There are 4 articles. The last 3 are essentially the same but they came from 3 different Dutch publications.
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De Telegraaf
June 28, 2005'Aruba no criminal broeinest '
Minister of justice Croes disapproves indianenverhalen in American press
ORANJESTAD (Aruba), Tuesday
Almost a month is Aruba already in the spell of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Especially by the massive attention of the American press the image of ' one happy Island ' a firm knock has incurred. The vrijlating the day before yesterday of right Paul vanderSloot, that with its zoon of the assassination on Holloway suspicious, has to at the media in the US once more extra agitation it is ensured.
Nevertheless the Arubaanse minister of justice, Rudy Croes believes, still that is especially island permanent damage by the affair, visited by American tourists, will not incur: "We do retrieve everything there to Natalee and the matter to solve. The Americans will realise that eventually nevertheless."
Rudy Croes have it raging very these days. Whereas Dutch profs on steenworp distance on palm beach finish a range football tournament, the minister in neighbour vip-dorp shake the hand of the boasted American talk show host Geraldo. For the especially to Aruba has flown over cover the search to Natalee live. "it is not believe", sighs Croes. "The Yanks really pull all registers open. And because all those television stations want every day bring news, the largest possible nonsense is sometimes presented as a truth. But all indianenverhalen at spite; Aruba is no criminal broeinest!"
The opposite is true, implores the bewindsman. "It goes correct hartstikke well with Aruba. The crime figures - which were already not high - the last has once more further decreased three years. The number of life offences is certainly in comparison with our islands surrounding very small. Curacao have had since 2002 honderdtachtig have killed have had, we in three years still none ten. For this reason it is this way jammer that we are now faced with this drama. Although I can fortunately say that we until now large numbers of still no have had cancellations of American tourists."
Anthem
Croes start then an anthem, which means especially that especially he it during its now largely a year lasting office period has perfectly done on Aruba. More politieblauw have on the street come, a coast radar has been bought, a police force helicopter financed by Aruba himself fights the crime from air and Croes put a separate detection entity to to fight drugs - and arms trafficking. Reality is however something more balanced.
Especially the police force Aruba under control of commissioner Jan Van der Straaten has rockly-hard worked the previous years for more safe making Aruba. But Van der Straaten and also chief public prosecutor Karin Jansen certain no friends of Croes, who try all draw successes continuously to itself, are. The animosity between the top certainly of the arubaanse police force and it Public Prosecution Service on the one hand and Minister Croes on the other side have looked at the beginning of the study into Natalee Holloway after that precious time has lost has gone to internal gekissebis concerning responsibilities.
But according to Rudy Croes all differences have been meanwhile ironed out and are harmoniously cooperated to solving the matter of Holloway. Stands for mutually "there too much on the game at ruzien, already comes there still a study into what in the beginning error has gone", says the Minister of Justice. Clear veertigduizend people on Aruba is right range dependent on tourism. The disappearance of Natalee and the publicity daaromheen cannot result in that which people soon risk runs their get rid of job. But above all I hope of course that the little girl is retrieved. For its parents a this dreadful drama is. We on Aruba will do everything which to people in any case certainty to give concerning the destiny of their for the."
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Utrechts Nieuwsblad
June 29, 2005Arubaanse minister wants aid the Netherlands at negative image
The arubaanse minister of justice wants Rudy Croes that the Dutch government defends the island at the American authorities.
Also Croes want that The Hague support declares officially to Aruba, because there according to him sytematisch phantom tales appear in the American media concerning the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Croes said that Monday breakdown-spun after a consultation on Curacao with the ministers Donner (justice) and (kingdom relations) and the antillian justice minister Dick. The bewindsman [Croes] is frightened for the impact which the negative reporting can for American tourism to the island.
On some television senders Aruba is depicted as a criminal island where is gambled in abundance, is dealt and is drunk. Of the police force research also much would not be good.
"The credibility of our legal system is in the lawsuit," Croes find.
On Aruba according to the minister 45,000 people are directly dependent on tourism. Minister Donner promised to raise the matter in a response at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "We must look at if we can put right the representation in the press by means of the embassy in Washington."
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Amersfoortse Courant
June 29, 2005Arubaanse minister wants aid the Netherlands at negative image
The arubaanse minister of justice wants Croes that the Dutch government defends the island at the American authorities.
Also Croes want that The Hague support declares officially to Aruba, because there according to him sytematisch phantom tales appear in the American media concerning the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Croes said that Monday breakdown-spun after a consultation on Curacao with the ministers Donner (justice) and (kingdom relations) and the antillian justice minister Dick. The bewindsman is frightened for the impact which the negative reporting can for American tourism to the island.
On some television senders Aruba is depicted as a criminal island where is gambled in abundance, is dealt and is drunk. Of the police force research also much would not be good. "the credibility of our legal system is in the lawsuit," Croes find.
On Aruba is according to the minister 45,000 people directly dependent on tourism. Minister Donner promised raise the matter in a response at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "we must look at if we can put right the representation in the press by means of the embassy in washington."
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BN/DeStem
June 29, 2005Nederland helpt Aruba met imago
By Door Jaco van LambalgenThe Dutch government wants help Aruba improve the image of the island in the United States.
The disappearance of the American little girl Natalee Holloway ' cannot mean that the complete island experiences of it damage yesterday ', explained minister of justice piet hein Donner. Its arubaanse colleague of justice wants Rudy Croes that the Dutch government puts right the picture that in the United States concerning the island threatens arise.
American media conduct a ' total hetze against the Dutch legal system ', thus minister Croes. In the US the media give much attention on the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. The arubanen fear that the tourist industry, the main source of income of the island collapse, as a result. Minister Donner does not think that there at the American authorities some misunderstanding concerning the Dutch legal system exists.
But he and minister Ben bone of foreign affairs is prepared the Dutch involve embassy in washington to correct wrong information on Aruba. The Netherlands looks after also the foreign relations of Aruba, which a ' status shares separate ' but of the kingdom is.
They're worried.
I don't know about you, but I'm getting all warm & fuzzy inside. :-)
Well, that was interesting, I think I almost understand, maybe.
Only thing they may be worried about
is the US calling all its citizens
home and then lobbing a few missles
at Aruba.
Even Aruba couln't have missed the
US going into Baghdad.
All that needs to happen is for the State Department to issue a statement that as demonstrated by the Natalee Holloway incident, the safety of U.S. citizens visiting Aruba cannot be guaranteed, and that people who vacation there do so at their own risk.
They don't appear to be worried to me. The situation has only gotten worse since the dates of those articles.
Thanks for the ping.
"On Aruba is according to the minister 45,000 people directly dependent on tourism..."
Or, Darn, how terribly inconvenient this flap is over a missing American girl!
(I know it's bad to generalize but every dutchman I ever met was a shallow, narcissictic liar only interested in his own well being.)
Don't we, though??
The opposite is true, implores the bewindsman.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I like seeing him called a "bewindsman" -- no matter what it means.