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Wednesday 3 april 2024

Aruba to me Reports of jelly fish

ORANJESTAD — You are back and we around Eagle Beach
would like to portrait you! By inviting you
to send us your favorite vacation picture
while enjoying our Happy Island. Yesterday morning there have been reports of jelly fish

stinging people around the Eagle Beach area. It has
Complete the sentence: Aruba to me is also been reported that those affected by the roaming
……. Send your picture with that text (in- sea creature had to be taken to the hospital for treat-
cluding your name and where you are ment.
from) to: news@arubatoday.com and we
will publish your vacation memory. Isn’t Aruba Today would like to warn our visitors that may
that a special way to keep your best mo- visit this beach to please take caution and do not ap-
ments alive? Please do note: By submitting proach these jelly fish if encountered.q
photos, text or any other materials, you
give permission to The Aruba Today News-
paper, Caribbean Speed Printers and any
of its affiliated companies to use said ma- Prohibited by law: leaving
terials, as well as names, likeness, etc. for
promotional purposes without compensa- the island with seashells,
tion. He wrote to us saying: “Aruba to me is our
Last but not least: check out our website, favorite island in the world. It is our home white sand or corals
Instagram and Facebook page! Thank away from home. It is our happy place
you for supporting our free newspaper, we where I come every year with my children
strive to make you a happy reader every to bask in the sun, eat the best food and (Oranjestad)—Often times, pay before leaving. This is
the customs department at surely not a pleasant ex-
day again. relax.”
For today we received a lovely message Thank you for sending us this wonderful the airport intercepts many perience for the tourist. This
tourists leaving the island also leads to a negative
from our awesome visitor Craig Schmell message sharing what Aruba means to
from Naples, Florida, USA. you with us and our readers!q with seashells, white sand reaction which can put our
and/or corals as souvenirs. tourism in a negative light.

Conforming to the inter- Though we love to accom-
national treaty of CITES modate our visitors, let’s all
and our local law which give nature the respect it
protects our Flora & Fau- deserves by protecting our
na, it is absolutely prohib- environment. Stop collect-
ited to take any seashell, ing seashells, white sand
sand and coral outside and corals from our shores
of Aruba. This is to protect and stop buying or ac-
our environment. The high cepting these from local
number of seashells, coral sellers or companies.
and amount of sand con-
fiscated is very strange and We want our future gener-
it is suspected that our own ations and visitors to enjoy
locals are the ones selling the beauty of our beach-
these to the tourists, which es, shells and corals in a
is unacceptable. sustainable way, without
Upon confiscation at the destroying or disrupting the
airport, you can also face Aruban ecosystem. Help us
a fine that they have to protect what is ours!q