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Tuesday 14 March 2023

HNLMS Holland intercepted drugs in the Caribbean Sea

Navy ship ARC Victoria. A The suspected smugglers pected smugglers will be
total of 800 kilograms co- and contraband were prosecuted in the United
caine were seized. transferred to US Coast States.q
Dutch Navy ship HNLMS licopter from the US Coast Guard custody. The sus-
Holland executed a drug Guard and the FRISC, a fast
interdiction on the 25th of speedboat, with a com- Aruba Tourism Authority honor a loyal
February, in cooperation bined team of the ships’
Coast Guard law enforce- visitor at the Costa Linda Beach Resort
with the Colombian navy crew and embarked US
the Caribbean Sea.
ment detachment. After
The go-fasts were discov- giving stop signals, the go-
ered by a maritime patrol fast wasn’t willing to stop.
aircraft from the Dutch Ca- After the firing of some
ribbean Coast Guard and warning shots the suspect-
a helicopter from the Co- ed smugglers surrendered.
lombian navy. HNLMS Hol- The second go-fast was
land sent an embarked he- stopped by the Colombian

The Aruba Tourism Authority recently had Goodwill Ambassador
the great pleasure to recognize a Good- Mrs. Anne Babcock from Massachusetts,
will Ambassador of Aruba. This Ambas- United States. Mrs. Babcock has been
sador was respectively honored with a coming to the island for 30 years con-
certificate acknowledging her years of secutively.
visits, loyalty, and love to the island of
Aruba. Ms. Kimberley Richardson representing
the Aruba Tourism Authority, and mem-
The honor certification is presented on bers of the Costa Linda Beach Resort
behalf of the Minister of Tourism as a to- bestowed the Ambassador certification
ken of appreciation and to say “Masha to the honoree, presented her with gifts,
Danki” to guests whom have visited Aru- and also thanked her for choosing Aruba
ba 10, 20, or 35 years or more consecu- as her favorite vacation destination and
tively. her home-away-from-home.

The three honoring levels are as follows: Top reasons for returning to Aruba, pro-
vided by the honoree was:
Distinguished Visitor (10>years consecu-
tively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s warm & friendly people - Na-
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years con- tives
secutively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s Year-round sunny weather
Emerald Ambassador (35>years consec- • “Costa Linda is my home”
utively visiting Aruba) • The Costa Linda staff
• The friends I made at the Costa
The honoree was: Lindaq