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A14 LOCAL
Monday 25 noveMber 2019

Aruba is and will always

be my second home

EAGLE BEACH — Recently, Jonathan Boekhoudt of
the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure
to honor one of Aruba’s loyal and friendly visitors as a
Goodwill Ambassador of Aruba. The symbolic Good-
will Ambassador is presented on behalf of the Minister
of Tourism, as a token of appreciation to the guests
who visit Aruba 20 years and more consecutively.

The honoree was Ernestine Sobczak from USA. Ernes-
tine stated that Aruba is and will always be her sec-
ond home. She fell in love the first time she came to
the island back in 1999. She also stated that she loves
Aruba very much, especially for its year-round sunny
weather, nice sandy beaches and picturesque sun-
sets, delicious variety of foods, its rich culture, and
Aruba’s warm and friendly people.

Boekhoudt together with the representatives of the
Aruba Beach Club Resort presented the Goodwill Am-
bassador certificate to Ernestine, handed over some
additional presents and also thanked her for choosing
Aruba as her favorite vacation destination and as her
home- away-from-home.q

What to do with a

counterfeit bank note

ORANJESTAD — The Cen- Each person is responsible
trale Bank van Aruba (CBA) for recognizing that a flo-
informs the public about rin banknote is authentic
the current laws and steps before accepting that
that should be taken when banknote. That is why it is
suspecting that a florin very important to be ac-
banknote could be coun- quainted with the secu-
terfeit. CBA through this rity features on the florin
announcement reminds banknotes.
the public in general of the
legislation in force con- Information on the secu-
cerning the counterfeiting rity features of the florin
of our florin banknotes. banknotes is available at
the office of the CBA and
According to Article 19 on its website (www.cba-
paragraph (1) of the ruba.org), as well as at all
State Ordinance govern- commercial banks.
ing the monetary system
("Landsverordening re- For additional information
geling geldstelsel" (Lrg) (AB you can contact the Cash
1991 No. GT34)), a person Operations & Logistics De-
who suspects that a florin partment of the CBA, at
banknote is counterfeit is telephone number 525-
obliged to immediately 2139 or 525-2141.q
take this banknote to the
CBA's office to verify its au-
thenticity.

According to articles 169
up to and including 174
of Book 2 of Aruba’s Pe-
nal Code ('Wetboek van
Strafrecht' (AB 2012 no.
14)), persons who are guilty
of counterfeiting florin
banknotes can receive a
criminal sentence of up to
nine years in prison.