Have you been to Aruba sir?
It is not a third world armpit. They have had one murder in the past 6 years.
It is rather modern with very pretty beaches and turquoise water.
A number of nice hotels and casinos.
The San Nicholas area to the south of Aruba is where most of the merchant ships ply and has a seedier atmosphere then Orangestaad but still I never saw any slums or ghettos or favelas in Aruba the likes of which one sees in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica or Haiti...not even close.
Aruba is right below the level of safety one would expect in Bermuda or Saint Barts. Similar to the Caymans.
That reputation Aruba enjoys is one reason this story is so big.
No one would expect it there.
You can call anywhere an armpit and in some cases you might be correct but not on this one.
Then I suspect they've just doubled the rate.