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local Thursday 15 sepTember 2022

“Ban Lanta y Planta” with a mission to plant 10.000 native plants all

around Aruba

ORANJESTAD – Last week- vive in the hot weather of
end, minister of Nature, Aruba.
Mr. Ursell Arends went and
planted to give his con- “It is a pleasure to have
tribution to the project had the opportunity to
Ban Lanta y Planta, which spend a morning in nature,
translates to “Let’s go and where value is given to our
plant”. The foundation has native plants of Aruba, and
a goal to plant ten thou- value is given to our envi-
sand plants around Aruba, ronment”, minister Arends
to help restore Aruba’s nat- said. “Because when na-
ural ecosystem. ture prospers, us as human
beings also prosper.”
According to a press re-
lease, this is a great initia- Minister Arends sends
tive to promote Aruba’s words of gratitude and ad-
native plants, as well as our miration to the foundation
flora and fauna in general. and its entire team, as well
The plants were planted in as every volunteer who
such a way that when they helped under the hot sun.
are watered in the after-
noon, the water goes di- For more information on
rectly to the roots, to make how to become a volun-
sure the plants grow in a teer, please contact the
sustainable way. foundation Ban Lanta y
The foundation also has a Planta through the social
schedule where volunteers media. Together we can
can help water the plants, help Aruba’s nature recov-
three times per week. This er and mitigate the effects
is an efficient way to make of climate change.
sure that the plants can sur-

After two years, Department of Public Health stops Covid updates

ORANJESTAD – Covid is munity is to continue being The vaccine plays a very Covid cases low. In Aruba partment of Public Health
here to stay, and will con- aware and protect them- important role in the pro- for a month already the (DVG) that it’s time to stop
tinue transmitting from one selves and those around cess to control the pan- Covid cases are stable, as with the weekly updates
person to another for a them who may be more demic, and the vaccine is our medical care. as well, and to continue
much longer period. This is vulnerable for Covid. will continue playing an monitoring Covid internally,
why the advice to the com- important role to keep the It is the opinion of the De- like any other infectious dis-
ease.

In case DVG begins ob-
serving an increase in the
amount of Covid cases, as
always DVG will alert and
inform the community re-
garding any developments
right away.

The advice to the com-
munity is to continue be-
ing careful and to take the
vaccine.