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local Monday 16 January 2023

Royal Carnival Queen, The Savaneta Prome Capital

Adrienne Jacobs, is in full Foundation condemns the picking and

preparation for the election taking of sea glass from local reef

of Aruban Carnaval Queen
In a statement made on Facebook, the part of the reef and should stay on it. Pick-
Savaneta Prome Capital Foundation ex- ing them without permission is considered
presses its disapproval of the fact that tour- as wrecking the beauty of the reef. Tour-
ists pick and take sea glass from a reef lo- ist and Environmental authorities must pay
cated in the district of Savaneta. attention to this before it escalates to a
complete destruction of the reef or a tour-
In their statement, they indicated that “the ist injuring themselves”.
tourists are of course always welcome to
appreciate the natural beauty of our reef, Different perspectives have come forward,
but it is important to warn that it is forbid- most of which point out that this is a de-
den to take any souvenirs from the reef”. struction of the reef’s ecosystem. Suppos-
There is currently a discussion about wheth- edly, different tour companies take tourists
er the sea glass is natural or not. The foun- to the reef so they can pick and take the
dation expresses that “the broken glasses glasses; something that is frowned upon
on the reef have transformed in the course because of the history of the reef.
of many years into colorful rocks. This is a It would be appreciated if authorities and
beautiful sight to see on the reef, but this parties involved could give their own opin-
has also become a tourist attraction. The ion on this matter in conservation of na-
point is the sea glasses have become a ture. q

The election for the Aruban create an amazing show-
Carnaval Queen, along case”, she stated.
with Miss Carnaval, will take Personally, she added, she
place on Sunday, January is very excited and not at
22nd. Adrienne Jacobs (25) all nervous; she’s been a
is one of the candidates for natural performer from a
this year’s Carnaval Queen very young age. She ex-
contest and will be rep- pressed that after her run
resenting Royal Carnival for Youth Carnaval Queen
Group. Jacobs let us in on in 2013, she is excited to be
her preparation routine for back on stage.
the big day. “Whenever I go on stage,
I always tell myself to have
Jacobs explained that re- fun. Win or lose, every
hearsals and preparations one of the candidates is
are going great. Seeing as a queen on her own”, she
participating in the contest gushed.
was a last-minute decision Finally, Jacob sent a per-
she took with her family, the sonal message to the car-
time they have for prepa- naval community of Aru-
rations is short. Despite this, ba: “I just want to say to
she said that preparations the carnaval community,
are going as planned: let’s celebrate Carnaval 69
“Every day I’m busy re- healthily and responsibly.
hearsing with dancers, my After two years of no carna-
personal coach and work- val, let’s celebrate this one
ing with a great team that with ease and enjoyment.
is constantly at work. This Let us be an inspiration to
team includes the deco- the younger generation, to
rator for my props, the celebrate and elevate our
designer of my outfits, my carnaval tradition. So, en-
choreographer, family and joy and celebrate big, but
dancers who train daily to do so responsibly”. q