Saturday, May 11, 2013

Aruba's Prime Minister MikeEman and Minister of Infra-structure, Immigration and En-vironment, Benny Sevinger,extended a personal invitationto all those saving today toshop for Mother's Day, to do iton downtown Oranjestad'sbeautified and completed CayaG.F. Betico Croes, the island'straditional main shoppingstreet.

Yesterday morning, the PMand Minister Sevinger were onhand for the unveiling of thefirst of eight elegant tram sta-tions to be placed along themain street and tram route.

Continued on pg 5

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Caya G.F. Betico Croes is now agorgeous place for last minute

Mother's Day shopping!

Bangladeshi rescuers retrieve garment worker Reshmafrom the rubble of a collapsed building in Savar on May10 (see story on pg 6)

Miracle survivor pulled fromBangladesh ruins after 17 days

2 Saturday, May 11, 2013

This past week during theEurope Meets the AmericasConference, Minister ofTourism, Otmar Oduber,Minister of Economic AffairsMichelle Hooyboer-Win-klaar, ATA CEO Ronella Tjin

Asjoe-Croes and President ofthe Chamber of Tourism ofPanama, Annette Cardenassigned a Memorandum ofUnderstanding to work to-gether on the tourism front.

According to Ronella Tjin

Asjoe-Croes, agreements likethis MOU are steps in theright direction for the contin-uation of our tourism, whichensures that our tourism re-mains a pillar and vital part ofour economy. This, she as-

serted is in the context ofboth our stay-over as well asour cruise tourism.

The MOU between Arubaand the Chamber of Tourismof Panama entails a collabo-ration to attract more trafficfrom cruise ships from theSouthern Caribbean to Aruba.Panama and Aruba will worktowards stimulating morevisits from cruise lines and acontinuation of the high sea-son, and in the low May toSeptember season. The Arubatourism CEO indicated thatshe sees Panama as an impor-tant partner in our tourismprogram.

According to Tjin Asjoe-

Croes, a third important areain the MOU is the intentionto share knowledge, expertiseand information. Panama andAruba are willing to helpeach other in different areasof the tourism industry. Thiscould entail, among others,the development of the prod-uct as well as legislation.

These types of agreementsare very fitting in ATA's man-agement and strategy for thedevelopment of the tourism ofAruba. ATA congratulated allparticipating organizationswitha vision for the Aruba Gatewayand all those who labored to re-alize the Europe Meets theAmericas Conference.

Aruba signs MOU with Panama on Tourism collaboration

Saturday, May 11, 2013 3

The close of the inauguralEurope Meets the AmericasConference that took placeMonday through Wednesdayof this past week, ended withthe announcement of a returnengagement in 2014. Thefirst proved highly success-ful, with the intention of es-tablishing connections andcommerce between Europeand Latin America, withAruba as a cultural, financialand services hub bridging thedifferences between the twocontinents. Aruba's uniquelymulticultural make up, the in-habitants' facility with lan-guages, and their intuitiveunderstanding of the dispar-ity between the way LatinAmerica and Europe doesbusiness, qualifies the islandand its business people asbeing particularly suited tothe task.

This was the premise ofthe conference, and it at-tracted 747 delegates fromCentral and South America,the Caribbean, Europe andeven a few from the U.S.,who recognized the visionand opportunities of the con-ference.

Two of these representedthe Governor of Maryland,the Honorable Martin O'Mal-ley; Dr. Joseph E. Baptiste, amaxillary surgeon and Chair-man of the International Out-reach for the Governor'sComission on Caribbean Af-fairs, and Daniel Lamute,CEO of the Peaceful Questconsulting firm, also on thecommission. It is a stateagency dedicated to estab-

lishing liaisons and com-merce with the region, work-ing principally withCARICOM, and completelyunique to Maryland. Bothgentlemen were born andraised in Haiti, but are longestablished in the U.S. state.They were very enthusiasticabout the EMA, as was Gov-ernor O'Malley, and reportbeing extremely impressedwith Aruba's administration,which had the vision and am-bition to establish this forumfor commerce between Eu-rope and the Americas. Theykindly agreed to speak atlength with THE MORNINGNEWS regarding their im-pressions of the EMA, andthe opportunities that will ex-tend from it, not only forLatin America, but all theAmericas.

TMN: How did the com-mission decide that atten-dance at EMA would bebeneficial or essential?

Dr. Baptiste: We think it isboth. For the state of Mary-land, it is essential and bene-ficial to consider all theCaribbean countries, not onlythose in CARICOM. Whenwe heard Aruba would behosting this business sympo-sium, we felt it was essentialthat the governor of Mary-land look into it. Also, Mary-land is relatively close toAruba, so we are very inter-ested in exploring any possi-bilities that may arise fromthe conference.

TMN: The principalthrust of the EMA, for themost part, has been establish-

ing connections between Eu-rope, specifically Holland,and Latin America, withAruba, as a hub, "straddlingthe cultural fence." Are youconsidering Maryland moredirectly connecting with Eu-rope, or do you see it also de-ploying Aruba as a liaison?

Dr. Baptiste: Yes, ofcourse. Aruba is very well lo-cated, as well as having a bigport, like Jamaica. Maryland

felt Aruba could be a hub, notonly for health, but educationand transportation- thePanama Canal is preparing tohandle much larger cargovessels. Baltimore is the #1U.S. port as concerns deep-draft shipping and superships; we felt this is a veryimportant area, so we couldactually bring forward Balti-more's attributes and what itis going on there. We are also

home to John Hopkins Med-ical Institute, we could bringmedical expertise to Aruba toupgrade the health care sys-tem.

TMN: Is commerce withLatin America also an attrac-tion?

Dr. Baptiste: Absolutely.The governor of Maryland isvery progressive and hasgreat vision for the state.

Continued on pg 4

Europe Meets the Americas Conference sparkedinterest across the hemisphere

Joseph Baptiste and Daniel Lamaute with Minister HooyboerWinklaar


He is the first to have a com-mission for the Caribbeanand (aside from Florida andNew York) to give it all theimportance it deserves re-garding commerce. He rec-ognizes the economicemergence of Latin America.

Mr. Lamute: I think youwill find wherever there is alarge concentration ofCaribbean diasporas, thestates tend to be more respon-sive to residents of the statethat are included in the Dias-pora. That was the impetusfor the Governor's initiativefor the commission. We alsohave a Lt. Governor (An-thony Brown) whose familialroots are in Jamaica. There isa strong affinity for what theCaribbean people are able tocontribute to America and tothe state of Maryland. Whenwe approached authorities inMaryland with what was tak-ing place on Aruba, it wasvery well received, and wewere encouraged to partici-pate.

TMN: Do you feel the

conference is innovative? Dr. Baptise: As far as we

are aware, it os the first of itskind, and we consider it veryinnovative, very visionary.Not only will it be good forAruba, but for the CARI-COM nations and all theCaribbean. We were sur-prised to not see CARICOMcountries here. We hope tosee them here next year, moreU.S. states, and Canada, aswell. We can easily see Arubabeing a gateway for theseother nations.

TMN: What would theadvantages be for NorthAmerica?

Mr. Lamute: I can see thesame advantages for NorthAmerica in relation to geo-graphical location, timezones, and the fact that thereis a significant Caribbeanpresence in the states mostimportant to internationalcommerce and politically; theentire northeast U.S. As such,if I am an Aruban businessperson, and I wish to get ac-cess to a market in the U.S.,

it is easier entry to createconnections on a hub in theCaribbean. ParticularlyMaryland, with our advisorycommission, can facilitatecommerce and making thoseconnections for communica-tion and international trade.

TMN: Do you think mosthave pre-conceived notions ofthe Caribbean as a tourism areaonly, rather than emergingeconomies that can provide awealth of trade opportunitiesoutside the industry? Can theEMA dispel this?

Dr. Baptiste: Exactly. Thisis my first time in Aruba andI am very impressed. I cansee Aruba being the Singa-pore of the Caribbean; youshould not underestimate thepotential. I think that havinga great leader with a great vi-sion is what is going to makea country great... One greatadvantage that I have seenhere is that the government isvery stable and very accessi-ble. They are ready to dobusiness.

By Rosalie Klein

Europe Meets the Americas Conferencesparked interest across the hemisphereContinued from pg 3

The Kiwanis Club of Arubarecently organized a Queen’sDay event for the benefit ofunderprivileged kids of Cole-gio Laura Paskel and the chil-

dren of Sonrisa. This eventgave them the opportunity totry their hands on manualskills like kite making, hand-icraft and scrapbook making.

The children enjoyed theevent tremendously and theClub was satisfied workingwith the children again forsuch an important activity.

The attached photos showthe happy children at theevent.

Kiwanis is a worldwideorganization of volunteersdedicated to changing theworld one child and onecommunity at a time.

Kiwanis Club of ArubaQueen’s Day Event a success

Today, the Renaissance Mar-ketplace is offering FreeZumba sessions to everyonewishing to start a healthylifestyle or continue with anexercise program. TheZumba session will be giveby Popular Zumba instructorDwane Wever. From 9 to 10a.m., the Renaissance Mar-ketplace will become the‘Healthy Spot’ on Aruba withStarbucks joining with thisevent by offering all partici-pants their popular ‘Refresh-ers’ FREE of charge.

“Starbucks Refreshers” isthe newest innovation in cof-fee. It’s a thirst-quenchingpick-me-up that packs a

boost of natural energy fromgreen coffee extract but looksand tastes nothing like coffee.Combined with real fruitjuice, B and C vitamins andginseng, it’s a sparkling low-calorie boost of natural en-ergy in three deliciousflavors.

Ever one is invited todayto “Step it Up’ with Dwane atthe Renaissance Market-place. The Renaissance Mar-ketplace managementexpress they expect a largecrowd once again for today’ssession.

Photos give an impressionof a previous Zumba sessiongiven by Dwane Wever.

Starbucks offering FREE‘Refreshers’ to all participants...

‘Free Zumba’ sessionstoday at the

Renaissance Marketplace


All the plazas are nearlycompleted, as are thestylish sidewalks. Al-most all the stores on thestreet have gotten intothe spirit of the beautifi-cation project, with ap-pealing new facades andfresh coats of paint.Many of the shops arealso featuring substan-tial discounts on giftitems that are ideal forMother's Day.

It may be taking sometime to complete, but by-

standers had to admit thatthe refurbishment of CayaG. F. Betico Croes is quiteimpressive and it is worththe wait. It has long been aritual for islanders to strollaround town during holi-day shopping and week-ends. All are encouragedto come and enjoy the tra-dition again in the lovelynew environment that isdowntown Oranjestad. By Rosalie Klein

Caya G.F. Betico Croes is now a gorgeous place for last minuteMother's Day shopping!continued from pg 1

Dedicated to the elderly lady

who asked me to describe

“The San NicolasWoman”

Often I am asked bysome “San Nicolodians

To describe the SanNicolas woman

I tell them that I amnot anthropologist,

But as a person bornand raised under

the smokeOf Lago, for this

mother’s day, I will describe in

my way

The San Nicolas woman

She stands at five feet eight

A little over weightHer hair more curls

than straight

Always in chargeHer breast not so largeCan’t say that of her

behindShe is one of a kind

Her lips are fullHer teeth white and

smoothHer spirit is tough

Her hands are roughFrom working hard

and taking carePassionate, dedicated

and sincere

Scared of a little mouseBut will tackle a man as

big as a house.Beautiful and strongIn San Nicolas she will

always belong.

by: Roland W. Peterson

The “SanNicolas

Woman”


MOSCOW (AFP) - BritishPrime Minister DavidCameron and Russian Presi-dent Vladimir Putin on Fri-day discussed joint optionsfor ending the crisis in Syriaamid a new diplomatic pushto resolve the two-year con-flict.

Cameron's rare call onPutin at his summer vacationresidence in the Black Sea re-sort of Sochi came three daysafter top US and Russiandiplomats agreed to make ajoint effort in search of a so-lution.

The West and Russia havebeen repeatedly at odds overthe Syria conflict, with theUnited States and Europe ac-cusing Moscow of seeking toprop up President Bashar al-Assad and supplying it withmilitary hardware.

Amid signs of growing in-ternational cooperation onending the conflict, Putinsaid the two leaders dis-cussed possible options and

joint measures for findingpeace. However there was nosign of an immediate break-through.

"At the initiative of theprime minister, we spokeabout the possible options fora positive development of thesituation and about practicalsteps in this regards," Putinsaid after the talks in com-ments carried by Russiannews agencies.

"We have a joint interestin a swift halt to the violenceand the creation of theprocess for a peaceful solu-tion that keeps Syria's territo-rial integrity andsovereignty," said Putin.

Cameron for his part saidRussia, Britain and theUnited States should facili-tate the creation of a transi-tional government andexpressed support for a newpush by Moscow and Wash-ington to try to end the blood-shed in Syria.

Cameron meets Putin innew push to end Syria war

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -Bangladeshi rescuers pulleda woman alive from the ruinsof a collapsed garment fac-tory complex on Friday aftershe spent 17 days trapped ina basement under the rubble.

Hours after officials hadannounced that the death tollhad surged past the 1,000mark, recovery teams whohad long given up any hopeof finding more survivorswere stunned to hear thevoice of a woman calling outfor help.

They then managed to pullher from out of the ruins in anoperation broadcast live ontelevision and watched overby growing crowds at thescene who were asked byclerics to pray for her.

After she was brought tothe surface, she was whisked

away to a waiting ambulancebut she managed a weaksmile to the people gatheredat the ruined Rana Plazacomplex on the outskirts ofthe capital Dhaka.

Army Captain IbrahimulIslam told AFP that thewoman was called Reshmabut did not know her familyname.

The country's fire servicechief told AFP that Reshmahad been found in a gap be-tween a beam and column inthe wreckage of the nine-storey complex, which hadcaved in on April 24, and ap-peared to have access towater.

"She may have reserves ofwater or have drunk some ofthe water that we've pumpedinto the building," Ahmed Alitold AFP.

An army officer whobrought Reshma out of therubble said that she had beenfound standing amid theruins.

"We first saw a pipe mov-ing. We removed some graveland concrete. We found herstanding," Major Moazzem,who uses only one name, toldSomoy TV.

"We gave her food and as-sured her that she would berescued. We conducted therescue work for 45 minutes.We brought her out by usinglight hammers, hand saw anddrilling machines."

One of the rescuers saidthat the woman had cried out

for help as recovery teamssifted through the wreckagein the town of Savar on theoutskirts of the capitalDhaka.

"As we were clearing rub-ble, we called out if anyonewas alive," the unnamed res-cuer said. "Then we heard hersaying 'please save me,please save me'."

Another rescuer said thatthe woman had had access tofood supplies for the firstfortnight of her ordeal buthad run out two days ago.

"She said she has noteaten for the last two days.She said she has eaten somedried food like biscuits," said

the rescuer."She said she had found a

safe place and found some airand light."

Her rescue is one of themost remarkable of recentyears, although it is not thelongest survival after a disas-ter on record.

In Pakistan, on December12, 2005 a 40-year-oldwoman was rescued from theruins of her house in Kash-mir, two months after a quakeravaged the region.

A 27-year-old man alsospent 27 days buried underthe rubble of an earthquakewhich flattened large parts ofHaiti in 2010.

Miracle survivor pulled from Bangladesh ruins after17 days

killed Ambassador ChrisStevens and three other Amer-icans.

Britain, France and theUnited States issued a jointstatement on Wednesday call-ing on "all Libyans to refrainfrom armed protest and vio-lence during this difficult timein the democratic transition".

Britain and France led thecreation of a NATO no-flyzone in Libya in 2011 whenthe rebellion against Kadhafibegan.

"Given the security implica-tions of the ongoing politicaluncertainty, the British em-bassy is temporarily withdraw-ing a small number of staff,mainly those who work in sup-port of government ministrieswhich have been affected byrecent developments," aspokesman said.

Gunmen surrounded theLibyan foreign ministry onApril 28 and the justice min-istry two days later to demandthe passing of a law excluding

LONDON (AFP) - Britain istemporarily pulling out somestaff from its embassy in theLibyan capital Tripoli due tosecurity concerns over recentpolitical unrest, the ForeignOffice said on Friday.

Tensions have risen in Libyasince ex-rebels besieged twoministries at the end of lastmonth in a row over a law thatwould ban officials whoserved under slain dictatorMoamer Kadhafi from holdingoffice.


collaborators of Kadhafi fromoffice.

There has also been violencein Libya's second city Beng-hazi, the cradle of the 2011 up-rising that toppled Kadhafi,with bomb attacks on Fridaydamaging two police stationsalthough there were no casual-ties.

Authorities blame radical Is-lamists for the violence inBenghazi, including a deadlyattack in September against theUS consulate in the city that

Britain withdraws some Libya embassy staff amidunrest

International

News

CLEVELAND (AFP) - Pre-liminary DNA results Fridayconfirmed that the man ac-cused of kidnapping and rap-ing three US women hadfathered the girl rescued withthem this week, Ohio's attor-ney general announced.

Ariel Castro, a 52-year-oldunemployed bus driver, is ac-cused of snatching the threewomen in separate incidentsaround a decade ago and hold-ing them captive in his home.

They were freed Monday,after one of the victims, 27-year-old Amanda Berry, man-aged to call out to a neighbor,who kicked in the door of thesuspect's home, allowing herand the six-year-old daughtershe bore while held hostage toescape.

Castro is charged with kid-napping 23-year-old Gina De-Jesus and 32-year-old MichelleKnight in addition to Berry andthe child, as well as with rap-ing the women over the courseof the decade in his Clevelandhome.

Cuyahoga County prosecu-tor Timothy McGinty has saidhe would seek to press addi-tional charges, including onesthat carry the death penalty.

Castro is alleged to havebeaten at least one of thewomen to terminate pregnan-cies that began while they werelocked in his home, whichMcGinty called "a torturechamber and private prison."

The suspect was orderedheld Thursday on $8 millionbail.

After the hearing, public de-fender Kathleen DeMetz toldreporters she believed Castrowould be placed on suicidewatch in jail.

Suspectfatheredchild in USkidnapcase: official

lion given to projects in DRCongo and £4 million for proj-ects in Kenya.

Rohit Malpani, director ofpolicy for Medecins Sans Fron-tieres, said: "The real under-standing of how effective thispartnership is, is whether or notcompanies like GSK put accessto medicines at the heart of theirbusiness models."

Malpani said that althoughdrugs companies had improvedtheir pricing practices over thepast decade, it was a small stepfrom a very low base.

"People are still paying toohigh prices, innovation has nottruly changed to benefit low-income countries," he toldAFP.

will look into reformulating theantiseptic chlorhexidine, cur-rently found in mouthwash,into a product that could beused to cleanse the umbilicalcord stump on newborn babies.

Studies from South Asiasuggest this could prevent up toone sixth of newborn deaths inhigh-risk areas, it said.

The pharmaceutical com-pany will also step up the dis-tribution of an antibiotic inpowder form that could treatchildhood pneumonia, whichcurrently kills 1.4 millionunder-fives globally.

Save the Children's on-the-ground expertise will be vital indeciding how such products canbe distributed, from the lan-guage on the packaging to theweather and conditions in thetarget areas, the company said.

The deal raises questions ofwhether Save the Children willbe obliged to promote GSKproducts, but Simon Wright, thecharity's head of child survivalin London, insisted the deal wasa "fantastic opportunity" to in-fluence where the pharma giantspends its money.

He said GSK had "changeda lot over the last few years" inpromoting access to medicines,and said charities must recog-nise that the private sector "hasto be part of the solution".

The £15 million includes £1million to be raised by GSKemployees, and will see £9 mil-


LONDON (AFP) - Interna-tional development charitySave the Children is linking upwith British pharmaceuticalgiant GlaxoSmithKline in whatboth sides say is a unique col-laboration to save children'slives in Africa.

GSK will provide £15 mil-lion (18 million euros, $23 mil-lion) over five years to trainhealthcare workers and fund

Save the Children communityprojects in the Democratic Re-public of Congo and Kenya.

The charity will take a seaton a new GSK board oversee-ing its paediatric research anddevelopment "to accelerateprogress on innovative life-sav-ing interventions for under-fives" and widen access in thedeveloping world, they said ina joint statement.

Save the Children admittedthe tie-up would be controver-sial given criticism -- that itonce voiced -- that the pharma-ceutical giant limits access tohealthcare in developing coun-tries by setting the prices of itsdrugs too high.

"In the past Save the Chil-dren may not have embarkedon a collaboration with a phar-maceutical company likeGSK," admitted Justin Forsyth,chief executive of the charity'sBritish branch.

Under the partnership, GSK

Save the Children teams up with pharmagiant GSK in Africa

Health

PHNOM PENH (AFP) -Cambodia is on track to be-come one of the few countriesin the world to successfully re-verse its HIV epidemic andmay eliminate new infectionsby 2020, the World Health Or-ganization said Friday.

The Southeast Asian nationhas reduced its HIV preva-lence rate from a 1998 peak of1.7 percent among peopleaged 15-49 to 0.7 percent in2012 across the whole popula-tion, the WHO said in a jointstatement with the Cambodianhealth ministry.

Nearly 75,000 Cambodiansare living with HIV, accordingto local health authorities.

But new infections havedropped from around 15,500annually in the early 1990s toabout 2,100 in 2009 and 1,000in 2011, the statement said.

The decline was attributedlargely to a government pre-vention drive focusing on sexworkers, HIV positive mothersand improved access to anti-retroviral drugs for people liv-ing with the infection, itadded.

But the review cautionedthe 2020 target could bemissed without continued in-vestment in HIV preventionand care for the sick.

A 2010 study, compiledwith assistance from UNAIDSand US-based Results for De-velopment Institute, warnedthe country's widely hailed ef-forts in tackling HIV/AIDSwere under threat with foreigndonors likely to cut fundingover the next two decades.

External partners fund 90percent of the country's AIDSprogramme, which costs justover $50 million a year.

WHO saysCambodiacan endHIV infectionsby 2020

Subscribers will be able to ac-cess the channels from a com-puter, phone, tablet or TV, "andsoon you'll be able to subscribe tothem from more devices," thestatement said."

Google bought YouTube in2006 for $1.65 billion. The serv-ice is believed to generate a smallamount of revenue from adver-tising, but the content has beenfree up to now.

counted yearly rates," a YouTubeblog post said.

"This is just the beginning.We'll be rolling paid channels outmore broadly in the comingweeks as a self-service feature forqualifying partners. And as newchannels appear, we'll be makingsure you can discover them, justas we've been helping you findand subscribe to all the channelsyou love across YouTube."


Sci-Tech

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheInternational Space Stationsuffered a small leak of am-monia used to cool its powersystem on Thursday, butthere was no danger to thecrew, NASA said.

The US space agency saidcrew had spotted small whiteflakes floating away from anarea outside the craft beforereporting the incident to Mis-sion Control in Houston.

NASA said in a bulletin onits website that while the rateof ammonia leaking from thestation's truss structure hadincreased, the "station contin-ues to operate normally oth-erwise and the crew is in nodanger."

"Ammonia is used to coolthe station's power channelsthat provide electricity to sta-tion systems," NASA said,revealing that the leak wascoming from the same gen-eral area it did in a previousepisode last year.

"This ammonia loop is thesame one that spacewalkersattempted to troubleshoot aleak on during a spacewalkon Nov. 1, 2012," the state-ment said.

"It is not yet knownwhether this increased am-monia flow is from the sameleak, which at the time, wasnot visible."

The ISS is currentlycrewed by six staff, under thecommand of Canadian ChrisHadfield.

Small ammonia leakoutside spacestation: NASA

NEW YORK (AFP) - YouTubethis week unveiled its first paidsubscription channels as theGoogle-owned video servicemade a long-anticipated move tochallenge streaming services likeNetflix.

The move puts Google into di-rect competition with servicessuch as Netflix, Hulu, and Ama-zon, which have been luringviewers away from cable and

broadcast TV.The statement said this is part

of an effort begun in 2007 "thatenables content creators to earnrevenue for their creativity."

YouTube released a list ofsome 50 channels which will bepart of the program startingThursday. Subscription rates goas high as $7.99 per month.

"Every channel has a 14-dayfree trial, and many offer dis-

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jection."A fragile recovery in the

global economy has been visi-ble since the beginning of theyear, but momentum hasstarted slowing again andgrowth risks are skewed to thedownside," said the cartel,which accounts for around 35percent of global crude output.

It said that for China, themain source of global growth,recent data indicated that oildemand had dropped signifi-

NEW YORK (AFP) - Crudeoil prices slipped Friday on re-newed global demand worriesafter OPEC left its 2013 esti-mate unchanged and reportedincreased output in April.

New York's main contract,West Texas Intermediate(WTI) for June delivery,closed at $96.04 a barrel, down35 cents from Thursday.

In London trade, BrentNorth Sea crude for June set-tled 56 cents lower at $103.91a barrel.

The WTI futures contractsank more than $3 beforepulling back up in late-sessiontrade.

Robert Yawger of MizuhoSecurities USA said thattraders appeared to realize thestrong losses earlier in the daywere "overdone" and did notwant to be left short ahead ofthe weekend.

Oil prices also were underpressure after the oil cartelOPEC "did not raise theirglobal demand forecast andcontinue to warn about thedownside risks in the econ-omy," said John Kilduff ofAgain Capital.

The Organization of Petro-leum Exporting Countries, inits April report, forecast totalaverage oil demand of 89.7million barrels per day, up 0.8million bpd from 2012, un-changed from its March pro-


cantly between January andMarch, with March showingthe most sluggish rate in sevenmonths.

This likely reflected "someweakness" in Chinese eco-nomic activity, with data forfirst-quarter economic growthcoming in below consensus at7.7 percent, OPEC noted.

The report also estimatedthat in April total OPEC dailycrude production rose 0.9 per-cent from March.

Oil prices fall after flat OPECdemand outlook

FINANCE

Revenues leaped 28 percentin April from a year ago, to$406.7 billion, helped in part byJanuary 1 increases in payrolland other taxes.

Expenditures fell a hefty 13percent to $293.8 billion in thesecond month of severe "se-quester" spending cuts, aimedat slashing $85 billion throughSeptember.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUnited States's yawning annualbudget deficit narrowed inApril as government coffersbrimmed with the largestmonthly surplus in five years,official data released Fridayshowed.

The federal budget had a sur-plus of $112.9 billion for themonth of April, as tax paymentssurged ahead the mid-monthdue date for annual income taxfilings for 2012, according toTreasury Department numbers.

The surplus was almost dou-ble the $59.1 billion surplusregistered in April 2012.

Over the first seven monthsof the fiscal year, the US budgetdeficit was $487.6 billion, 32percent smaller than the Octo-ber-April 2012 period.

US budget gap narrowsas April posts surplus

China, Argentinasign agriculturedeal during VP visitBUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Ar-gentina and China signed anagreement on agricultural coop-eration Friday in Buenos Aires,following a meeting betweenthe Argentine president andChinese vice president.

President Cristina Kirchnerand Vice President Li Yuanchaomet for two hours in the CasaRosada presidential complex,along with ministers and offi-cials from both countries.

Li's visit is the first high-levelmeeting between the two coun-tries since Xi Jinping becameChina's president in March fora 10-year term.

China's ambassador toBuenos Aires confirmed to re-porters the agreement signedFriday was intended to promotethe exchange of agriculturalproducts.

The two leaders also agreedto an extradition treaty betweenthe two countries, the diplomatadded.

The overall volume of bilat-eral trade between China andArgentina totaled $14.5 billionin 2012, according to the Chi-nese embassy.

Mothershold theirchildren’s

handsfor a while,

but their heartsforever

since the opening five yearsago and to the Arion WineCompany, Elite productionsand Michelangelo and the trioband for making it a greatevent. Pabien Ruth’s ChrisSteak House Aruba.

see the success of theevent and the responsesof guests. “We wantedto do something differ-ent, bringing back thefeeling of the 60s andhonoring the first Ruth’s Chrisin New Orleans,” said deRoos.

A special thank you goesout to the Ruth’s Chris team,who have been working there

– On Monday May 6, Ruth’sChris Aruba celebrated its 5thanniversary with a sold out“Rat Pack tribute” dinnershow for their distinguishedguests.

As guests entered the redcarpet, they were welcomed byvideo footage of the originalRat Pack trio. After enjoying aspecial 4-course set plated din-ner, guests were entertainedwith funky jazz tunes by livelocal band and singerMichelangelo recreating themusic of Rat Pack trio FrankSinatra, Dean Martin andSammy Davis. The audiencesang loudly along with fa-vorite’s New York, New York,That's Amore, My Way and MrBojangle. The Ruth’s Christeam handed out complimen-tary glasses of champagne totoast to the Ruth’s Chris SteakHouse 5th anniversary.

Ruth’s Chris managerWiebe de Roos was pleased to


A TOAST TO RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

5TH ANNIVERSARY IN ARUBA

Aruba Marriott General Manager Tom Calame and Ruth'sChris management Wiebe de Roos and Mariette Wentink

Distinguished guests at Ruth's Chris

Repeat guests the Archie's and friends of Aruba Marriottand Ruth's Chris

Aruba Marriott ambassadors Gifford and Maria Andrew

Ruth's Chris management MarietteWentink popping the champagne

Michelangelo and trio


The Queen’s is located onthe second level of Palm BeachPlaza, tucked into a cozy cornerat the front of the mall. If youhave a mind to try the real dealin Aruban food, without adoubt, this is the way to trulyeat like a local. They are openfrom 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM,daily, offering indoor and out-door dining.

Telf. 5860606 and email:[email protected] an extensive menu theyalso have daily specials madefrom whatever is in season andMama Luisa is in the mood toprepare, so don’t forget to askabout what isn’t on the menu!

One of the distinctions ofAruban cuisine is incorporatingunique indigenous ingredientssuch as in Wild Cucumber Stewand a particular light fish chow-der accompanied by the localspecialties pan bati (corn mealpancake) and funchi (the localversion of polenta.)

Seafood main courses ofCatch of the Day Aruban Styleto shrimp and a mixed seafoodplatter with shrimp, fish, squid,scallops and mussels. Meatdishes such as BBQ Chickenand Ribs or Grilled Tenderloin,each including a choice of 2side dishes; all quite yummyand bargain-priced to boot!

items such as “Carni Stoba diMamachi”-“Grandma’s BeefStew,” and their ArawakSteak, along with local delica-cies like Keshi Yena -“FullCheese.” This is a tasty, fillingstew of chicken, with other in-gredients that are handy thatday, all incased in a thick skinof melted Gouda. It was verysatisfying and particularlymemorable paired with TheQueen’s garlic bread and veryspecial Pica, a mix of choppedonions and the famous localhot pepper, Madame Janette.Not overly spicy, it lends thatperfect bit of tang to this deli-ciously picturesque meal.

-- An elegant décor with abreezy terrace overlookingPalm Beach welcomes gueststo Varella Innocencia’s verypopular restaurant showcasingauthentic local cuisine:

The Queen’s.They may have moved

from Oranjestad to hipper newdigs in Palm Beach Plaza, butthe food and prices are strictlynative, which is what first wonthis charming eatery theirloyal clientele. Varella’s mom,Luisa, is still in the kitchen,conjuring up the deliciousdishes that have been in herfamily for generations, ac-knowledged on the menu with

Eat like a local at The Queen’s restaurant at

Palm Beach Plaza

Varella, Luisa and the next generation of chefKeshi Yena with plaintains, vegetables and pica

said they had been offered tosell their babies for between25,000 and 30,000 naira (191dollars), depending on thesex of the baby.

Another 17 pregnant girlswere discovered in southernAnambra state in October2011 under similar circum-stances.

The United Nations cul-tural agency UNESCO haspreviously identified humantrafficking as the third mostcommon crime in Nigeria,behind fraud and drug traf-ficking.

LAGOS (AFP) - Nigerianpolice have found 17 preg-nant teenage girls in a raid ona house, and were searchingFriday for a woman sus-pected of planning to selltheir babies, a spokeswomansaid.

Joy Elomoko of the south-eastern Imo state police saidall the girls were between 14and 17 years old and that 11small children were alsofound in the house.

Some locals believed thebuilding called the Ahame-fula Motherless Babies Homeserved as an orphanage andshelter for expecting mothers.

"Acting on a tip-off, a spe-cial unit of the Imo State po-lice command raided theillegal home in Umuaka onWednesday and rescued 17girls, aged between 14 and17, at different stages of preg-nancies," Elomoko told AFP.

"The girls claimed theywere fed once a day and werenot allowed to leave thehome," she added.

The girls told police thattheir babies were to be sold to"willing buyers," Elomokosaid.

It was not clear if the girlswere brought to the home byforce.

The girls further told po-lice that they had been im-pregnated by a 23-year-oldman who is currently in cus-tody, along with the securityguard who worked at thecompound.

"The proprietress of thehome is at large, but we havelaunched a man-hunt for her,"Elomoko said.

In a human trafficking re-port released last month, theEuropean Union identifiedNigeria as the African coun-try where the scourge is mostcommon.

The report said the sellingof children was widespreadand Nigerian police have pre-viously uncovered so-calledbaby factories.

In May of 2011 in south-eastern Abia state, policefreed 32 pregnant girls who

Nigeria policefree 17 girls in'baby-factory' raid

in London last year, improvedher season's best to 12.60sec.

Harper-Nelson, who had run12.62sec in Jamaica last week-end, finished ahead of compa-triots Kellie Wells (12.73) andQueen Harrison (12.74).

Ethiopia's Hagos Grhhiwet,who has only just turned 19,celebrated his birthday in styleby winning the 3,000m.

The world cross-countrychampion won in a time of7min 30.36sec to hammerhome his status as the naturalheir to four-time Olympicchampion Kenenisa Bekele.

Allyson Felix, who col-lected triple gold -- 200m,4x100m and 4x400m -- inLondon, was defeated in the200m by world championAmantle Montsho ofBotswana.

Other Olympic championstaking victories on Friday wereCroatia's Sandra Perkovic inthe discus, thanks to a throw of68.23m and America's Chris-tian Taylor with a 17.25m leapin the triple jump.

Former basketball playerBrittney Reese, the Olympicgold medallist in the longjump, won with 7.25m.

Reese, also the world cham-pion, finished ahead of Nige-ria's Blessing Okagbare(7.14m) and America's JanayDeLoach (7.08m).

DOHA (AFP) - Kenya's worldand Olympic 800m championDavid Rudisha was one of 11athletes to register season-bestperformances as the DiamondLeague opened in Doha on Fri-day.

Rudisha won in 1min43.87sec with Ethiopia's Mo-hammed Aman, the only manto have beaten the Kenyan inthe last three years, taking sec-ond in 1:44.21.

The Kenyan broke his ownworld record at the LondonOlympics last summer with atime of 1:40.91.

"It's a season-best, but I cando better in the comingweeks," said Rudisha.

In the men's 100m, Amer-ica's 2004 Olympic championJustin Gatlin won in Doha forthe second successive year.

The 31-year-old, whose ca-reer was interrupted by a four-year doping ban, timed 9.97secto beat fellow AmericanMichael Rodgers with Ja-maica's Nesta Collins in third,both men 0.02sec behind.

However, the 100m fieldwas missing Olympic cham-pion and world record holderUsain Bolt as well as worldchampion Yohan Blake.

Elsewhere, America's DawnHarper-Nelson, the 2008Olympic 100m hurdles goldmedallist and silver medallist

Athletics: Rudisha, Gatlinshine at Diamond Leagueopener


much interest in coaching an-

other team in the Bundesliga,"

added Heynckes, whose side

have lost just one league game

all season and have already set

a new record for most points in

one campaign in Germany's

top flight.

Bayern will celebrate win-

ning their 22nd Bundesliga

title, and 23rd national cham-

pionship overall, on Saturday

before turning their attentions

to the Champions League final

against Borussia Dortmund at

Wembley on May 25.

They will then have a Ger-

man Cup final against Stuttgart

to prepare for on June 1 as the

Bavarians aim to win an un-

precedented treble.

Heynckes has already dis-

missed suggestions that he

might return to former club

Schalke, where he previously

coached in 2003-04, and Real

Madrid, whom he led to Cham-

pions League glory in 1998.

Madrid are expected to be on

the lookout for a successor to

Jose Mourinho this summer.

Heynckes' final league game

at the helm will be away to

Borussia Moenchengladbach,

where he enjoyed a glittering

career as a player and later

began his coaching career.

BERLIN (AFP) - Jupp

Heynckes on Friday admitted

that he is unlikely to coach in

the Bundesliga again once he

departs champions Bayern Mu-

nich at the end of the cam-

paign.

The 68-year-old, who will

hand over the Bayern hotseat

to Pep Guardiola in the sum-

mer, was speaking ahead of

Saturday's home match against

Bavarian neighbours Augs-

burg, at the end of which the

champions will receive the

Bundesliga trophy.

"It looks like goodbye," said

Heynckes, who celebrated his

68th birthday on Thursday and

appeared to open the door to

retiring from football manage-

ment altogether.

"Once you have coached a

club like Bayern Munich, who

break all records, there is not

Football: Heynckes set to

bid farewell to Bundesliga

SPORTS

MADRID (AFP) - RafaelNadal overcame a stiff testfrom compatriot David Ferrerto reach the Madrid Masterssemi-finals Friday, but therewas no such luck for AndyMurray who was beaten 7-6(7/3), 6-4 by Tomas Berdych.

Defeats for Murray and Fer-rer mean that the world's topfour have all been eliminatedfollowing earlier exits forNovak Djokovic and RogerFederer.

World number five Nadal,who is now the favourite for athird title in the Spanish capi-tal, had to come from a set anda break down to win 4-6, 7-6(7/3), 6-0 over world numberfour Ferrer.

And the 11-time Grand Slamchampion admitted that recov-ering a break when Ferrer led4-2 in the second set was thekey moment.

Despite being seeded aboveNadal, due to the seven-timeFrench Open winner's seven-month injury lay-off, Ferrerwas still left nursing a recordof just four wins in their 22meetings.

Victory took the 2005 and2010 Madrid champion'srecord to 29-2 since he re-turned to action in early Febru-ary, and the Spaniard can reachhis seventh consecutive finalwhen he faces wildcard PabloAndujar in another all Spanishaffair in the semi-finals.

World number 113 Andujarreached a first Masters semi-final with a 6-3, 7-5 win overRoger Federer's conqueror inthe last round, Kei Nishikori.

In the women's event,Williams and Sharapovastayed on course for a battlefor the world number one slotin the final as they progressedinto the last four with winsover Anabel Medina Garriguesand Kaia Kanepi respectively.

However, current numberone Williams was given a hugescare by 30-year-old wildcardGarrigues before battlingthrough 6-3, 0-6, 7-5.

Ivanovic sealed her place inthe last four with a 6-3, 6-1win over sixth seed AngeliqueKerber, whilst seventh seedErrani ended EkaterinaMakarova's fine tournament,6-4, 6-3.

Tennis:Nadal,Serena,Sharapovathrough,Murrayout

double-overtime thriller, whichsaw the Spurs come back from16 points down over the finalfour minutes of the fourth.

On Wednesday, San Antoniopulled within six down thestretch, but missed six consec-utive shots to fall short.

Tim Duncan scored a team-high 23 points, while Parkeradded 20 in the loss.

Curry, who made the coverof this week's Sports Illustratedmagazine, was also hitting hisshots. Heading into Wednes-day's game, Curry led the NBAplayoffs in assists with an av-erage of 9.6 per game and wasthird best in points at 27.1 pergame behind only CarmeloAnthony and Kevin Durant.

Thompson and Curry car-ried the Warriors on their backsin the first half. He and Currycombined for 23 points in the

and NASCAR stock car racingto come up with a formula thatwould invigorate a competitionthat dates back to 1851 and ismost associated with monohullyachts that seem stately bycomparison.

After Oracle's capsize,Artemis chief executive PaulCayard told Wired magazine itwould be a "miracle" if thesame didn't happen to anotherboat.

Max Sirena, skipper of Ital-ian America's Cup challengerLuna Rossa, told the New YorkTimes on Thursday that theboats are "dangerous".

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -The death of British sailor An-drew Simpson when ArtemisRacing's AC72 capsized onThursday highlighted concernsthat the spectacular new Amer-ica's Cup catamarans are justtoo fast.

Simpson died on Thursdaywhen he was trapped underpart of the boat after it capsizedand broke up during training inSan Francisco Bay.

The Swedish team's yachtwas the second AC72 to cap-size in San Francisco Bay, afterCup defender Oracle flippedend-over-end last October.

Both incidents occurredwhen the yachts were bearingaway -- changing direction asat a race course mark.

French yachtsman LoickPeyron, a member of theArtemis team, said in Januarythat the immense power sup-plied by the AC72's 130-foot(39.6-meter) rigid wing sailmade such maneuvers espe-cially difficult.

The double-hulled yachtsare capable of top speeds ofmore than 40 knots, and canuse hydrofoils to lift the hullsand reduce drag.

Each team designs andbuilds its own version in accor-dance with the class parame-ters announced in 2010 to greatfanfare.

In seeking to revitalize theCup, organizers looked beyondsailing, talking to leaders ofNBA basketball, Formula One


first quarter, matching theSpurs' total en route to a 28-23Warrior lead.

He nailed two three pointersto close the first half and giveGolden State a 62-43 leadgoing into the third. His three-point barrage came as a bit ofsurprise considering Thompsonhad missed 11 consecutivethrees heading into game two.

Manu Ginobili was the dou-ble overtime hero in game onefor the Spurs but he finishedwith just 12 points and wentone-of-six from beyond the arcin Wednesday's loss.

The Spurs had their mo-ments. Kawhi Leonard's dunksparked a 14-2 run that endedwith three-pointers fromDanny Green and GaryNeal, which cut the War-riors' lead to seven points,77-70 in the third.

SAN ANTONIO (AFP) - KlayThompson drained eight-of-nine from beyond the arc andStephen Curry scored 22 pointsas the Golden State Warriorsbeat San Antonio 100-91 ingame two of their second roundplayoff series.

Thompson, who finished justone three pointer shy of theNBA playoff record, had 34points and 14 rebounds for theWarriors on Wednesday atAT&T Center arena.

Golden State held on for thevictory to even the series 1-1after the Spurs cut into their 20-point third quarter lead bystorming back in the fourth.

Thompson wasn't just an of-fensive force as he also did asuperb job of shutting downSpurs star Tony Parker.

The Warriors had lost 30consecutive games in San An-tonio dating back to February1997, including game one's

NBA: Thompson shines asWarriors sink Spurs

Yachting: Sailor's deathfuels doubts of AC721safety

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