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Posted on 08/26/2005 4:40:09 PM PDT by TexKat
Surinamese Deepak Kalpoe, 21, arrives to court in Oranjestad, Aruba, Friday, Aug. 26, 2005. Aruban police arrested Kalpoe and his brother Satish, 18, along with a third person according to government spokesman Ruben Trapenberg, saying he doesn't know if the arrests are connected to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. The two brothers had been previously detained and released. (AP Photo/Pedro Famous Diaz)
Surinamese Satish Kalpoe, 18, front, gets in a car to go to court in Oranjestad, Aruba, Friday, Aug. 26, 2005. Two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, who had been detained and released in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway were arrested again Friday based on new evidence, officials said. The brothers were detained on suspicion of involvement, with unidentified 'other people,' in premeditated murder and rape, the prosecutor's office said. Person to the right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Farrah Boekhoudt)
I love that reply Dr. DN. I am going to use that in the future! Thanks for that great come-back.
Morning Fritzy,
Hope all is well with you. The Holloway's need to return to the USA. The go on the national television circuit with the corruption that occurred in Aruba.
Beth needs to constantly doe this everyday and then we may see some boycott action.
Just stating the facts,
NSNR
I too am sick about this.
They took their opportunity now that the US has a major catastrophe on our hands.
I can't even say what I think of the aruban "authorities" at this point.
I believe that PVDS will make a "deal" with the prosecutors while our media is not watching to do what they do with 65% of the criminal cases in Aruba. Several forums that talk about NH have posters saying that the judge used the Ponson case as precedent in his decision yesterday. Ponson, if that is the correct name, is the B'more baseball player from Aruba who punched a judge when he was home and was charged with assault. He served a grand total of 11 days because he made a deal to pay a fine and returned to play ball until he was booted from the team after his third DUI here.
The FBI has the final say. If someone is even suspected of committing a crime, they can be refused a student visa. Also drinkers and drug users. That sure leaves him out.
Yes, but he does much better when his cronies, the ones he owns, are in office. They are all crooks. Some are owned by him; some are owned by others.
You know...I keep thinking on the news when people haven't eaten for 4 days.."but, I thought it didn't hurt, I thought it was eurphoric"
Agree, send him to any southern state!
If you have actually read this far...
Read it, and understand it. Please gather strength and continue to post.
A Dutch teen suspected in Natalee Holloway's disappearance will be released but must meet certain conditions or go back to prison, his lawyer said Thursday.
Prosecutors had asked that Joran van der Sloot - who was arrested June 9 as a prime suspect in Holloway's disappearance - be held in prison for an additional 30 days.
At the same time, van der Sloot had asked for the detention to be suspended because of "special circumstances," said his lawyer, Antonio Carlo.
special circumstances = rich, privileged boy/baby needs special treatment/protection
At the same time, van der Sloot had asked for the detention to be suspended because of "special circumstances," said his lawyer, Antonio Carlo.
Special circumstances=A one way ticket to Holland has already been purchased
Dave Holloway, father of the missing Mountain Brook teen, said he had heard van der Sloot was being released on house arrest, but Carlo said that was not the case.
Placemark.
Holloway, who lives in Meridian, Miss,. said he hadn't heard from officials on the case because his home and office were without power and phone due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.
On SM, they're saying the kalpoes being let out tomorrow. Native Lingo said it.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBHUKAR4DE.html
Natural Coral Bridge, an Aruba Tourist Attraction, Collapses
By Michael Norton Associated Press Writer
Published: Sep 2, 2005
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - A natural coral bridge that spanned a cove along Aruba's west coast collapsed before dawn Friday, destroying one of the island's biggest tourist attractions.
The bridge, the largest of its kind in the Caribbean, was 25 feet high and 100 feet long, said Tourism Minister Edison Briesen. The cause was not immediately known, he said.
"It's a very sad day for Aruba and for its tourism," Briesen said. "A picture of the bridge appears in almost every promotional flier, and more tourists visit it than any other attraction."
He stood among hundreds of Arubans who traveled along a bumpy dirt road to see what remained of the national treasure.
"The people who saw it always marveled," said Julie Lacle, a 26-year-old taxi driver who often took tourists to the bridge. "They couldn't believe how beautiful it was."
The bridge, a formation of coral limestone cut out from thousands of years of pounding waves and strong winds, was a popular picnic spot. Hundreds of visitors walked across it each year.
A crack had appeared at one end of the bridge several years ago, said Jose Joseph, who owns a nearby snack and souvenir shop.
Aruba has several natural bridges, some of them difficult to reach. A shorter bridge is located next to the one that collapsed.
"We lost the mother. But we still have the daughter," Joseph said.
The bridge's collapse brought more bad news to an island that has been under the scrutiny of the U.S. media for three months since the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway.
Aruba, an island of 97,000 people, depends on tourism for 70 percent of its gross domestic product. It welcomes 728,000 visitors a year and an additional 550,000 cruise ship passengers. Some 70 percent are from the United States.
AP-ES-09-02-05 1402EDT
Aruba, "Where is America's daughter"? Alabama and Mississippi lost their daughter, who everybody believes is a national American treasure, too.
I hope the that at least the K2's are kept behind bars.
* MARK
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