, I was--I was devastated when they were released, and, the day they were released I met with four Dutch officials and they seemed as shocked as I was.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

JENSEN: (disgustedly, after pre-tapings end) Yeah.
Probably you couldn't understand what was being said, but it was, you know, really, It was the whole story. So let's start on the thirtieth of May. You get the phone call. She wasn't on the flight…

BETH: Right.

JENSEN: Now, you know, my experience with women is female intuition is a real thing, but the mother instinct is, sort of, that--you know, is much bigger thing even.
Did you--Was it a thunderstruck moment? Did you know that something was wrong?... And something?…

BETH: You know, Robert, I think not only did I know something was wrong within an instant, I knew that that was “it.”
I think I knew that, in an instant, that we would never see Natalee again.
I don't know how I knew it, but I did. I knew that.

JENSEN: Because she would never have missed that flight?

BETH: No…. No…. Because, I mean, she's just the type of person that, you know, she would be early for something, Robert, but she just wouldn't be late.
It-it---I wish that she had of been.
I wouldn’t that certain--I wouldn't have that certainty that I had when I received the call.

JENSEN: Right.

BETH: I knew it was “it” that day, Robert.

JENSEN: You knew it was “it.”

BETH: I knew it was “it.” that day

JENSEN: That is a tough thing.

BETH: I even called a friend of mine because I was looking for help to get to the island--somebody that knew a pilot, and my first words out of my mouth were, I--I--were--I said--I said, "Is this how it happens?" "Is this how it happens?"
You just get the phone call and then that’s “it.”--It's final.

JENSEN: So there wasn't this sort of thing--Because--I think most people would go, “Alright, something could have happened. Something could have come up. Don't panic. Don‘t panic,” but it was-- (((JENSEN makes a quick and loud hands-smacking together))) THAT----it was there.

BETH: Absolute certainty.

JENSEN: So you also knew that you had to go straight away to the island.

BETH: I did, I did.

JENSEN: So you managed to get a flight?…

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: …You went over there. Did--I can assume you went to the local authorities. Did they sort of try to calm you down? Smooth things over?

BETH: Well, they did, and, they didn't want me to give a statement. They just kept saying, you know--I hate to say this but, they just kept saying that “She's being held in one of their crack houses,” and--(((exasperated))) but I still thought that it was, (((exasperated))) you know, not right, I mean, devastating.
If she were----We needed to find her and get her out, and they kept saying, “Why don't you just go to Carlos and Charlie's and just relax, hang out, and she'll come in with one of the crack addicts, and he'll just bring her into Carlos and Charlie's.” Well…

JENSEN: So, they sort of made it come across that your daughter was a crack addict?…

BETH: Uhuh, and we were like, well… to us, we were just thinking, (((exasperated))) “What?!!” (((exasperated))) I mean…

JENSEN: …That cannot happen in 5 days.

BETH: Yeah, you know, so they wouldn't take us with any--there just wasn't a sense of urgency, or importance to them…

JENSEN: That must of been the most frustrating feeling in the world because you know it has to happen now.
You have to do something now, and I want to get an answer now, and people just say, “It's probably just this and this. Just wait a few days.”
That's an impossibility if you’re a mother, right?

BETH: Well, and plus, from what I understand, the investigators all say that during the first--especially during the first 72 hours, and maybe 48 hours--or, you know, those are kind of critical time periods that--that most investigators tend to focus on in a…in a… in a murder, or a disappearance, or, any kind of case, so, we thought that we should ask some sense of urgency as to start to begin to fit the pieces together, because I felt we were losing…

JENSEN: So, you took charge yourself.

BETH: Yes, I mean, I felt time was of the essence and we weren't getting any response, so, we just began the search ourselves and it was just blindly because we didn't know whether to search for her alive or not alive…

JENSEN: Right

BETH: …so, we just began the attempts at navigating the island and trying to figure out what happened.

JENSEN: So-so what do you know for sure that happened that night to Natalee? She--she went out to dinner, or?…

BETH: The only thing that--that we know for certain is that… We--We know--We--There was one photo that you showed--that was the last photo of Natalee taken right before the suspects took her in their car, that was just a couple of hours, so, she looks, I mean, she's in complete control, you can see on the--There's this one photo--she and her friends--but are--so--the things we know for certain are--we know who the suspects were that took her out of Carlos and Charlie's…

JENSEN: Because, what happened there?--What happened there at the club?…

BETH: Well…

JENSEN: …I mean, she looked in control, so, we can rule out the fact that she was just, you know, drugged or out of her head, or out of her mind…

BETH: Well no, actually--What they're looking--this is what's really bizarre--is Because she looks in complete control in that photo, but now--kind of jumping, jumping around in one of the statements--the suspects describe her--she’s falling in and out of consciousness, repeatedly.
She keeps falling asleep and waking up, and falling asleep and waking up, repeatedly. So, that's telling us that, you know, there's--there’s something has transpired in that 2 hour window…

JENSEN: Okay

BETH: …so, it almost sounds as if--not like--not like a drunk person, but someone who's had a drug.

JENSEN: Right…

BETH: …How they keep falling--They can't stay awake…

JENSEN: Right. One of those GHB--The rape drugs...

BETH: …and that's what…

JENSEN: …possibly…

BETH: …there “it” is--RIGHT THERE,
Because--How can she go from in complete control, to passing in and out in the car?
It--Something’s not--something doesn't fit.

JENSEN: What do--what do her friends say that happened between the suspects?, because it's 3 guys, right?…

BETH: Uhuh…

JENSEN: …3 guys…

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: …One is--but I think they’re--they both--they--I think, all 3 of them have sort of a Dutch, ancestry sort of thing?…

BETH: I think 2 are from Suriname.

JENSEN: Oh--2 are from Suriname

BETH: Yes

JENSEN: …and one Dutch guy, Okay. Right.
So, what do her friends say that happened between them?
Was there attraction, or was there something…

BETH: No

JENSEN: …going on? Kissing going on…

BETH: No…

JENSEN: between Natalee and…

BETH: No. No. No.

JENSEN: So when the club closed they all went out…

BETH: Mass exodus.
Natalee was seen getting into the car, and, you know, we don't, you know--I think it was all so chaotic, that it was clamoring for a final ride…

JENSEN: Did she mention to a friend "I'm going with these guys," or--people--Did they see her going in the car with those 3 guys?

BETH: Yes, and the last thing she mentioned was that she's headed back to the Holiday Inn Hotel.

JENSEN: Because that's where they're staying.

BETH: She had never seen the 2 Suriname boys in the front seat of the car so she was--Natalee was thinking she's getting into a taxi because she was with this other suspect, this other young male.
They're all a mass exodus.
They're just wanting to get to the hotel. Get out of Carlos and Charlie's.

JENSEN: And she's met Joran before?

BETH: Yes. She had seen him over the course of the weekend.

JENSEN: So he was the person she trusted, you know, “Alright it's safe to get into--into the car with this guy.”

BETH: And all the friends, all the group, had been around him and so they really didn't think--I don't think there were too many reasons to be concerned, but they were all getting into the car and she had not seen the two Suriname boys at all--not at all--and the next thing we know is…Here's the facts that we know--We know the condition Natalee was in when they took her because they have her coming in and out of consciousness, repeatedly.
We know the conduct they engaged in with Natalee in the car--with the 3 young men in the car--and the other factor…

JENSEN: Is that sort of kissing all over, sexual intimacy?

BETH: Intimacy.

JENSEN: Yeah.

BETH: Yes, and we know, Robert, the 22 different versions that they've told us as to what they did.

JENSEN: Three of them have come up with 22 different versions of what happened, right?

BETH: Yes, and that was stated by the lead investigator, oh, probably by fall or October, they had been able to determine that they had--at least, that's what the lead investigator, the information he gave us, that the suspects had given 22 different versions of what they did with her that night.

JENSEN: Wow! So, she never got to the Holiday Inn Hotel that night? They never dropped her off there?

BETH: No.

JENSEN: They say the 3--the 4 of them went to the beach?

BETH: Yes--as a matter of fact, one of the first stories that they gave was that was the whole issue, they said that they did drop her back off at the Holiday Inn Hotel.

JENSEN: Right, so, they were investigated--those 3 guys--and they said "Well, we dropped her off at the hotel."

BETH: Right.

JENSEN: But then they retracted…

BETH: And they retracted that, and that's when the litany of lies began.
Just the myriad of stories was just amazing, and--and each story had such detail.
It was just hard.
I mean, we would act upon it and then we would find out that they had retracted that, and there was another one, so, by the time we got down to 22, well, it was so twisted and mangled…

JENSEN: Yeah--And all 3 tell a them tell a different story…

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: …Oh, apparently!--if there are 22 stories!

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: So, I…The guy Joran--His story is--they went to the beach. They were intimate together. She wanted to be left there, and he drove off…

BETH: Yes. Ahah.

JENSEN: …Which is an unconscionable thing to, you know, do if you take a girl to the beach and, you know, you have, your intimate relation with her--and she--even if she says “I want to stay there,” and you don't drive off and let her walk all the way back to the hotel.

BETH: And, actually, we're even having trouble figuring out if he actually left her at the beach because there's four different versions of how he got home from the beach.
First, he said his father picked him up, then second, he said that he walked home.
The third in a statement, he says that Deepak--one of the suspects--picked him up, and then in the fourth statement, he says the other suspect picked him up.
So there's four different versions of even how he got home from the beach.
So we can't even get that.

JENSEN: And the amazing thing is that the guy is actually studying in Holland right now.

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: And, so, he's completely…He's still…What is it the lead…

BETH: Primary…

JENSEN: …suspect?…

BETH: He's still the primary suspect.

JENSEN: Primary suspect.
Actually, he's off the hook, right? I'm mean, they're not really…I mean nobody is actually…I mean ,nobody is in custody right now who has anything to do with it, but, even though they spread 22 different stories about her?

BETH: Yes. Yes.

JENSEN: And this, Beth, for you as a mother, this has got to be the hardest thing in the world because whatever it is, you probably just want closure now. Is that it?…

BETH: I do, I do.
You know, Robert, it may--we realize that her body may not be recoverable, depending on what the suspects did with her, but what we want is--all we want is--an answer, I---you know, and I--that's been hard for me to even come to.
Having to let it--let it--let it go that I may not recover her body--but we want an answer.
We want to know what--what--what they did--What they did.
That's all we want--is the answer.

JENSEN: The funny thing--I mean, the thousands of people have actually saw the island. It's not a big island.
A lot of people in Holland know Aruba because it's a popular holiday destination.
I mean, it's not a big, huge island and you've actually skimmed the place, right?--You've looked everywhere?

BETH: We have. We've done all the searches that we know to do.
Of course, we're at a disadvantage because we're not natives there so we don't know all the nooks and crannies that someone would that...

JENSEN: But you've drained lakes and all that, so…

BETH: We have. We have done the best searches that we know and, you know, we put the reward money out there, so hopeful that somebody would be willing to, you know, give us the answer, and…

JENSEN: The local authorities in Aruba--are they still investigating the case, or have they just sort of left it there?, because, aren't the Dutch involved as well now?
The Dutch…

BETH: Yes. Now, I hope so, Robert, and I begged for that for a year-and-a-half.
My plea has been, “Please, please, let Holland take over the investigation.”
I mean, Holland has the resources. They have the expertise.
You know--let's have a resolution here and, you know, I have just have begged Aruba to--to let go of it. They've struggled for 16 months. Let's accept that fact. Let's put pride aside, and let's have an answer and move on.
I mean, give it a…--You know, it's 16 months late, of course, but I still feel that--I still feel that there could be an answer.
I mean, when you read all the statements that are posted now on this website, “Scared Monkeys dot com,” you can just see the…

JENSEN: The inconsistencies, yeah...

BETH: Oh yes. It's glaring.

JENSEN: Can I ask you Beth--What is your theory? What do you think happened that night from the moment she left with those guys in the car?

BETH: You know, Robert, I--I couldn't tell you.

JENSEN: No?

BETH: I couldn't tell you, but I think what we know is--it’s not good--the outcome--because there wouldn't have been the litany of lies.
You don't have 22 different stories of what happened if you did the right thing.

JENSEN: If there'd just--If there’d been one thing, that would have been it.

BETH: Yes. There's something--we don't know what it is, though. Don't know. Don't know.

JENSEN: Okay (next sentence in Dutch)

(pre-taped segment begins)

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped before the show): What they're doing is merely finger pointing--the implicating each other.
He raped, murdered, and buried her.
Finger pointing--Okay, so, that's where it's hard to have that hope that she would be alive.

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): I think, now, a year-and-a-half later, I still fully believe that I will get an answer, but I'm not certain, now, that I’ll--that her--that her body is recoverable, so, I think--I think I've come a long way because that's hard to admit that. I mean--that's hard to accept that…
((tears up some, then just as quickly “shakes” it off her head))
…Anyway…

JENSEN: (pre-taped in Dutch)

BETH (pre-taped): Oh yeah…I think about her every day because--that's why I'm here.
Yeah, I mean, I wouldn‘t--I mean--Every--every step. Every day…Yeah.

(as the pre-taped video segment ends showing of a fading photo of NATALEE, her photo is replaced by BETH’s face in the studio looking in the same direction as NATALEE was in her photo.…The audience begins loudly applauding spontaneously, and then, clearly watery-eyed, BETH turns from looking at NATALEE’s photo to face ROBERT, and she smiles at him. Then BETH says to ROBERT (((barely heard during the still-continuing, loud audience applause))), “Thank you, Robert.“)

JENSEN: (((clearly moved as he waits for the continuing applause to end)))
Wow.
We’re going to take that in for a minute.
We’ll go to a break, and we’ll talk about…

BETH: Okay.

JENSEN: ...what you’re up to nowadays…

BETH: Okay. That sounds…

JENSEN: …What you need to do, and what the next step for you is.

BETH: That sounds great.

(commercial)

JENSEN: Yeah, Beth, Well, I think we talked about a most--most aspects of the case.
So, how do you go on with your life now? What is it--sort of--because I saw--I saw--I've followed the case. I've seen you on TV a million times. In the beginning there was a real fighting spirit--almost not letting the emotions come to the surface…
How do you go on now?

BETH: Well, I've got a couple of things that I'm excited about Robert. You know, I mean I look at--I look at all the young adults and, like I told you, I'm very close to Natalee's friends and--They will travel abroad every summer, study abroad and be living abroad and I guess what I want for them is--I don't want their parents or I don't want them to have to go through the nightmare that we did and it's just hard to find information about--you know, pertinent infrastructure information, so, what I'm doing is, I've--I’ve partnered with a university and they're working in conjunction with a foundation that I've established, the “International Safe Travels Foundation”…

JENSEN: The International Safe Travel.

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: Well, okay, that's interesting. Yeah.

BETH: So they're developing a curriculum and the professors and graduate students there and the curriculum will be fully developed by November and it's just--what they're doing is just delving into the legal and safety issues for the person traveling internationally, and that will be implemented at this university in November.

JENSEN: And that's driven by just the whole experience that you've had and you never want anyone else to go through what you‘ve been through.

BETH: Right, and there's really nothing out there quite like what they're delving into and from there we hope it's launched in every university and we hope it's in--internationally, too, and we hope it trickles down to high schools for these kids that are traveling abroad.

JENSEN: Are you still very much involved in the investigation or have you taken your hands off it a little bit, and…?

BETH: Well, I've pretty much turned that over--we have an attorney, John Kelly, out of New York, and so--that’s--you know, he's the primary person to go to--to have the communication because it’s not--you know…

JENSEN: Is there anything you want to say to the local--to the Dutch government, really?
Is there anything--Is there any--Do you want to appeal to them, or…?

BETH: My plea, my plea, Robert, is that I am just so hopeful that they can take over the investigation and, once they do that, then I'm hoping that there could be some kind of open communication between someone that’s involved in the case with the attorney John Kelly in New York, just so the family is kind of clued in as to what is going on and where are they, because we don't have any communication from anyone in Aruba.
So, nobody talks to us…

JENSEN: Right

BETH: …so, we don't know what's going on.

JENSEN: You really hope the Dutch government will be more involved.

BETH: Yes I do. I just wish they could take over. I just wish that they have 100% jurisdiction over her case.

JENSEN: Because is it your personal feeling that had, say, a more professional team been involved from the start--I mean, we probably would have had an answer by now?, yeah?

BETH: Not only that, I think they would have had an answer within the first 72 hours after her disappearance.

JENSEN: So it's just, sort of, the incompetence of--or--or, sort of the chaos of--of…

BETH: Yes, just the lack of…

JENSEN: I think "sense of urgency." I think that is a great term; a great, American term, but it's true.
“A sense or urgency,” just to know--it gets you on top of your “game,” and make sure you don't make mistakes.

BETH: Yeah, yeah.

JENSEN: Wow.

BETH: So.

JENSEN: So, Is there anything you want to say to Joran, who could be watching the show tonight?

BETH: Oh… (((sighs)) No. No thank you, though; but…

JENSEN: No?

BETH: No…I think he--He knows what he's done. (((with sadness))) He knows. He knows.

JENSEN: and you've been face to face with him, huh?

BETH: I have, yeah. I specifically asked to meet with him again when I came here, and he turned me down.

JENSEN: and he turned you down?

BETH: Yeah, yeah.

JENSEN: Yeah, well…. If he has nothing to hide,

BETH: Yes.

JENSEN: …I mean, why would he…?

BETH: I wanted to speak with him…

JENSEN: Yeah, Why would he turn you down if he…?

BETH: Yeah, he refused to meet with me, so… Oh well. I tried.

JENSEN: Yeah, and you still think about Natalee a lot, I assume?

BETH: Oh, I do. I do. Of course I do.

JENSEN: Are there things like--things like, you know, the last conversation you guys had?
Is that an important thing to think back on, or, do you think--or do you take something else?

BETH: I think--I don't really look back on--on--on anything--you know, hindsight.
I look at now--I see--I think what really hurts me now is I see what she's missed.
I mean, her college friends are now sophomores now…

JENSEN: Right

BETH: …in university, and, so, I just see--see she's just--she’s just missed her life.

JENSEN: What was she planning to do after…

BETH: Med school.

JENSEN: …after the Aruba trip?

BETH: Attend college on a full academic scholarship and then, you know, go on to med school, so, you know, I think that's the hardest part.
The hardest part is to see what she has been--is missing.
She was just really ripped out of her life--for no reason.

JENSEN: There was so much more life to live.

BETH: Yeah, yeah.

JENSEN: Well Beth, I think I speak for all of us that our hearts go out to you and thanks for sharing the story with us, and--and I really, sincerely, you know--For what it's worth, I really hope that there’ll--there'll be some closure, soon, for you.

BETH: I do too.

JENSEN: And good luck with everything. Thanks for coming on the show.

BETH: Thank you. Thank you, Robert, so much.

JENSEN: Beth Holloway, everyone.

(((audience applause)))





On 9-28 FOX News reported:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to “Andie”)



GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Beth, it has been more than a year, and you have traveled lots of miles. Now to Holland. When did you get back from Holland?

BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY, NATALEE‘S MOTHER: Last night.

VAN SUSTEREN: Why did you go to Holland?

BETH: Well, you know, I had an invitation to go, and I acted upon it...and...I have been pleading to Holland for their involvement for a year-and-a-half, and I thought now that the possibility that they are sending in a cold case squad from Holland...I thought, keep the communication open, and show that I am...also, wanted to thank them for their past involvement and hopes for their future involvement.

VAN SUSTEREN: You did a television show over there?

BETH: I did.

VAN SUSTEREN: How were you received?

BETH: Amazingly, just so well. It was such a warm reception, and they were just terrific...and from everyone involved, to the taxi cab drivers, to the hotel concierges, to the production crew, and the hosts...everybody was just very supportive, and they seem genuinely concerned that there are no answers.

VAN SUSTEREN: Did the Dutch recognize you?

BETH: Some did. But as soon as, if they even heard my name, or sometimes they would first hear me begin to speak; and, yes, they knew exactly who I was. Like I said, the reception was so warm...they were just great.

VAN SUSTEREN: Any effort to reach Joran van der Sloot, or was that your goal in going?

BETH: That was not the goal in going. I would love to have had that happen...I know we discussed that, and, of course, I would have loved to have met with him, but you know it did not happen. It really wasn't a goal. I think really my goal was, was to see the tone...you know, how the feel is for this investigation in Aruba...and, secondly, just to put out a plea that I hope for future involvement, and I hope that we can have answers.

VAN SUSTEREN: Is the investigation going forward? I mean is Karin Janssen still the chief prosecutor? Right?

BETH: Right.

VAN SUSTEREN: Is there any idea when she is going to retire, or if she is going to make plans?

BETH: I think she is there, and I don't think she is going anywhere at all, Greta.

VAN SUSTEREN: What is your thought about Karin Janssen?

BETH: You know, I feel that when you have someone...somebody, especially from a foreign country, and you don't take the time to sit down and explain to the family what is going on, you know, I have no respect for a person in that position. She could let me know something. She could keep us updated in someway, or at least tell us things that are going on. I mean there is no communication. We are at such a disadvantage. I mean we have to just guess at what is going on.

VAN SUSTEREN: Or if anything is going on. You presume that something is going on. I don't know if I am at that same stage. I mean, I know Holland is now...quote... involved. Let me ask you, what does that mean now that Holland is involved?

BETH: Well, they have not made it into the Island of Aruba, as far as I know. The only thing that I was able to receive from the legal attache is that they are sending in a cold case squad to go over the investigation from the beginning. And that is all...

VAN SUSTEREN: When?

BETH: There is no date on it.

VAN SUSTEREN: I mean, I guess, Beth, you are more patient at this point and more willing to accept that, but the statement that they are going to send in a cold case delegation. You know, naturally, my first question is prove it, or when? Or do you have your ticket?

BETH: Right, well, as soon as I asked that, and they have said there is no date on it. And I can't put a date on it. You know, Greta, I think what I just keep doing is if I just keep taking all the right stuff, and if they won't come on and get with the investigation, you know, I can't control that.

VAN SUSTEREN: Do you think you are going to get answers...eventually?

BETH: You know, that is the one thing that I still think I will eventually get is answers. I really do. I think I will...and as far as whether her body is recoverable or not...no, I don't really think about that too much anymore, Greta.

VAN SUSTEREN: So you are convinced that she is dead?

BETH: Yes. Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: Are you going to give up hope on getting answers?

BETH: No. I think that I am going to get answers!

VAN SUSTEREN: I think that you are, too. You are not giving up either, and I applaud you for it, and, so do all the viewers. Beth, it is always nice to see you.

BETH: You, too, Greta.





On 9-28 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



OM creates a standardized system for legal summonses.

ORANJESTAD – The Openbaar Ministerie (District Attorney, OM) is currently working on a model allowing for standardized summonses, where special agents of the police will have a uniform system to register crimes and violations. Special agents do not fall under the Aruba Police Corps (KPA). They work in areas like the Department of Public Health. Whether the OM is also working on a standardized system for summonses for the “normal” police is unknown.

This past week there were discussions regarding the registering of crimes and violations in connection with the advertised drop in criminality, an advertisement based on statistics supplied by the OM. The police union disputed these figures, claiming that the number of crimes has actually risen recently.

The advertisement originated with the Ministry of Justice, wishing to show that criminality on Aruba has dropped. Last week the advertisement was placed in the papers on various days, showing a table of the most common crimes from 2003 through April 2006. The figures came from the OM. Spokesperson Mariaine Arends-Croes said the OM doesn’t recognize the published table, but that the figures listed on criminal statistics appear to match their own top ten. “Every year we have a top ten of punishable acts. We started this in 2003. Only the table in the advertisement is not so clear.” If the numbers have dropped because fewer crimes have actually been committed is also difficult to say, according to Arends-Croes. “Take driving without a license, the numbers can also drop because the police controlled more one year than the other.” The chance of being caught is then higher, but that doesn’t mean that either more or fewer people were driving without their license, the spokesperson for the OM explained.





9-29-06

On 9-29 FOX News GRETA VAN SUSTEREN wrote in the “Gretawire” blog, “Other than the cold, last night was a show I enjoyed doing in Atlanta. I got to see in person Jeff Brown and Jim Hammer and, of course, Beth Holloway Twitty and her husband Jug. Jug was not on the show but off to the side, so you did not get to see him. I sure wish Beth and Jug (and Dave and Robin) could get answers to the question what happened to Natalee.” (VIDEO available here of BETH)

On 9-29 the DUTCH “RTL” TV talk and entertainment show, “Jensen!” replayed its September 28, 2006 interview with BETH. The transcript of the show is available within date September 28, 2006.

Here is the video link to the show….

http://www.rtl.nl/(vm=/shows/jensen/home/)/system/video/html//components/shows/jensen/169_anamorf/miMedia/2006/week39/do_gast_beth_holloway.avi_plain.xml


Here are the audio-only links to the show….

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/961m

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/srkw

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/ha16




9-30-06

On 9-30 the “National Ledger” reported:



Natalee Holloway Story Used to Promote Horror Film ' Chaos'

By Jackson Simpson
Sep 30, 2006

Steven Jay Bernheim and David DeFalco, the makers of the horror movie 'Chaos,' have defended their stance that their movie could have saved Natalee Holloway's life. The creators of the brutal film 'Chaos' make the bold statement that yes - their film could have saved Natalee's life.

Obviously they are using Natalee Holloway as a promotional tool, but can it be for a positive that will warn women not to leave bars or parties with absolute strangers? They believe it can.

TMZ has the video of an explanation from the filmmakers and reports that though "Chaos" is not inspired by Holloway's disappearance, the movie is being promoted as an unsettling warning to young women and their parents -- and that stance is causing some controversy.

"The movie is so terrifying and horrific to a young girl, we don't think any young girls who see the movie would leave a bar with two strangers," says producer Steven Jay Bernheim in the sort clip.

The web site explains that the movie follows two young women who venture to a rave in the woods. They leave the party with a drug dealer to score some ecstasy, and quickly become the pawns in a psychotic gang's sick game. The two suffer through torture, rape and murder and, as some reviews have noted, not in that particular order.

A summary of the film at IMDb calls it "Possibly the most brutal film ever made, Chaos is a cautionary tale of two teens who throw themselves into harms way. Two girls, looking to score some ecstasy at a rave, follow a young man to a house where terror awaits. There a gang of felons capture and torment the girls drawing them into a nightmare of violence."

In real life 18-year-old Natalee Holloway vanished just hours before she was scheduled to report to the airport at the end of the five-day trip with 124 classmates and seven chaperones from Mountain Brook High School in Alabama.

She was last seen alive with three men that she had just met. She remains missing to this day.

See the clip of the interview here at TMZ

--Jackson Simpson





On 9-30 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported:



Hoefdraad nominated as president of the Hof (court).

WILLEMSTAD – Liesbeth Hoefdraad (55) was nominated as the president of the Gemeenschappelijk Hof (Public Court) of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. She’ll be the fist woman to head the court in its almost 140 years of existence.

Next month Liesbeth Hoefdraad will have been with the court for 12 years. Since 2005 she’s been the court’s press judge. She views her new function as a challenge that she’s really looking forward to. “As president you remain involved with legal matters, but you also need to manage the entire system, especially with the court taking a new direction.” With that in mind she aims for the advice, “Independent and decisive,” from 2005, which has since been widely endorsed by all the countries of the Koninkrijk (Dutch Kingdom).

Hoefdraad studied law in Groningen. In 1975 she began work for the islands in the department of Algemeen Juridische Zaken (AJZ - General Legal Matters), where as an attorney she litigated for the islands and so was already familiar with the town hall. The past three years there she was the service chief for the AJZ. In 1988 she made the transition to private business, where she served as the head of the legal department for Maduro & Curiel’s Bank. She worked there for six years until beginning work for the Hof (court) in 1994. Hoefdraad was also president of the council of Stichting Reclassering (Foundation Reclassification) for many years, but she resigned from this position two weeks ago. At the end of this year, once her nomination becomes official, she’ll also set aside her function as a member on the council for the handicapped. Right after she completed her studies someone asked her what she thought about this function. “I’d never worked with handicapped people, but I did want to try it. Now I’ve been working there for 30 years.” She remains fairly subdued about the fact that she’ll be the first female president of the court. “The advancement of women in society has progressed to such an extent that we’re already on our fifth woman prime minister.”

Hoefdraad is replacing Luis de Lannoy, who is taking an early retirement next year. By then he’ll have been the court’s president for 14 years, twice as long as the average term. Two candidates within the court had aspirations for the presidency. There was an internal agreement that whoever received the most votes would be nominated. Yesterday the court held the legally mandated conference and, “white smoke came from the chimney,” according to De Lannoy. “Habemus Praeses, I wish Ms. Hoefdraad lots of energy and wisdom.”

The nomination still needs to be sent to the MSR (ministry of inter-island affairs) of the Antilles and Aruba. Thereafter it goes to the Koninkrijksregering (government of the Netherlands Kingdom) and once they approve the nomination it will finally go to Queen Beatrix for her ratification. The expectation is that this will occur before the end of this year.





On 9-30 ARUBAAN's news-source "Amigoe.com" reported another ARUBA tourists safety issue:



The Netherlands help Aruba with anti-corruption legislation.

ORANJESTAD – The government wants to have all the legislation involving international anti-corruption finished by mid-2007. Aruba has asked Holland for their assistance with the preparations. The result is that for a period of one year a Dutch lawyer will offer his support to the DWJZ (department of legislation and legal matters).

According to Urbano Lopez, the director of the DWJZ and the person in charge implementing the new legislation, it’s important to both Aruba and Holland to quickly implement the anti-corruption legislation. It involves international treaties, like the United Nations treaty regarding corruption. These have been signed by the Dutch government but can’t be ratified by Aruba until the necessary legislation has been put into place. “The international pressure to sign on to this legislation is exceptionally large. So it’s very important that Aruba makes the necessary preparations.”

The DWJZ will be reinforced by the Dutch legal specialist Ron de Bree. He’ll spend a year creating conceptual laws within the realm of anti-corruption matters. According to Lopez, Holland is not just sending their expert lawyer, but is also paying for all the costs. De Bree will also spend some time in the area of anti-terrorism laws. For the implementation of environmental laws and laws relating to international privacy rights, Lopez would also like to see a, “similar type of construction.”

Furthermore he says that he’s hoping Rudi Lampe, party leader of RED, will be somewhat reassured now that the government is working on legislation against corruption.

Lampe recently returned from Tanzania where parliament members from all over the world traded information about corruption within governments. According to Lampe many of them were quite surprised to learn Aruba did not yet have any legislation to address this issue. Upon his return to Aruba he said it is shameful that the government leaders are not more critical about their own actions.

DWJZ wants to have all the anti-corruption legislation concepts finished around the summer time. Thereafter the Raad van Advies (Advisory Council) will examine the concepts before sending them on to be handled in the Staten.





On 9-30 the “UPI” reported:



L.A. jury rejects claim in diamond heist

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury has decided in favor of Lloyd's of London in a claim stemming from a robbery that the insurer alleges was staged.

Harry Yildiz had claimed his downtown Jewelry District shop was robbed in 2004 by a gunman who made off with more than $1 million in diamonds, the Los Angeles Times said.

Lloyd's rejected the insurance claim due to suspicions about the long time the robber spent inside, and the bag seen on surveillance tape that allegedly appeared too small to hold all of the gems Yildiz claimed were missing, the report said.

Lloyd's said during the trial that Yildiz might have dispatched his son to Aruba to sell the diamonds and then staged the robbery, the Times reported.