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athletes the sport has everknown.

Sarah-Quita began her pro-fessional career as a wind-surfer at the age of 12, and by15, set a new record as theyoungest competitor to everwin a gold medal on the PWAworld wide circuit, in Women'sFreestyle. She placed thirdoverall that year, in 2006, butthe following year, she cap-tured the first place title of Wo -men's Freestyle World Cham -pion, and has successfully de-fended her title each year sincetaking the top spot. In 2011,she made even greater waveson the global windsurfing trackby also winning the WorldChampion Women's SlalomRacing title.

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that familiar to those who arenot windsurfing enthusiasts,but in the Dutch Kingdom, andthe global sports media, she isa household name, one of themost famous, record-breaking

Today at 3:00 PM, Aruba'sGovernor Fredis Refunjol willenjoy one of his most delight-ful duties as the official ap-pointed representative of theDutch Monarchy on Aruba, theannual awarding of medals toisland personages recognizedfor outstanding achievement orservice to the community.

One of the island's most fa-mous personalities, Sarah-Quita Offringa, will not beamong them, as she is atten -ding university in Holland. Aspecial ceremony will be con-ducted there for her on May 1,when she will receive the ex-

alted title of Ridder, or Knightin the Order of Oranje-Nassau,the youngest individual born inthe Dutch Caribbean to be sohonored.

Sarah-Quita's may not be

Aruban windsurfing world champion Sarah-Quita

Offringa will set a new record as youngest

Ridder, or Knight in the Order

of Oranje-Nassau

values," Anjo Clement, head ofthe Netherlands RepublicanAssociation (NRG), told AFP.

His group, founded in 1998,says it has over 1,600 mem-bers.

When Beatrix signs her ab-dication in favour of her sonWillem-Alexander next week,the republicans will stage whatthey call a "good humoured"protest in downtown Amster-dam, all dressed in white.

"The white will contrastwith the orange fever that is in-vading our country and it's alsoa neutral colour, uniting thehues of all political parties,"said Clement, who, failingabolishing the monarchy, wantsat least to reduce their salaries.

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THE HAGUE (AFP) - Whilethe Netherlands parties ingaudy orange as the new kingtakes the throne on April 30, asmall group of defiant republi-cans will protest the monar-chy's very existence by wea -ring white.

Anti-royalists are surpri -singly few in a country thatfancies itself as egalitarian butwhere the national colourcomes from the royal family'sname -- the House of Orange-Nassau.

And in these economicallysluggish times, they say it'stime for regime change froman overpaid and overprivilegedfamily.

"The monarchy is some-thing from another century thatno longer fits with democratic

Friday, April 26, 2013

Die-hard Dutch republicanstarget king's enthronement

Sarah-Quita with Aruba's Minister of Public Health andSports and proud parents Esther and Ruud

year, with the high honor ofRidder in the Order of Oranje-Nassau, not only for makingher fellow islanders proud byputting Aruba's name in bla -zing headlines across theglobe, but also for her commit-ment to her community andhomeland. She has confirmedthat once she obtains her de-gree, it is her intention to re-turn come home, "to do mypart to make Aruba sustain-able."

THE MORNING NEWSmanagement and staff congra -tulate Aruba's favorite "Girlwith the Big Hair," as she isknown on the windsurfing cir-cuit, on another noteworthyachievement in her young life.

Rosalie Klein

Sarah-Quita was not able todefend her slalom title in 2012because she is also dedicatingher time to her studies to earna degree in Sustainability Ma -nagement. Ever mindful of herstanding as a role model foryoung Arubans, she is deter-mined to show them that ear -ning a university degree is justas important as world sportingchampionships, and theyshould never neglect their edu -cation. She and her olderbrother Quincy have alwaysbeen fully supported in all theirpursuit of athletic excellence,but equally inspired to scholas-tic achievement by their pa -rents, Esther and Ruud.

Sarah-Quita has been re -cognized by the crown this

teachers who are happy to re-turn to teach in a lovely and re-laxed environment.”

According to the Minister,the weapon against criminalityin any community is the edu-cation of our children, and heis convinced that the battleagainst criminality begins herewhere our children are beingeducated.

The Noord community canbe proud of their new school,and the entire Aruban commu-nity congratulates them on there-opening of the renovated St.Anna School. Pabien!

Prince Willem-Alexander'swife, HRH Princess Maxima,will hold the title of "QueenConsort."

The various festivities tak-ing place over the next fewdays in honor of this auspi-cious occasion begin with theinauguration of the first"King's Games," today. This isa special celebration amongthe more than 1.3 millionschoolchildren in all of theKingdom of the Netherlands,which includes Holland andthe Dutch Caribbean islands ofAruba, Curacao, Bonaire,Staba, San Maarten, and SintEustatius. This is not to be con-fused with the "KingdomGames," which is a massiveathletic competition among theyouth, conducted in one of theindividual nations within thekingdom. A few years ago, itwas hosted by Aruba.

The day will begin with acelebratory breakfast for all is-land schoolchildren, then: Letthe Games Begin! Schoolsplaying fields and island sportsstadiums will be filled withvarious activities for young-sters to enjoy and have a sensethat something very special isabout to take place.

Saturday, April 27, is HRHPrince Willem-Alexander's46th birthday, and beginning in2014, will replace the tradi-tional April 30 "Queen's Day"

This weekend, and throughTuesday, April 30, islanderswill join Dutch citizens aroundthe world in bidding farewellto HRM Queen Beatrix, as thereigning monarch of the last 33years steps down in favor ofher eldest son, PVO HRHPrince Willem-Alexander.

This landmark occasion isparticularly noteworthy, asHRH Prince Willem-Alexan-der's coronation will result inThe Netherlands and all its ter-ritories having a king andqueen for the first time sinceQueen Wilhelmina, his great-grandmother, ascen ded thethrone in 1880. Her daughter,Queen Juliana, followed her asthe monarch of The Nether-lands, and then HRM QueenBeatrix. Their spouses had thetitle of "Prince Consort."

Farewell to the Queen begins today

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Last Monday the completelyrenovated St.Anna School inNoord was reopened. Studentsentered a very different place;they all felt a different dimen-sion to their old school, a verypleasant ambiance much betterequipped educationally.

Minister of Education whowas also present for the occa-sion, remarked: “as Minister incharge of education, I also feela sense of pride to walkthrough a so nicely renovatedand vibrating place with posi-tivism. I feel the current of joyfrom the children and from

national holiday as "King'sDay." This is the last year thatThe Netherlands will celebratea Queen's Day, though the ho -liday may revert again, as, atpresent, HRH Willem-Alexan-der and HRH Maxima haveonly daughters.

Organizers of the manyspecial events to celebrate theupcoming coronation ex-pressed they expect to see allbusinesses, public buildings,and resorts on Aruba promi-nently displaying bunting ofthe red, white and blue of theDutch flag, as well as the or-ange of the Royal House ofOranje-Nassau, particularly onthe prince's birthday.

St. Anna School re-opens

completely renovated!

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the effect the festival has onthe marketing of Aruba. Forall three years, we were wellpleased with the Festival,said Otmar Oduber emphati-cally. Oduber indicated,“please note, that ATA wastruly satisfied with the qualityand results of the Festival.

The Minister made refe -rence to some problems thatthe organizers confrontedduring the last festival, whichcaused a short fall in their fi-nances, which - according toOduber - is a private matterof a private concern that or-ganized one aspect of the fes-tival.

They submitted their fi-nancial report late so thatthey were unable to do theirnormal evaluation, hence itbecome impossible to orga -nize a festival for this year.The decision to not extendthe contract was taken abouta month or month and a halfago by ATA.

Speaking personally, Odu-ber applauded the work thatJonathan Viera did in execu -ting this program. It was afterall, his brain child whichOduber said he approved im-mediately and the govern-ment also embraced when itwas initially presented tothem.

He said that he only haswords of praise for a youngAruban with enormous ca-pacity.

He indicated that as soonas Viera is able to resolve theproblems he now has, he(Oduber) will again supporthim.

After careful evaluationby the Counsel of Minister,they have decided that it isnot prudent to hold a FilmFestival for this year again.

sponsor of the event. TheAruba Tourism Authority(ATA) is currently evaluatingthe return on investment and

every year.The Minister, replying to

questions from the press, saidthat the government was a

Festival (AIFF) may continuein the future. He also reportedthat AIFF complied com-pletely with their contracts

ORANJESTAD -- Accordingto Minister Otmar Oduber, itis quite possible that theAruba International Film

Government reports being well pleased with AIFF all three years!

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was vi sited in conjunction withthe upcoming KingdomGames. Teacher Williamsgladly explained what his classis doing.

Children in his class are allexcited and can hardly wait forthe day of games on Friday,April 26th. They decoratedtheir class with typical Dutchcolors to reflect the DutchKingdom and the festivitiessurrounding the upcomingcoronation of our new King.

Teacher Williams is teach-ing his class all about the RoyalKingdom and doing so in avery innovative manner withpuzzles and games. These chil-dren will be enjoying a sportsday at school and also organ-ized activities at the YMCA.

Kingdom games will be forall elementary schools. Everychild will receive a deliciousbreakfast. This will be fol-lowed by the sports activities,where all children will partici-pate in a “Kingdom project.”

BRAZIL -- Last Friday, Cole-gio Cristo Rey’s 5th grade class

Colegio Cristo Rey preparing diligently

for April 26 activities


sembly on Wednesday set up acommission to determinewhether Henrique Caprileswas responsible for the vio-lence a day after Prisons Mi -nister Iris Varela said she had acell prepared for the 40-year-old governor of Miranda state.

''The deaths ordered by thefascist murderer Capriles can-not go unpunished," NationalAssembly President DiosdadoCabello said Wednesday. "Theinvestigations are going for-ward."

any details of the audit and onWednesday Mr Capriles saidhe would wait only until yes-terday.

"We will not accept a jokeaudit," Mr Capriles said at anews conference. "It's time toget serious."

Meanwhile, Nicolas Ma -duro's government is threaten-ing to imprison the oppo -sition's candidate over violencethat left nine dead after theApril 14 election.

Venezuela's National As-

CARACAS -- Venezuelan op-position candidate HenriqueCapriles has threatened to takeaction over disputed votes heclaims were "stolen" by Nico-las Maduro's government.

Mr Capriles demanded de-tails of an audit of the vote theelectoral council says it willcarry out.

Mr Capriles said the coun-cil had a "deadline" of Thurs-day, but did not specify whataction he would take.

Mr Maduro won the 14April election by less than twopercentage points.

Mr Capriles says the votewas marred by thousands of ir-regularities, including voter in-timidation, and has demandeda full recount.

The national electoral coun-cil (CNE) offered an electronicaudit of the vote last week, tobegin this week, but says MrMaduro's victory remains "ir-reversible".

It has so far failed to give

Venezuela's Henrique Capriles issues

ultimatum over vote audit


both within and outside theschool student body.”

In making its contributionto the ISA, Playa LindaBeach Resort hopes to furtherencou rage other organiza-tions to lend its support to thefundrai sing effort. The gen-eral public is also invited toparticipate with its attendanceat what promises to be an en-tertaining “Rock for the Arts”at the Hard Rock Café onMay 4th.

In the photo, Playa LindaHuman Resource ManagerSulaika Kelly, (r) and Activi-ties Manager Mignon Aal,second from l, together withHard Rock Café Sales &Marketing Manager Shar-maine Tromp, l, present do-nated t-shirts to ISA Head ofSchool Sarah R. Putnam.

Playa Linda Beach Resortproudly pledged its supportfor a new InternationalSchool of Aruba (ISA) ArtsComplex by providing re-quested t-shirts which will beused during an upcomingISA fundraising event. The“Rock for the Arts” event,hosted at the Hard Rock Caféon May 4th, will feature arock concert-like atmosphere,complete with “concert” t-shirts, photo opportunities,VIP passes and live music.

The event is intended toraise funds for the construc-tion of a building which willhouse an “enhanced programin the Visual Arts, Perform-ing Arts and World LanguageArts”. ISA further describesthe effort as “part of our mis-sion to foster community

Playa Linda plays a part

in ISA fundraising

cial said "all options are on thetable" should use of theweapons be confirmed, but aUS defense official stressed thata military intervention was notimminent and signaled spyagencies had differing opinions.

"Our intelligence commu-nity does assess with varyingdegrees of confidence that theSyrian regime has used chem-ical weapons on a small scalein Syria," US National Secu-rity Council spokeswomanCaitlin Hayden said.

The assessment, which shesaid was based in part on"physiological samples," pointsto the possible use of sarin.

Hayden however warnedthe chain of custody of theweapons was "not clear, so wecannot confirm how the expo-sure occurred and under whatconditions. Given the stakesinvolved, and what we havelearned from our own recentexperience, intelligence as-sessments alone are not suffi-cient," she said.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUnited States said yesterdayfor the first time that Syria hadlikely used chemical weaponsagainst rebel forces, but em-phasized spy agencies werestill not 100 percent sure of theassessment.

US intelligence serviceshad been investigating reportsthat Syrian President Basharal-Assad's forces had usedchemical arms -- a moveWashington has said wouldcross a "red line," triggeringpossible military action.

A senior White House offi-

dam compared to a war-zone.This time around, Amster-

dam has offered six locationsfor protests on enthronementday. But, apparently provingthat the Dutch are more in-clined to party than demon-strate, just one of the locationshave so far been booked.

The Dutch monarchy is re -latively young, dating fromNapoleon's defeat in 1815, andits role has evolved since then.The monarch no longer has anyrole in the government's forma-tion, although he or she doesmeet with the prime mi nisteronce a week and must sign laws.

"It's not right for someonewho happens to be born into acertain family to have politicalpower," said Clement.

When Willem-Alexander issworn in on Tuesday before ajoint session of the houses ofparliament, 16 lawmakers willrefuse to take their oath againin front of the king.

Labour senator Ruud Koolesaid swearing such an oathdoes not fit with a modernmonarchy and would be "ar-chaic".

Nevertheless, an opinionpoll by Protestant daily Trouwpublished on Saturday said thatthree-quarters of the Dutch donot question the monarchy'sexistence.

But when asked about theroyal family's importance tonational identity, respondentsplaced the royals only in 10thplace, below skating, nationaldishes such as pea soup and thenational football team.

The royal party of the an-nual Queen's Day tellinglycame in at third place.

Unbowed, Dutch republi-cans will protest next Tuesday,shouting "Ik Willem niet", aplay on the new king's namethat also translates from theDutch as "I don't want him."

Amsterdam authoritieshave learned the lesson of vio-lent protests when Beatrix in-herited the throne from herabdicating mother Julianna in1980. Those protests, mainlyagainst a housing crisis underthe slogan "Geen woning, geenKroning" (No Housing, NoCrowning), saw 200 injuredand a rubble-strewn Amster-

"Willem-Alexander will earnmore than 800,000 euros ayear and not pay any tax, that'snot normal," said the 67-year-old former civil servant.

If his "citizens' initiative"petition to reduce the king'ssalary gets more than 40,000signatures in the country of 17million it will be debated inparliament.

While that petition has gar-nered 20,000 signatures in justover a week, another petitionagainst the official King's Songfor the enthronement scoredover 40,000 signatures in thespace of a few days.

The song's unlikely mix ofrap and traditional music, com-bined with fawning regal lyricswas considered simply to be inbad taste in the image-ob-sessed Netherlands.

Die-hard Dutch republicans target ...Continued from page 1

with Bloomberg."They would drive to Times

Square that same night. Theydiscussed this while drivingaround in a Mercedes SUVthat they had hijacked afterthey shot and killed an MITpolice officer," said Kelly.

"That plan, however, fellapart when they realized thatthe vehicle that they hijackedwas low on gas and orderedthe driver to stop at a nearbygas station. The driver used theopportunity to escape and callthe police," he added.

The call by the driver of thehijacked car unleashed thehuge manhunt involving thou-sands of police.

NEW YORK (AFP) - The eth-nic Chechen brothers accusedof carrying out the Bostonmarathon bombing planned anew attack in Times Square,New York Mayor MichaelBloomberg said yesterday.

Tamerlan and DzhokharTsarnaev discussed a possibleattack on New York as theydrove around the suburbs ofBoston trying to escape a man-hunt, according to New Yorkpolice chief Ray Kelly.

Information provided bythe US Federal Bureau of In-vestigation (FBI) had been a"horrific reminder that we re-main targets for terrorists,"Bloomberg told a news confer-ence. "Last night we were in-formed by the FBI that thesurviving attacker revealedthat New York City was nexton their list of targets."

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev toldFBI investigators at his hospi-tal bedside that he and hisbrother had intended to driveto New York and detonate "ad-ditional explosives in TimesSquare," the mayor added.

Kelly revealed on Wednes-day that Dzhokhar Tsarnaevhad told investigators that thepair planned to go to New York"to party."

"A subsequent questioningof Dzhokhar revealed that heand his brother decided spon-taneously on Times Square asa target," Kelly said yesterdayat the joint news conference


International newsBoston suspects planned

Times Square attack

US confirms Syria chemweapons use likely

Explosion on Alabamafuel barge

MOBILE -- A fire aboard two barges on Alabama's MobileRiver that critically injured three people was extin-guished yesterday, U.S. Coast Guard said.

The fire was sparked by an explosion on an empty fuelbarge Wednesday night and spread to a second barge thatwas being prepped to be reloaded with natural gas Atleast seven explosions were heard after the fire started.

Three workers were injured in the incident and takento the University of South Alabama Medical Center wherethey were listed in critical condition, a spokesman said.

Initial attempts to put out the fire were hindered by on-going explosions.

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Eric King said a 1-mile safetyzone was established around the barges and the ship-ping channel was closed as firefighters allowed the firesto burn.

The incident occurred near the docking area of theCarnival Triumph, King said. The ocean liner has beenbased at the BAE Shipyard in the Port of Mobile sinceFebruary when an engine disabled it in the Gulf of Mexicowith more than 4,200 people aboard.

nities or in places with onlyvery basic health care sys-tems."

About 660,000 people dieworldwide every year frommalaria.

ing into the United States.It remains to be seen

whether the CD-3 can be use-ful in identifying counterfeitand substandard malariadrugs, but tests will begin laterthis year in Ghana, FDA Com-missioner Margaret Hamburgsaid.

"We believe it has the abilityto be a frontline tool," she toldreporters.

The device is battery-oper-ated and uses a variety ofwavelengths of light to illumi-nate a product and compare itto a verified sample.

"This allows inspectors toidentify suspect products andremove them from the supplychain," the FDA said in a state-ment.

"Minimal scientific or tech-nical background is needed tooperate the tool, and it can beused even in remote commu-

WASHINGTON (AFP) - USregulators announced a planWednesday to test a handhelddevice that can scan drugs andreport within seconds whetherthey are real or fake, in a bidto help the fight againstmalaria.

Counterfeit and substandardmalaria drugs are a key con-cern in many parts of theworld where the mosquito-borne disease is a problem,and finding a low-cost way totest drugs in the field would bea boon to public health efforts,experts said.

The Food and Drug Admin-istration said the gadget, calledthe Counterfeit Detection De-vice, or CD-3, has been usedsince 2010 to screen cosmet-ics, foods, medical devices andcigarettes, as well as to inves-tigate product tampering andquestionable documents com-

US to test handheld scanner forfake malaria drugs


Health & Living

infected with the H7N9 virus,of whom 22 have died, mark-ing the first time the strain hasclaimed human lives.

Officials from the WorldHealth Organisation have un-derlined that the strain is there-fore one of the deadliest of themany forms of flu carried bybirds and posing various de-grees of risk to humans.

On Wednesday, Taiwanrecorded the first case outsideChina, in a man who had re-cently returned from workingthere.

There have been no recordedcases to human-to-humantransmission, but the spectre ofa form of the virus being ableto jump between people hasplaced global health officialson alert.

GENEVA (AFP) - Swiss phar-maceuticals giant Novartis isresearching a vaccine for theH7N9 strain of bird flu, itschief executive said Thursday,amid fears that the diseasecould mutate into a form thatspreads among people.

In an interview with the Swissdaily Tagesanzeiger, Joe Jimenezsaid that Novartis had alreadyanalysed the virus' genetic codes,which have been published byChinese authorities.

Jimenez said that Novartis"would today be in a positionto develop a vaccine for initialclinical trials within six to eightweeks". "

Since the discovery of thefirst cases several weeks ago inChina, a total of 108 peoplehave been confirmed as being

Pharma giant Novartisworking on H7N9 vaccine

Germany, which had alreadypledged 100 million euros, an-nounced it will donate a similaramount again. Meanwhile, theIslamic Development Bank of-fered $227 million.

The number of worldwidepolio infections plunged to 223in 2012, compared to 360,000in 1988 when the United Na-tions launched a campaign toeliminate the highly contagiousand crippling illness.

Only three countries are stillconsidered polio endemic --Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pak-istan.

ABU DHABI (AFP) - BillGates announced in Abu Dhabion Thursday his foundationwill contribute $1.8 billion tothe Global Polio EradicationInitiative, a third of the totalfunds needed.

Other participants at thesummit also announced theircontributions -- $457 millionfrom Britain, $250 millionfrom Canada, and $240 millionfrom Norway.

Abu Dhabi Crown PrinceSheikh Mohammed bin Zayedal-Nahayan announced he willdonate $120 million.

Gates' foundation to fund$1.8bn to eradicate polio

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companion, but an alternativeto GPS.

To that end, researchers atDARPA and the University ofMichigan have created a newsystem that works withoutsatellites to determine position,time and direction, all con-tained within a eight-cubic-millimeter chip.

The tiny chip holds three gy-roscopes, three accelerometersand an atomic clock, which, to-gether, work as an autonomousnavigation system.


Sci-Tech

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Eu-ropean scientists said Thurs-day that a new laboratoryexperiment shows the Earth'score is likely much hotter thanlast reported 20 years ago.

It's not that the iron core ofour planet has warmed, butrather that the technique usedto estimate its heat previouslywas flawed, researchers said inthe journal Science.

Newer techniques have al-

lowed experts at theEuropean Synchro-tron Radiation Facil-ity to determine thetemperature nearEarth's center to be6,000 degrees Cel-sius (10,832 degreesFahrenheit).

That is about1,000 degrees C hot-ter than an experi-ment conducted byGerman researchersin 1993.

Researchers areanalyzing the solid

iron core of the Earth, whereextreme temperatures andpressure result in a hard cen-ter, while the surrounding ironat lower temperatures of about4,000 degrees Celsius remainsliquid.

"We have developed a newtechnique where an intensebeam of X-rays from the syn-chrotron can probe a sampleand deduce whether it is solid,liquid or partially moltenwithin as little as a second,using a process known diffrac-tion," said Mohamed Mezouarfrom the ESRF.

"And this is short enough tokeep temperature and pressureconstant, and at the same timeavoid any chemical reactions."

The X-ray technique is be-lieved to be superior to the op-tical technique used byGermany's Reinhard Boehler,who reported a result about1,000 degrees cooler based onthe observation of recrystal-lization which was interpretedas melting.

"These measurements con-firm geophysical models thatthe temperature difference be-tween the solid core and themantle above, must be at least1,500 degrees to explain whythe Earth has a magneticfield," the French team said ofits findings.

Earth's core is muchhotter than thought

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUS army is working to limit itsdependence on GPS by devel-oping the next generation ofnavigation technology, includ-ing a tiny autonomous chip, thedirector of the Pentagon's re-search agency said.

DARPA, the research groupbehind a range of spy tech andwhich helped invent the Inter-net, was also the driving forcebehind the creation of theGlobal Positioning System, di-rector Arati Prabhakar said at a

press conference.Starting in 2010, DARPA

has been working on a varietyof programs aimed at develop-ing new navigation and posi-tioning technology -- at firstwith the goal of extending theirreach to places where satellitesdon't work, such as underwa-ter.

But now, amid fears of over-reliance on -- and possible vul-nerabilities with -- globalpositioning satellites, expertsare looking to create not just a

US army seeks new technology toreplace GPS


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percent foreign owned -- in-volving non-resident clients.Previously, they were subjectto the same restrictions asCypriot lenders.

However, for the liberalisedmeasures to apply, the banksmust provide a list of thoseclients who would be affected.

Under the decree, all cash-less payments and transfers offunds will be permitted bythese banks on their own ac-count or by the order of non-resident customers, as well astransactions between thesebanks and those customers.

MADRID (AFP) - Spain's un-employment rate surged past27 percent to a new record inthe first quarter of 2013, offi-cial data showed Thursday asa deep recession ravaged theeurozone's fourth-largest econ-omy.

A record unemploymentnumber also emerged in neigh-bouring France, the eurozone'ssecond-biggest economy, asthe labour ministry said job-seekers in France surged by36,900 in March to 3.224 mil-lion, beating a record set in1997.

Spain's new figure put itsjobless rate just below that ofbailed-out Greece -- the high-est in the European Union at27.2 percent.

Hundreds of people, mostlyyouths, gathered Thursdayevening near the Spanish par-liament in Madrid in responseto a call by a hardline protestmovement for demonstratorsto "Besiege Congress" indefi-nitely to force the governmentto quit.

The protesters chanted "Weare not afraid" as they marchedfrom three different points inthe centre of Madrid beforeconverging in a square in front

of parliament which was pro-tected by police barricades.

Before the demonstrationstarted police arrested fourmembers of anarchist groupssuspected of plotting to set fireto a bank and 11 people whoblocked access to a university.

Some held signs that read"6.2 million reasons" in a ref-erence to the latest jobless fig-ures.

Spain's jobless rate leapt to27.16 percent from the previ-ous quarter's figure of 26.02percent, and reached a huge57.2 percent among thoseunder 25 years old, the Na-tional Statistics Institute said.

The number of unemployedclimbed by 237,400 people to6.2 million, it said in the latestgauge of damage wrought bythe collapse of Spain's prop-erty bubble in 2008.

Spain, once the motor of jobcreation in the 17-nation singlecurrency area, is now strug-gling through a double dip re-cession brought on by thecollapse of the boom.

Its economy contracted by1.37 percent last year, the sec-ond worst yearly slump since1970, and the governmentforecasts it will shrink againby between 1.0 percent and 1.5percent this year.

In France March was the23rd consecutive month of ris-ing unemployment, as Social-ist President FrancoisHollande struggles to revive astagnant economy that isthreatened with recession.

The French labour ministrydid not provide a current un-employment rate, but said itwas at 10.2 percent at the endof 2012 and remained belowthe 10.8 percent record set in1997.

NICOSIA (AFP) - Cyprus haspartly eased capital controlsimposed to prevent a run ondeposits ahead of a 10-billion-euro EU-IMF bailout deal lastmonth, which includes a com-plete liberalisation for foreignbanks, the finance ministrysaid Thursday.

Under a new decree, individ-uals will now be allowed tomake cashless paymentswithin Cyprus up to 10,000euros a month, while the figurefor businesses will have a ceil-ing of 50,000 euros.

For transactions abroad, in-dividuals will be allowed amonthly maximum of 5,000euros.

At the same time, peopletravelling abroad will now beable to take with them up to3,000 euros, or the equivalentin foreign currency.

However, a 300-euro limiton daily withdrawals frombanks remains in effect.

A separate decree frees upthe operations of foreign banksin Cyprus -- branches and sub-sidiaries that are more than 50

Cyprus partly eases capitalcontrolsFrance hits record 3.2

million jobseekers, while Spanish unemployment tops 27%


Finance

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Despite a few weak earningsreports, the corporate firstquarter results have been"pretty constructive," saidMichael James of WedbushMorgan Securities.

Stocks have seen a "contin-uation of the same theme"since the beginning of 2013when "any pullback in themarket continues to be a buy-ing opportunity," James said.

NEW YORK (AFP) - USstocks Thursday finished avolatile trading session higherfollowing improved joblessclaims data and a mixed bag ofcorporate earnings.

At the closing bell, the DowJones Industrial Average added28.03 (0.19 percent) to14,704.33. After touchingclose to break-even, the indexrallied in the final minutes fora gain.

The broad-based S&P 500

rose 6.61 (0.42 percent) to1,585.40, while the tech-richNasdaq Composite Indexjumped 20.33 (0.62 percent) to3,289.99.

New claims for US unem-ployment benefits fell lastweek to the lowest level sincemid-March. Initial claimscame in at 339,000, down fromthe prior week's revised read-ing of 362,000.

US stocks end higher on improvedjobless claims

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least is the future value of theinvestment. To further en-hance this, Gold Coast man-agement have inaugurated anumber of in-house servicesand have recently become af-filiated Interval International,the world’s largest network ofvacation ownership propertieswhich provides an unlimitedinternational pool of investorsto tap for ownership and rentalprospects. Property exchangefor a vacation in another desti-nation is also availablethrough the Interval Interna-tional affiliation. Gold Coast’sown rental services have alsoproven highly successful in as-sisting owners in renting theirvillas; 24-hour security andmaintenance services also tipthe scales when it is time tomake a decision. Aside fromall this, housekeeping, childcare, catering services , carrental through its partnershipwith AVIS car rental are alsoavailable as well as pre-shop-ping services so cupboardsand refrigerators are stockedupon arrival, which can alsobe arranged through theirproperty management depart-ment. Personnel are also avail-able to assist in arrangingrestaurant reservations and is-land activities.

Visit their website: www.goldcoastaruba.com formore details and availabilityor call 586-2200 to arrange apersonal tour.

ties such as those at GoldCoast, make it easy for someowners to see a valuable returnon their investment.

The design of the resi-dences and public areas isopen, airy and spacious, takingfull advantage of the island en-vironment, with quality con-struction and finishingavailable. Partnering with twoof Aruba’s top providers ofkitchens and bathrooms en-ables developers to offer cus-tom options allowing buyersto individualize their homes.An elegant and chic furniturepackage is available or islanddesigners will assist owners infinishing the décor to theirspecific tastes.

There are many aspects topurchasing property; not the

of 260 town homes, villas andcondominiums with a stunningclubhouse complemented bytwo additional communitypool areas , The Clubhouse isabout to start construction andwill offer to the communityhomeowners and visitors 2tennis courts, full service spaand fitness center as well as astunning pool area and is ex-pected to be complete by early2013. It will also house arestaurant and mini-market.

Owners who purchasedupon the groundbreaking onlya few short years ago, are al-ready enjoying a nearly 50%appreciation on their invest-ment, particularly those takingadvantage of the on site man-agement’s rental services pro-gram. There is always a greatdemand for Aruba and facili-

the response to our concept.” Fito, with his sister Mayrin

and brother Rudy operate CasBon, which has been con-structing homes and buildingdevelopments for all budgetsfor nearly twenty years. “GoldCoast Aruba is the jewel in ourcrown,” observes Fito. “Wewere very excited about thisproject and the scope of actualand planned facilities andamenities. We have spoken tocountless island visitors to findout what they would reallywant in a permanent residenceon Aruba, and took fromthere.”

Input from frequent vaca-tioners who have dreamed oftheir own home in Aruba con-tributed to the realization ofGold Coast Aruba which whencomplete will be a community

-- Management of Gold CoastAruba, the island’s newest andmost innovative gated com-munity, reports that sales havebeen very good and encourag-ing as the global economy re-covers and people looking topurchase vacation homes havefound that Gold Coast is anoutstanding investment value.Director of Sales, Fito Croeshas noticed a surprising per-centage of owners in reality donot spend a great amount oftime personally to use the vil-las or town homes they pur-chase, but are takingadvantage of Gold Coast’srental services to turn their in-vestment into ready income.

“The greater portion ofhome owners are using their“home away from home” inAruba to escape the wintermonths, or spend holidayswith the family on the island,”he remarked, “but I am grati-fied by how many are buyingbecause they felt secure withreal estate investment onAruba. They really study thehistory and economy of the is-land and are impressed withthe political stability and con-tinually increasing value ofprime locations. Gold Coast isin the heart of Malmok, con-sidered Aruba’s most exclu-sive community where thevalue of properties has only in-creased over time. It is onlyminutes to the best beachesand all the action, and yet of-fers a quiet and secluded get-away; we are very pleased by

Gold Coast Aruba: This is the time to invest

fries is enough to be shared bytwo. He was very amused towatch a famous French chefdemonstrating the best way tomake fried potatoes on a gour-met cooking show and couldonly comment “He stole myrecipe!”

Try them the English way-with vinegar, and you’ll won-der how you ever ate frieswithout it. This same 5-starchef also swears by Gouda asthe best topping for the idealgourmet cheeseburger.

5 Burgers is now openearly until 10-ish at night; de-livery is available to both thehigh-rise and low-rise hoteland beach district at now extracost for orders over $50. Enjoya great lunch without everleaving the beach by calling586-3904. However, we sug-gest you stop by and enjoytheir authentic, heartfelt hospi-tality; it is not unusual for ei-ther owner to sit and chat,sharing their knowledge of theisland while making sure pa-trons are happy with theirmeal.

Farmer’s or Man Burger (al-most 12 ounces of choicebeef), and a Western Burgerwith Aarons’ secret-recipecrispy onion rings. All of thesecan be personalized with an in-credible array of toppings,(mushrooms, jala-peño pep-pers, bacon, cheese, lettuce,tomato…whatever, the listgoes on) at absolutely no extracost.

5 Burger portions areENORMOUS! Aaron suggeststhat even their small serving of

made fresh daily and 100%pure beef, the kind that madethe hamburger a traditionalAmerican treat.

However, beginning at 7a.m., patrons can now order 2eggs any style, (omelets with3 fillings are $7.99) toast andcoffee with unlimited refillsfor the special introductoryprice of only $4.49, ($5.48,with bacon) or All-you-can-eatpancakes, for $6.99, again,with free refills on fresh cof-fee. Breakfast is served until11 a.m. Famous for their friesmade from fresh potatoes,Aaron has been working formonths on devising the mostirresistible home fries recipe,chunky and tender with skinsstill on; after much testing andtasting, he got the thumbs upfrom his harshest critic, Rosie;so this is another treat youhave to try.

A glance at their burgermenu will certainly tempt youto return for lunch or dinner, tosample their famous specialtyitems such as the Gouda,

--A favorite stop for a greatburger for lunch or dinner hasjust expanded their hours andmenu to offer some of the bestbreakfast bargains to be foundin Palm Beach. Owners Aaronand Rosie Walisever are livingtheir dream: a home on para-dise while welcoming all andsundry to their proud under-taking, 5 Burgers Aruba. Thecouple’s fanatical dedicationto giving their customers whatthey really want has resulted ina unique menu from an inter-

nationally known franchisewith a “5”, which now in-cludes breakfast.

“You never get a secondchance to make a first impres-sion,” believes Aaron. Uponentering 5 Burgers Aruba inThe Village Mall in PalmBeach, one is struck by utterlyspotless surroundings and asmiling, friendly, attentiveservice crew. Of course, themain item on the menu isburgers-the way they weremeant to be, thick and juicy,

5 Burgers Aruba: Now your best breakfast bargain!

LONDON (AFP) - British rac-ing's governing body onThursday banned trainer Mah-mood Al Zarooni for eightyears for his role in a dopingscandal that has rocked thesport.

Al Zarooni, 37, was giventhe punishment after a discipli-nary hearing, at the BHA head-quarters in London, revealed11 of the horses he trained forSheikh Mohammed's Godol-phin stable had tested positivefor anabolic steroids.

Sheikh Mohammed reactedto what has been described asracing's biggest doping scandalin recent years by shutting thestables and ordering a full-scale internal investigation.

The sheikh, one of racing'sleading figures and the ruler ofDubai, said he was "appalledand angered" by the revela-tions.

Simon Crisford, speaking onbehalf of Godolphin, describedit as a terrible day for Britishracing.

Crisford also confirmed AlZarooni had mentioned thenames of three other people -two foremen and a veterinaryassistant - who were "in-volved".

Crisford said Al Zarooni hadpreviously administeredsteroids in Dubai, where it isnot prohibited.

Racing: Six-monthban fordopedGodolphinhorses -BHA


the season.Watzke has told German

daily Bild he madeLewandowski a new offer lastweek.Lewandowski himself re-mained tight-lipped on thematter.In the event of his departure,Dortmund will have their workcut out to find a replacementwho can match the 34 goals hehas scored this term.The haul includes 23 in thisseason's Bundesliga, where thePoland star has scored in eachof his last 12 league games,setting a new club record, andhe now has 10 in the Champi-ons League.

Lewandowski's quartet bet-ters both Ivica Olic's hat-trickin Bayern's 2010 ChampionsLeague semi-final win at Lyonin 2010 and Alessandro DelPerio's triple for Juventus in1998.

He finished one short of Li-onel Messi's ChampionsLeague record of five in a sin-gle match, against Leverkusenin 2012, while he matchedBayern's Mario Gomez fourgoals, in last season's 7-0 routof Basel in the last 16.

DORTMUND (AFP) - Hisfour goals in the ChampionsLeague rout of Real Madridand expiring contract makestriker Robert Lewandowski ahot target for Europe's topclubs but Borussia Dortmundhave vowed to fight to keeptheir Poland star.

His record haul against Realat Signal Iduna Park inWednesday's 4-1 first-leg winmade him the first player toscore four goals in a Champi-ons League semi-final and leftDortmund on the verge of theirfirst Euro final since 1997.

The 24-year-old's Dortmunddeal expires in June 2014 andhe has already said he will notbe signing an extension, havingjoined Borussia in 2010, but hisadvisor, Maik Barthel, has saidLewandowski will leave inJune.

After Tuesday's announce-ment that Germany star MarioGoetze will join rivals BayernMunich in July, Dortmund areespecially eager to keep"Lewo" and halt the disman-tling of the team which won theBundesliga for the last two sea-sons.

Goetze has actioned a clauseallowing him to join Bayern fora reported 37 million euros($48.2 million, £32 million) butLewandowski's contract has nosuch condition, amidst reportshe is also set to head to Munich.

Lewandowski's manager,Cezary Kucharski, has told Pol-ish television that the forwardwill soon "play at a biggerclub", but Dortmund chief ex-ecutive Hans-Joachim Watzkedenied there was any deal to letthe Poland star go at the end of

Football: Dortmundface fight to keep'Lewangoalski'

SPORTS

weight title against southpawGuerrero, 31-1 with 18 knock-outs, on May 4 at Las Vegas, ayear after beating MiguelCotto by unanimous decision.

It will be Mayweather's firstfight since serving two monthsin jail for domestic battery, afact that gives challengerGuerrero a confidence boost.

Mayweather, 36, says he isas fit as he has ever been andready to face whatever chal-lenge Guerrero brings.

As for jail time, May-weather would not say his staybehind bars changed him.

Mayweather, who willlaunch a six-fight deal over 30months with the Guerreromatchup, has fought only fourtimes since December of 2007and says resting his body forpeak performance is far fromlosing fight fitness.

Mayweather hinted at retire-ment after completing his lat-est fight deal, although anperfect run would leave him onthe brink of a 50-fight winstreak, and said he would waitand see how he fared in thering over the span.

Mayweather will be trainedby his father, Floyd Snr, ratherthan his uncle Roger becausehis uncle is ill. Mayweatherhas a strained relationship withhis father.

LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Un-beaten American boxing starFloyd Mayweather says nei-ther jail time nor ring rust froma one-year layoff will diminishhim next week when he returnsagainst compatriot RobertGuerrero.

"Of course I feel unbeatable.I'm in the sport where I'm thebest," Mayweather said in ateleconference call. "I'm notgoing into the fight thinkingI'm beatable."

Mayweather, 43-0 with 26knockouts, will defend hisWorld Boxing Council welter-

Boxing: Mayweathervows jail, ring rustwill not weaken him

taMPa -top prospect with the new york yankees, MasonWilliams, 21, was arrested early thursday, police said,accused of driving under the influence. he was headedwest on kennedy Boulevard in a range rover when anofficer saw him weaving in and out of a lane, going about50 mph in a 40 mph zone. Williams faces a dui charge.he was booked into the hillsborough county jail, wherehe remained thursday in lieu of $500 bail.

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It was Chelsea, however,who took the lead in the 12thminute, to the disappointmentof watching Basel native RogerFederer.

In the other semi-final Fener-bahce hit the woodwork threetimes but finally thanked a72nd-minute goal from EgemenKorkmaz for a 1-0 home leg ad-vantage over Benfica which theTurks will now carry into theirsecond leg in Portugal.

Korkmaz headed home pow-erfully from a corner at theSukru Saracoglu stadium togive Aykut Kocaman's hosts awafer-thin victory as they bidto reach their first ever Euro-pean final.

BASEL (AFP) - David Luizscored with the very last kick ofthe game to earn Chelsea a dra-matic 2-1 win at FC Basel inthe first leg of their EuropaLeague semi-final on Thursday.

Basel, who were appearingin their first European semi-final, looked set to earn a drawafter a contentious 87th-minutepenalty from Fabian Schar can-celled out Victor Moses' earlyopener.

However, deep into injurytime, Luiz drove a 25-yardfree-kick beneath the Baselwall and into the bottom-rightcorner to put Rafael Benitez'sside in control ahead of nextweek's return leg at StamfordBridge.

In the end, the only sour notefor the visitors was a yellowcard for Ashley Cole that rules

him out of the second leg, al-though Basel will also be with-out centre-back AleksandarDragovic for the same reason.

Chelsea had welcomed Coleback after a three-week ab-sence due to a hamstring in-jury, but their wariness wasdemonstrated by interim coachBenitez's decision to deploycentre-back Luiz in a midfieldholding role.

Basel eliminated TottenhamHotspur on penalties in thequarter-finals, having knockedManchester United out of lastseason's Champions League,and they served early notice oftheir threat when MohammedElneny curled a cross onto theroof of the Chelsea net.

Football: Last-gasp Luiz givesChelsea victory at Basel

New York Yankees prospectMason Williams chargedwith DUI

rates, who erased a 3-1 deficit,as they had in Wednesday's 5-3 win. Pittsburgh took the finalthree games of the four-gameseries, and has won 10 of itslast 13 games overall.

Ryan Howard and DomonicBrown drove in two runsapiece for the Phillies, whohave lost eight of 11, including

PHILADELPHIA -- Pinch hit-ter Garrett Jones doubledhome two runs in a three-runeighth inning Thursday after-noon, as the Pittsburgh Piratesrallied for the second straightday to beat the PhiladelphiaPhillies, 6-4.

Gaby Sanchez homered anddrove in three runs for the Pi-

MLB: Pirates 6, Phillies 4

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AFP) -Oklahoma City and the SanAntonio Spurs held off fourth-quarter rallies for crucial NBAvictories on Wednesday, eachclub seizing a 2-0 lead in theirfirst-round playoff series.

Kevin Durant and RussellWestbrook each scored 29points to lead the OklahomaCity Thunder over Houston105-102 while FrenchmanTony Parker scored 28 pointsto spark the host Spurs over theLos Angeles Lakers 102-91.

The Thunder squandered a15-point lead in the fourthquarter as Houston, playingwithout Asian American starJeremy Lin because of a first-half muscle bruise, rallied witha 21-2 run for four-point leadin the late going.

Oklahoma City answeredwith a 10-2 run to win thegame, topped by a go-ahead 3-pointer from Durant, whoscored 21 points in the firsthalf, and the playmaker's keypass to set up a Thabo Se-folosha jumper.

The best-of-seven WesternConference playoff series con-tinues with games three andfour on Saturday and Mondayat Houston, where the Rocketswent 29-12 in the regular sea-son and split two games againstOklahoma City.

The Spurs have plenty ofconfidence as well as they takea 2-0 lead to Los Angeles forgames today and Sunday.

Parker connected on 9-of-20from the field, scored 24 pointsin the second half and sealed thegame for the Spurs after theLakers went on a 10-2 run to

trim the largest San Antoniolead in the fourth quarter to 93-84.

Parker answered with twofree throws, a basket and a 3-pointer to secure the victoryand said after the triumph itwas the best he has felt "byfar" since returning last monthfrom a sprained left ankle.

Mike D'Antoni became thefirst Lakers coach to lose hisfirst two playoff games, al-though the Lakers are withoutstar guard Kobe Bryant, whosuffered a torn left Achillestendon earlier this month.

Tim Duncan and KawhiLeonard each added 16 pointsfor the Spurs and Manu Gino-bili added 13 points for SanAntonio.

Steve Blake, who strainedhis right hamstring in the sec-ond half, and Dwight Howardeach scored 16 to lead the Lak-ers, who also had 13 pointseach from Pau Gasol andMetta World Peace.

At Oklahoma City, SergeIbaka added 12 points, 11 re-bounds and six blocked shotsfor the Thunder, who lost toMiami in last year's NBA Fi-nals.

Harden scored a game-high36 points and grabbed 11 re-bounds for the Rockets, whoalso had 16 points and 12 re-bounds from rookie PatrickBeverley, who made his firststart of the season, and 17points from Chandler Parsons.

The Rockets were effectivein silencing the Thunder for along stretch of the final quarterthanks to a switch to zone de-fense.

NBA: Thunder,Spurs win tograb 2-0 playoffseries leads

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