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Friday 29 September 2017
A Heart for Coffee and Awareness for HIV/Aids

ORANJESTAD - Almost ev- colating the senses. Even
ery day in the year there those who don’t drink cof-
is an International Day to fee tend to enjoy the fra-
create awareness for a grance a roasted bean
certain topic, disease, de- casts. International Coffee
light, organization, person Day is an occasion that is
or phenomenon. The idea used to promote and cel-
is to stand still for a mo- ebrate coffee as a bever-
ment, think of what this day age, with events now oc- free or discounted cups of Day is part of an interna- The World Heart Federa-
emphasizes and make you curring in places across the coffee. More information: tional campaign to spread tion have found that heart
are aware of the reality world. www.internationalcoffee- awareness about heart disease and strokes are the
of it. Today we celebrate The first official date was 1 day.org disease and stroke preven- world’s leading cause of
three very different ones: October 2015, as agreed tion. death, killing 17.1 million
Day of Coffee, Day of the by the International Cof- From Coffee to the Heart This is the perfect day to people every year – that’s
Heart and Gay Men’s HIV/ fee Organization and was Small changes can make quit smoking, get exercis- more than victims of can-
Aids Day. launched in Milan. This day a powerful difference. On ing and start eating healthy cer, HIV and AIDS and ma-
is also used to promote fair World Heart Day, share – all in the name of keeping laria.
From the moment the aver- trade coffee and to raise how you power your heart your ticker in good work- In Aruba, the organizations
age coffee lover opens a awareness for the plight of and inspire millions of peo- ing order, and improving Ibisa, Aruba Heart Foun-
fresh bag of coffee beans, the coffee growers. On this ple around the world to the health and well-being dation and Plataforma
the aroma beckons, per- day, many businesses offer be heart healthy. Heart of people the world over. Promocion di Salud cre-
ate awareness about the
Aruba Votes: One Week after the Elections heart and the importance
to keep healthy. More in-
formation about this inter-
ORANJESTAD - Exactly one and 1 voting seat for RED national day: www.world-
week ago Aruba’s voting (Red Democratico) with heartday.org.
population took their right their leader Ricardo Croes.
to vote during the elections Despite the fact that AVP Mr. Blue
of Friday 22nd of Septem- counted approximately National Gay Men’s HIV/
ber. The official results for 1.000 votes more than MEP, AIDS Awareness Day
the elections of the Mem- the party suffered a consid- (NGMHAAD) is observed
bers of the States of Aruba, erable loss from 13 in 2013 annually on the last Friday
published 27th of Septem- to 9 voting seats now. AVP of September. This is a day
ber by the Electoral Coun- leader Mike Eman already designed to build aware-
cil are: decided to withdraw as ness and increase educa-
the party’s leader and AVP tion about this disease and
Voters: 70.750 will choose to be in the op- help find ways to eliminate
Attended: 59.403 (84%) position’s role. it. HIV, the virus that causes
Valid votes: 58.652 The political parties MEP, AIDS, is one of the world’s
Invalid votes: 751 POR and RED are explor- most serious health and
ing the options to form a development challenges.
For the past 8 years the coalition.At the moment There were approximately
‘green party’, AVP (Aru- the Governor of Aruba , 36.7 million people world-
ban People’s Party) was in His Excellency Mr. Alfonso wide living with HIV/AIDS at
power under the guidance Boekhoudt, who is the rep- the end of 2015.
of leader Mike Eman. The resentative on Aruba of the Of these, 1.8 million were
island’s biggest parties for Dutch head of state (King children (<15 years old).
the past decades have Willem-Alexander), is in An estimated 2.1 million
been AVP and the ‘yellow talks with the candidates to individuals worldwide be-
party’: MEP (People’s Elec- form a coalition and stake- came newly infected with
toral Movement), the last holders. HIV in 2015.
one guided by party lead- The parties are asked by This includes 150,000 chil-
er Evelyn Wever-Croes. for the last time in the politi- AVP, 9 voting seats for MEP, the Governor to form a 7- dren (<15 years). Sources:
These two took turns every cal history of the island, but 2 voting seats for the new member Council of Minis- www.internationalcoffee-
8 years from 2001 on. this time it is reality again. political party POR (Peo- ters vested with executive day.org, www.wikipedia.
A coalition is a phenom- The results of the past elec- ple’s Pride and Respect) powers and headed by a com, www.worldheartday.
enon that occurred in 1998 tions were 9 voting seats for with leader Otmar Oduber Prime Minister.q org, www.hiv.gov q