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status of “legal rights by virtueof the law.”

4. minor child born onAruba out of the above union,or legally recognized oradopted and falls into one ofthe above 3 categories and liv-ing together with their parentsin the household.

In conformity with the de-cision of the Counsel of Min-isters, as of July 1st 2012, thepersons described above willreceive the new status of “ad-mision by virtue of law; andthis means that they will nolonger need a residence permitto live sand work on Aruba.

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The traget group C is di-vided in the following manner:

1. persons legally registeredat the Census Bureau as mar-ried (after July 2006) in Arubaand is living together with theirspouse who is a born Arubanwith the Dutch Nationality inAruba, or

2. persons legally registeredat the Census Bureau as mar-ried (after July 2006) in Arubaand is living together with theirspouse who is a naturalizedDutch citizen here on Aruba, or

3. those legally registeredas married (after July 2006) onAruba and is living togetherwith their spouse who has the

With respect to the decision ofthe Counsel of Ministers to an-ticipate and issue a new admis-sion status in accordance witha new law, DIMAS has issuedthis communique to informhow they will attend to the spe-cific group for whom thechanges will apply. How theyhave divided up the targetgroups for this project.

Target Group A:Those whose admissions

status will expire on July 1st2012 relative to the changes inthe law of 2006. Specifically:

1. those legally registered atthe Census Bureau as married(before July 2006) in Arubaand is living together with theirspouse, a born Aruban with theDutch Nationality, or

2. those legally registered atthe Census Bureau (beforeJuly 2006) as married onAruba and living together withtheir spouse, a person natural-ized or who chose the DutchNationality here on Aruba, or

3. those legally registeredas married (before July 2006)in Aruba and is living togetherwith their spouse who has thestatus of “legal rights by virtueof the law” in Aruba. Exam-ples: person sent here to workfor the government, militaryperson, or the spouse of aDutch Kingdom citizen legallyresiding more than 5 years onAruba, or

4. the minor child born outof the above union, or who hasbeen legally recognized oradopted of one of the 3 previ-ously mentioned categoriesand living in the same house-hold (with parents) here onAruba.

Target Group B: The same as Group A, but

has applied for proof of abovestatus at DIMAS for the firsttime after July 2006 and re-ceived the so-called “declara-tion of transitional provisionVI.”

Target Group C:

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In the past we recall seeingdifferent ship/tanker illumina-tion at sea on the south side ofAruba, other ships loweringtheir anker and holding at seain wait of work, or waiting forthe price of petroleum to goup, or the price of diesel to godown, after which to hoistanker and move on.

Others would come tolighter. Lightering is the processof two ships/tankers huggingclose to each other while un-loading from one unto the other.There are also illegal activitiestaking place out at sea.

With this new law, eachship/tanker is obliged to reportto The Department of Shippingto inform them as to exactlywhat their intentions are in ourterritorial waters and for howlong. This information mustreach the Aruba Department72 hours prior to their arrivalat sea. Those who fail to notifythe local authorities may stilldo so upon their arrival here.

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ORANJESTAD -- This weekAruba’s Parliament will be de-liberating over the new Harborand Ships-regulation Law thatthe Department of Shippinghas prepared together with theassistance of Holland.

This new law replaces theold and outdated 1933 lawwith which Aruba is still work-ing. The new law encom-passes everything having to dowith Aruba’s wharfs, namely,the Paardenbaai wharf, theBarcadera wharf, and the SanNicolaas wharf.

Each wharf is under the di-rection of organizations. ThePaardenbaai and Barcaderawhafs are directed by APA andthe Valero Refinery directs theSan Nicolaas wharf.

With respect to the water-works ordinance, this coversthe 12 sea miles around Arubaand regulates everything tran-spiring in our territorial waters.This aspect is extremely im-portant because for many yearswe did not know exactly whatwas happening in our territo-rial waters.

New Harbor and Ships-

regulation law soon

to be implemented

the free zone of Aruba more at-tractive for service companieswishing to use Aruba as a re-gional economic hub. With thisa positive step has been takento implement the vision ofAruba as ‘The Green Gate-way.’

FZA NV is committed tosubmit additional ‘make-over’suggestions to Mike de Mezafor approval, to make the freezone product more attractivefor entrepreneurs.

FZA NV wishes VCC FreeZone NV and Caribbean Cata-lyst Technology much successwith their business endeavoursform their offices in Paraderaand Savaneta.

ORANJESTAD – In Februaryof this year, the Minister of Fi-nance, Communication, Utili-ties and Energy, Minister Mikede Meza, made the decision toinitiate the process of modern-izing the free zone regime.

In future, service-orientedcompanies have the option toopen an office outside of theCustoms-controlled designatedfree zone areas.

On Friday, June 8th, twocompanies, VCC Free ZoneNV and Caribbean CatalystTechnology Freezone NV,were the first to make use ofthis new possibility.

Free Zone Aruba (FZA)NV is very pleased with thisdevelopment aimed at making

Free Zone Aruba welcomes

first customers

the status of “legal rights byvirtue of the law,” or

C. Is the minor child born,legally recognized or adoptedduring the marriage with aperson under point A or Band is living together at thesame address with the parentsmentioned in Points A or B.

Who is considered anAruban Citizen accordingto the actual law?

Such a person is one forwhom the LTUV is not appli-cable and according to the ac-tual LTUV, are in thefollowing categories:

1. A person born on Arubawith Dutch Nationality

2. A person who was natu-ralized or opted to become aDutch citizen on Aruba

3. A person born outside ofAruba with Dutch nationalityof parents mentioned inpoints 1 or 2

The government has alsodecided that DIMAS will at-tend to this group of people inthe form of a project, the pro -ject will have a duration of 8weeks and will commence onthe 19th of June.

More information with re-spect to this matter will beforthcoming in subsequentnews bulletins.

were not naturalized or choseto become Dutch citizens.

This simply means thatthose who lost their status asof the 1st of July 2012 – ei-ther the LTUV is not applica-ble or their admissionaccording to the law – be-cause of the stipulation of thechange in the law in 2006,will – in anticipation of thenew law now at Parliament –receive a new status and neednot apply for a residence per-mit in order to live and workon Aruba.

What will the expatriatehave to comply with inorder to earn the new sta-tus?

The requirements for ob-taining the status of “vanrechtswege”) legal rights byvirtue of the law) are the fol-lowing:

A. Must register as mar-ried to an Aruban on Arubaand li ving together at thesame address with thatAruban citizen

B. Registered as marriedon Aruba to a person who has

ORANJESTAD -- The gov-ernment has recently issued abulletin from DIMAS withthe following information:

On May 25th, the Counselof Ministers decided, in anti -cipation of Article 3G of thenew Admissions Law(LTYUV), to apply the fol-lowing changes to the newlaw. The changes will be ap-plied henceforth:

- provided that the propo-sition of the changes in theLaw of Admission have beensubmitted to Parliament

- the changes in the law inparticular contains stipula-tions that are more beneficialthan the actual law and arecomparable to the provisionwhich nessitated the abolitionof the 2006 law

- that as of July 1st 2012,the new status authorized bylaw to those legally marriedbefore the 1st of July 2006 toan Aruban and who is regis-tered at the Census Bureau asmarried will expire, in con-formity with the provision oftransition, in the event they

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New admissions law to benefitexpatriates married to nationalsand minor children

From left to right: Mr. Bert Vermaas (managing directorVCC Free Zone NV) and Mrs. Corry Caster (account exec-utive at FZA NV).

From left to right: Mr. Bert Vermaas (managing directorVCC Free Zone NV) and Mr. G.M. Peterson (managing di-rector FZA NV).

Proof of this new status – while not obligatory – will be issued by DIMAS in the form of a project.This project begins next Tuesday, June 19th for Target Groups A and B.

DIMAS will be honoring petitions for the declasration of the nwe status between 2:30 to 6:30 in the eveningand according to a specific sequence. The sequence will employ the last names of the petitioner to receivethe 3G Status.

Another option for Target Groups A or B, also group C will be to deposit the petition for the declaration intoa “drop box” at DIMAS any moment during office hours.

The schedule of the sequence according to the letter of last names:Weedk 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 419-06-2012 A 26-06-2012 C 02-07-2012 F 09-07-2012 K20-06-2012 A 27-06-2012 C 03-07-2012 G 09-07-2012 L21-06-2012 B 28-06-2012 D 03-07-2012 G 10-07-2012 L22-06-2012B 29-06-2012 E 04-07-2012 H 11-07-2012 M

05-07-2012 I 11-07-2012 M06-07-2012 J 11-07-2012 M

Week 5 Week 6 Week 716-07-2012 O17-07-2012 P 23-07-2012 S 30-07-2012 W18-07-2012 P 24-07-2012 S 30-07-2012 X19-07-2012 Q 25-07-2012 T 30-07-2012 Y19-07-2012 R 26-07-2012 U 31-07-2012 Z20-07-2012 R 26-07-2012 V27-07-2012 V

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our territorial waters insearch of work (known as“awaiting orders”).

A decision regarding char -ging ankering fees is beingdeliberated by the Counsel ofMinisters.

In the event the decision ismade to begin chargingankering fees, this will onlyapply to conventional ships.It will not apply to local boatsnor to yachts that anker atSeaport Marina, Varadero orat Nautical Club.

This new law will requirea rigorous control in our ter-ritorial Waters to ensure thateveryone complies with allthe laws. The government ispreparing a protocol to besigned by the Coast Guard ofthe Kingdom. This will en-sure that all work is carefullydefined as to the full extent ofthe responsibilities of theDutch Kingdom CoastGuard…what exactly theymust do for the Departmentof Shipping and how they areto supervise our territorialwaters.

If they don’t have a logicalexplanation for their presencewill be asked to depart ourterritorial waters.

Countries in other parts ofthe world are known tocharge a fee for ankering intheir waters. The governmentof Aruba is seriously consid-ering following suit, at leastfor those ships who navigate

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vance, as Ambassador BastoonGarcia has reached the end oftheir three-year posting inVenezuela and will soon moveon to the embassy in Bangkok,Thailand. She addressed thegathering to express her greatadmiration and affection forthe island, the Arubans she hascome to know, and its Filipinocommunity. She read a per-sonal greeting to Aruba fromPresident of the PhilippinesBenigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

The morning ended with atouch of Filipino culture andfood, as is also tradition, a pre-cursor to a day full of celebra-tion ending with a culturalparade of traditional dress inthe evening and a party in theRenaissance Fiesta Gardens.

by Rosalie Klein

Filipino population,numbe ring in the lowthousands, has en-hanced Aruba withtheir culture alongwith their determinedwork ethic. They canbe found in numerousprofessions, but haveset excellent examplesparticularly in tou rismand nursing. PaulCroes noted it wasalso the occasion ofthe 10th anniversaryof Philippine Inde-pendence being offi-cially honored onAruba.

It is a tradition for Hon-orary Consul Henriquz-Mendes to address thegathering; this year she fo-cused on the many Filipinoswho, despite having attainedDutch citizenship and com-pletely embraced their role inthe Aruban community, arestill preserving their cultureand language and passing it onto a new generation. “I amhappy you have become a partof this nation and are dedicatedto fostering its spirit,” she toldthose who had recently ob-tained their Dutch passports.Following her addressed, TheConsul presented a mementoto Lt. Governor Ella Tromp-Yazagary, Paul Croes andPrime Minister Eman.

There was a certainpoignancy to this year’s obser-

began representing the Philip-pine population, as did theircommunity organizationUFILCOA. Aruba’s Ministryof Culture was represented byStanley Dabian and Andy Lee,Aruba’s Director of ForeignAffairs, assisted the PhilippineAmbassador to Venezuela andthe region, Jacqueline BastoonGarcia, in placing a bouquet.They were followed by PaulCroes and Chris Dammers inthe name of Parliament and theformal ceremony ended withPrime Minister Eman joinedby the Secretary of the Councilof Ministers, Nicole Hoevertz,in placing a bouquet on behalfof the Aruban Government.

Keynote speakers for themorning were Paul Croes andthe Prime Minister, who ex-pressed how the immigrant

to Aruban society. Flower arrangements were

placed at the base of the statueof Queen Whilhelmina by va -rious factions, in honor of theoccasion. Consul Henriquez-Mendes and her son, Aga,

The Republic of the Philip-pines celebrated 114 years ofindependence from Spain onJune 12. The extent of Aruba’sexpatriate Philippine popula-tion and their connection to theisland community is such, thatas noted by Honorary Philip-pine Consul, Ami Henriquez-Mendes noted, Aruba is theonly nation aside from theirhomeland which raises thePhilippine flag next to theirown on this special day.

An elegant ceremony wasconducted in the Plaza at Wil-helmina Park on Tuesdaymorning, attended by Aruba’sPrime Minister, Mike Eman,Lt. Governor Ella Tromp-Yarzagary, President and Vice-President of Parliament, PaulCroes and Chris Dammers,among many other island dig-nitaries expressing their grati-tude for Filipino contributions


Philippine expatriates share their Independence Day

with islanders

A gift for President of Parliament Paul Croes

Andy Lee of Aruban Foreign Service and AmbassadorJocelyn Batoon Garcia

Ambassador bids farewell


SAN NICOLAS -- EveryThursday evening, islandersflock to San Nicolas to enjoythe fabulous bargains and en-tertainment of the CarubbianFestival, a mix of Aruban andCaribbean traditions kept aliveby the multi-cultural make upof Aruba’s “Sunrise City.”

Originally populated by thethousands that came from allover the Caribbean to work atthe refinery, the town has sa-vored and preserved the food,music and dance that manybrought with them from theirvarious regions. The festival,from 6:00 to 9:15 p.m., revels inthe diverse background of SanNicolas, offering unique dishesand be v erages, along with a fulleve ning of island entertainment.

This week, organ grinder“Mi Amor” opens the show. Afull roster of some of Aruba’sfinest criollo entertainers fol-lows including local musicalband “Perfect Sound,” dancegroups “Sunrise Dancers,” and“The Super Dancers,” soloist“Mighty Whitey,” limbo danceby “Miguel Philips” and Carni-val show by “Carna-Aruba,”and this is only on the mainstage!

Scattered throughout themain street of San Nicolas areperformance areas surround byseating where you can settle inwith an island snack or dinner,including music by steel panTouch of Steel on the stage atCMB Bank.”

Island visitors can enjoy theCarubbian festival as part of acomplete package available atall De Palm and conciergedesks, which include trans-portation. You can customizeyou evening by purchasingwith or without food and re-freshments. A variety of localhandicrafts are offered for saleand the event guarantees agood time for all, with an au-thentic introduction to the is-land experience.

Don’t miss theCarubbianFestivalthis comingThursday

ple, they will consult withthe Census Bureau before is-suing the declaration to ver-ify that all is correct and thatall the requirements havebeen met.

The application forms,and list of requirements willbe available online at:www.dimasaruba.com, orcan be picked up at the re-ception desk at DIMAS dur-ing office hours.

This time span is necessaryfor verifying all the data withthe official bodies on the is-land. The declaration, inconformity with the law, willbe sent by registered mail. The proof of status will beissued by DIMAS com-pletely gratis.

DIMAS has created ashort list of requirements andthey will do their own admi -nistrative control. For exam-

more) with the conditions,but you had a status men-tioned in the past?

All those who no longercomply with the require-ments and have Aruba as pri-mary place of residence, hasthe obligation to process anapplication to obtain the newresidence status in the eventthey do not have a definiteresidence permit or is not na -turalized.

IASA will cooperate withanyone of the Target Groupsneeding to travel during theupcoming vacation period.AZV will extend the polichyfor one year for the A and BTarget Groups. More infor-mation from AZV pertainingto this will be forthcomingfrom AZV.

What should you do ifyou do not comply (any-

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Tunisian President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. A militarycourt in Tunisia sentencedousted president Zine elAbidine Ben Ali to 20 yearsimprisonment in absentiaon June 13, 2012 on vari-ous charges including in-citement to murder, theTAP news agency reported.Ben Ali, who is exiled inSaudi Arabia, was foundguilty of "inciting disorder,murder and looting," thecourt said in its verdictover the deaths of fouryouths, shot dead in thetown of Ouardanine in mid-January 2011.

BOGOTA, Colombia - People take part in a demonstrationagainst war outside the Constitutional Court in Bogotaon June 13, 2012. Various social organizations filed alawsuit in order to build bridges and advance dialogueswith illegal armed groups without an authorization of theGovernment. Activists say that blocking civil society ofpeace initiatives the Government is curtailing the free ex-ercise of their constitutional rights.

AFP PHOTO

Akbar Salehi said at the samenews conference with Lavrovthat Tehran and Moscow were"very close" on the Syrianissue.

Western and Arab nations,he said, "are sending weaponsto Syria and forces to Syria,and are not allowing the re-forms promised by the Syrianpresident to be applied."

Reports in Iran allege thatQatar, Saudi Arabia and theUnited States are armingSyria's rebels -- termed "ter-

TEHRAN (AFP) - RussianForeign Minister SergeiLavrov accused the UnitedStates on Wednesday of sup-plying weapons to Syria'srebels, which is worsening theconflict engulfing Moscow'sallied regime in Damascus.

Lavrov's accusation fol-lowed a charge by US Secre-tary of State Hillary Clintonthat she had information Rus-sia was sending to Syria "at-tack helicopters ... which willescalate the conflict quite dra-matically."

It was the first time Moscowhas directly pointed the fingerat Washington. Previously, ithad said unidentified "foreignpowers" were arming the op-position.

Asked in Tehran about thehelicopter allegation, Lavrovsaid only that Moscow wasgiving Damascus "conven-tional weapons" related to airdefence and asserted that thedeal complied with interna-tional law.

"We do not supply to Syriaor anywhere else things thatare used to fight peaceful civil-ians," he said.

Russian Deputy ForeignMinister Gennady Gatilov saidlast month that Moscow be-lieved "it would be wrong toleave the Syrian governmentwithout the means for self-de-fence."

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali


rorists" by Damascus -- whileUS officials claim Iran is giv-ing arms and military advisorsto Syria's regime.

Some observers fear theconflict, which the UN's chiefpeacekeeper agrees said is acivil war, could blow up into astruggle between forceshelped by outside nations.

Monitors say more than14,100 people have beenkilled in the 15-month uprisingagainst the regime of SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad.

Moscow is now trying to or-ganise an international confer-ence on Syria that wouldinclude several nations withinfluence over the conflict, in-cluding Iran. The UnitedStates, Britain and France,though, object to Iran takingpart.

"All sides in the conflictneed to stop operations ... Anyplayer with leverage shouldapply pressure to stop the vio-lence and facilitate negotia-tions," he said.

Russia accuses US of armingSyria rebels

TUNIS,Tinisia (files photo)A file picture shows then

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a blaze which has so far de-stroyed 224 homes and 10 out-buildings, according to anonline update Wednesdaymorning.

Some 1,170 crew weretackling the blaze, which hadgrown slightly in size to37,250 acres (15,070 hectares)

"Firefighters continue tomake steady progress, and arefocusing efforts on the north-west flank of the fire. With theassistance of retardant drops,crews will build hand line tocontain the active fire front," itsaid.

The Department of Home-land Security meanwhile saidTuesday it was workingclosely with emergency serv-ices tackling wildfires in anumber of other westernstates, including Arizona, Cal-ifornia, Utah and Wyoming.

In all, 19 active large fireswere burning in nine states,"including one of the largestwildfires in New Mexico his-tory and one of the largestwildfires in Colorado history,"it said.

Some 4,500 extra firefight-ers have been dispatched byfederal agencies, which arealso providing emergencyfunding to help states copewith the costs of tackling themassive blazes.

DENVER (AFP) - More than1,000 firefighters are makingprogress in containing a hugefive-day-old wildfire inparched Colorado, officialssaid Wednesday as blazesraged in several western USstates.

County sheriff's office said.As well as personnel on the

ground, 10 planes and 14 heli-copters were also used to fightthe blaze from the air.

"There was good successfrom the hard work yester-day.... The majority of the eastside of the fire is contained,"said an online update, adding"the weather will play a bigfactor as it will be warmer anddrier with shifting winds."

Firefighters have battled tobuild a containment linearound the blaze that broke outSaturday about 60 miles (100kilometers) northwest of FortCollins, Colorado.

At least 100 structures havebeen destroyed, but the inten-sity of the blaze has preventedofficials from finding out ex-actly how many buildings andhome were destroyed.

The fire has claimed the lifeof one 62-year-old womanwho perished in her cabin.

In the neighboring state ofNew Mexico, firefighters saidthey have 35 percent contained

Firefighters start tocontain US wildfires

rope, in Brazil, in Japan, insome parts of the world,"Richard Wike, associate direc-tor of Pew's Global AttitudesProject, told AFP. "In manyMuslim countries we haven'tseen the same Obama effect onAmerica's image that we'veseen elsewhere."

But the United States stillfares better in the eyes of theworld now than four years ago.

America's image "is cer-tainly more positive today thanit was during the last year ofthe Bush administration, andPresident Obama gets higherratings than president Bushjust about everywhere," Wikesaid.

port is high, confidence inObama has dropped by sixpoints, from 86 to 80 percent,since 2009.

There is broader oppositionto Obama in the Muslimworld, where criticism of USforeign policy runs high evenafter the administration's sup-port for last year's pro-democ-racy protests in Egypt andelsewhere.

In Lebanon, 62 percent donot want four more years ofObama. In Jordan the figure is73 percent, and in Egypt itrises to a startling 76 percent.

"America's image is morepositive than it was beforeObama came in office, in Eu-

WASHINGTON (AFP) - USPresident Barack Obamawould cruise to reelection inNovember if Europeans andJapanese could vote, but hispopularity is slipping in Chinaand Muslim nations, accordingto a poll out yesterday.

A month-long, 21-nationsurvey by the Pew ResearchCenter found approval ofObama has sharply declinedsince he took office in early2009, and US economic cloutis increasingly seen to be wan-ing, even among key US alliesin Europe.

But despite some generaldisappointment with the presi-dent's policies, Europeans fer-vently support his re-election,including in France, where 92percent of respondents want tosee a second Obama term.

Nearly nine in 10 Germansalso favor his reelection, alongwith 73 percent of British re-spondents.

Some 72 percent of Brazi -lians also want to see Obamare-elected as do two thirds ofJapanese respondents.

Such numbers would be agodsend for Obama domesti-cally, where he is locked in aneck-and-neck battle with Re-publican challenger Mitt Rom-ney. A recent Wall StreetJournal/NBC poll put Obamaahead 47-43 percent againsthis rival.

Obama is facing strong op-position in some key spotsoverseas, Pew said.

In China, confidence inObama has plunged by 24points and approval of his poli-cies has dropped 30 points. Just31 percent of Chinese wantObama reelected, comparedwith 39 percent who do not.

And in Russia, a countrywith which the Obama admi -nistration pledged to "reset"troubled relations, 25 percentare in favor of his re-electionand 27 percent opposed.

Even in Europe, where sup-

Obama favored for reelection...

in Europe and Japan

hold a referendum on its poli -tical status in 2013 in a newbid to end any dispute on whatthe people want.

The UN committee has de-bated the Falklands each yearfor more than four decades.The visit by Argentina's na-tionalist leader has surprisediswill be the first head of stateto address what is a relativelylow level UN committee.

Some diplomats say Kirch-ner is taking advantage of theemotion of the 30th anniver-sary of the 74-day war inwhich 649 Argentine and 255British soldiers died.

The Falklands remains anational cause in Argentina,which is supported by SouthAmerican nations, and diplo-matic tensions have been risingagain in recent months.

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -Thirty years to the day after theend of the Falklands War, Pre -sident Cristina Kirchner yes-terday led an Argentine taskforce to UN headquarters to re-open diplomatic hostilitieswith Britain.

Kirchner headed a delega-tion of more than 90 diplomatsand officials in an assault onthe UN decolonization com-mittee to again put her coun-try's claim to sovereignty ofthe South Atlantic islands.

Britain refuses to take partin the 24-country committee.But two Falklands lawmakers-- a quarter of the governinglegislative assembly -- will re-sist and put the case that the3,000 population want to re-main under the British flag.

The Falklands governmentannounced Tuesday that it will


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NEW YORK, NY - Marijuana legalization advocates andmembers of community groups attend a rally againstmarijuana arrests in front of One Police Plaza on June13, 2012 in New York City. The New York City Council isset to vote on a resolution that would decriminalize pos-session of small amounts of marijuana in public view.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged the state's law-makers to pass the law which many say leads to the ar-rests of a disproportion of minority youths. (AFPPHOTO)

HONDURAS, Tegucigalpa : A bullet is seen next to thecorpse of a woman who was suffocated with adhesivetape to the mouth and nose and which at first sight ap-peared to have no gunshot wounds, in Tegucigalpa, onJune 13, 2012. Tegucigalpa, along with the northern cityof San Pedro Sula -- known as the Crime Capital -- aretwo of the world's most violent cities. (AFP PHOTO)

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The institute said it had suc-cessfully tested the vaccine inhumans, but that more testingwould be required in areaswhere the parasite is mostcommon, mainly in Africa andSouth America.

The freshwater parasite canpenetrate people's skin, andchildren are at especially highrisk because they swim andbathe in contaminated water.

Brazil has some 2.5 millioncases of schistosomiasis,which initially causes an itchyrash, followed in subsequentweeks by fever, chills, cough-ing and muscle aches. After afew years, the disease candamage internal organs.

"While the mortality rate islow, schistosomiasis causes in-capacity, which makes it a dis-ease that is caused by povertyand one that perpetuatespoverty," Araujo-Jorge said.

BRASILIA (AFP) - Brazilianresearchers say they have suc-cessfully tested a vaccineagainst schistosomiasis, a dis-ease caused by parasiticworms that afflicts more than200 million people worldwide.

"This is an unprecedentedbreakthrough in medicine thatinvolved 30 years of scientificwork," Dr Tania Araujo-Jorge,of the Oswaldo Cruz Institutein Rio de Janeiro, said Tues-day. The institute receivespublic and private funding.

"We are confident thatwithin three years Brazil willbe able to distribute the firstvaccine against parasites, andhelp combat schistosomiasis, adisease that strikes the poorestbecause it is spread by unsan-itary conditions."

The vaccine against the par-asite, which also afflicts cattle,was developed from the recon-struction of a protein found ina species of worm.


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Brazil claims successfultest of parasite vaccine

tomato, and fetched highprices. Thus, it was a“money” tree, and deservedthe name “mother’s bestfriend.”

Sigin is, in Trinidad, thecommon name of the treewhose scientific name isMoringa oleifera. Its othercommon names include: thedrumstick tree (its long podslook like drumstricks),horseradish tree the taste ofits roots being like that ofhorseradish), Saigin, inGuyana. It arrived fromSanto Domingo (the Do-minican Republic) with thename Merengue, which isbelieved to be a distortion ofits technical name Moringa.Or, perhaps, the sight of its

waving, swirling, flexiblebranches in the wind re-minded the people of theirpride and joy, the meringuedance.

In years gone by whentimes were really tough inAruba, fruit-bearing trees likethe meringue were brought into stave off human and ani-mal starvation. But in rosytimes, such as the present,friends of the past are dis-carded. Thus, though theMerengue still struggles tohold its own in Aruba it isdoing so only because it re-fuses to die. It breaks myheart to see its pods black andshriveling in the sun, and it’sbunches of white blossomsbegging to be looked at.

So let’s give the tree a fairlook.

As Food. Every part of thetree is edible. For centuries ithas been the staple diet ofpeoples in the East and West.

In countries such as Surinam,Guyana and Trinidad, a com-mon belief was – and, per-haps, still is: “On Arubamoney grows on trees.” Icame to Aruba with this be-lief, but was soon disap-pointed to find that on Arubamoney does grow but not ontrees, but from hard work andsacrifice.

As time went by and I be-came knowledgeable aboutAruban life, especially aboutits flora and fauna, it dawnedon me that in Aruba moneydoes, indeed, grow on trees,but not in the form of notesand coins, but in their equiv-alent – food and other lifesupports provided by theSigin tree. The sight of thistree growing wild and neg-lected amazed me because inTrinidad the tree was treas-ured for its food and othervalues. It ranked withspinach, okra, beans and

Number one on the list ofgoodies is its long pea-likepods. When young they arecooked in many ways: boiled,stewed with or without meat,or prepared like okra orbeans. Its tender leaves andflowers make a tasty and nu-tritious salad. Every now andthen they grace my dishes atlunchtime – a contribution ofmy boyhood diet, and proofthat they might lead to a longhealthy life.

Vitamins and Mineralscontents. Protein 42%, cal-cium 125%, magnesium60%, potassium 41% iron71%, Vitamin A 27%, vita-min C 22%. Its leaves containseven times the vitamin C inoranges, four times the cal-cium in milk, four times Vi-tamin A in carrots, the timesthe protein in milk, threetimes the potassium in ba-nanas.

Oil Production. The bark,sap, roots, leaves and seedsproduce oil which is used forcooking, cosmetics and lubri-cation.

Water Purifier. In certainparts of India, crushed, driedseeds are used to purifywater.

Sexual Dysfunction. Insome countries the seeds arebelieved to be effective in re-lieving sexual dysfunction inmen as in women. Hence,perhaps, the reason why it ispopular in Santo Domingo,but frowned upon in Aruba.

The Meringue Tree is, in-deed, a “miracle” tree. Butlook how it has become anonentity tree in Aruba. Myrecent survey shows the fol-lowing:

On my 32 km, 2-hourdrive from Barcadera toTanki Flip and environs I sawonly three Merengue trees;one in my orchard, and an-other at Santa Rosa where Ihad expected to see manyplants on sale. This showsthat if the trend is not re-versed the tree would soon belost to Aruba, as has hap-pened on Curacao.

Of five persons I person-ally interviewed, only one –an elderly woman – knows itsname. None had ever eatenany part of the tree.

Therefore, we’d betterwake up before it’s too late.Let’s not be lazy or snobbish.Let’s be grateful and dancethe Merengue under aMerengue tree.

By Isaac Chin

Re-introducing Merengueto Aruba

advised on several eco-awareprojects, and considers hisAruban sojourn “a great ad-venture. This is an importantmoment for Aruba,” he statedin agreement with the PrimeMinister, “I already feel thehappy energy bubbling. I seethis as a fantastic opportunityand hope to contribute to thesustainability or Aruba."

parking lot of the Reina Beat-rix International Airport,which will also provide shadefor the cars using the lot.

Prime Minister Eman de-clared contracting Dr. Ockelsas a consultant in achievingthis goal as a “very positivestep forward.” In turn, Dr.Ockels, a full professor at TUDelft and the RijksuniversiteitGroningen, has worked and

plained at the signing of theMOU that “for a small islandlike Aruba a sustainable policyis a great challenge. You doneed to find good partners.Fortunately, we have withinthe Kingdom of the Nether-lands such partners, so we canrapidly work to realize ourambitions."

The stated policy of the cur-rent Aruban government is adetermination to switch to en-tirely renewable sources forthe island’s energy and waterproduction, within a set periodbecoming completely oil inde-pendent. Part of that was real-ized with the opening of theVader Piet Wind Farm in2009, which provides around18% of the island’s energyneeds. The government hopesto more thandouble that withthe establishment of a secondwind farm and the construc-tion of a solar field over the


AMSTERDAM – Former as-tronaut and the first Dutchmanin space, Dr. Wubbo Ockels.announced his plans to spendnext winter in Aruba with hisspecially designed sailboat,Ecolution. He had signed aMemorandum of Understand-ing with the Aruban govern-ment to participate in therealization of various projectsin the field of sustainability.

He plans to make the At-lantic crossing in December,mooring in Oranjestad harbor

for three months. Dr. Ockelswas a keynote speaker atAruba’s first Green Energy-Green Aruba Conference in2010 as an advocate for devel-oping renewable energy tech-nologies,His vessel,Ecolution, runs entirely onsuch sources. Upon signingthe MOU Dr. Ockels com-mented "Here I can workmuch faster on sustainabilityin the Netherlands as well. Myhands itch to get started”

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Greeks' right to determine theirown future, Hollande toldGreek Mega Channel televisionthat if it appears from the votethat they don't want to respectthe bailout deal "there will becountries in the eurozone whichwould prefer to end Greece'spresence in the eurozone."

PARIS (AFP) - French Presi-dent Francois Hollandewarned Greeks four days be-fore elections that if theircountry doesn't keep its bailoutcommitments some of its euro-zone partners will want it outof the currency bloc.

While acknowledging

Monaco, said the fine "under-scores the national security im-plications of ING Bank'scriminal conduct.

"For more than a decade,ING Bank helped provide statesponsors of terror and othersanctioned entities with accessto the US financial system, al-lowing them to move billionsof dollars through US banksfor illicit purchases and otheractivities."

In a statement, ING Banksaid it had "cooperated closelyand constructively with regula-tors" investigating the viola-tions, and that it had closedoffices and ended relationshipsthat had given rise to the prob-lems.

against Libya.In addition to the settlement

with OFAC, ING simultane-ously also concluded settle-ments with the US Attorney'sOffice for the District of Co-lumbia, the Department of Jus-tice's National Security Divi -sion, the Department of Jus-tice's Asset Forfeiture andMoney Laundering Sectionand the New York County Dis-trict Attorney's Office, theTreasury said.

The Treasury pointed outthat neither ING Bank's insur-ance nor its banking operationsin the United States were sub-jects of the investigation.

The Treasury's OFAC hadreferred the case for criminalinvestigation in light of thenumber of apparent violations,"the array of stratagems em-ployed by ING Bank to con-ceal its actions, and theseriousness of the conduct,which in some cases was on-going for a very long period oftime."

"Today's historic settlementshould serve as a clear warningto anyone who would considerprofiting by evading US sanc-tions," said Adam Szubin, di-rector of OFAC.

Assistant Attorney Generalfor National Security, Lisa

WASHINGTON (AFP) -Dutch bank ING will pay $619million to settle US govern-ment accusations that it vio-lated sanctions banningtransactions with Cuba, Iranand others, the Treasury De-partment said Tuesday.

The settlement is the largestsettlement of any kind with theTreasury's Office of ForeignAssets Control (OFAC) todate, the department said.

"ING Bank's apparent vio-lations, which totaled morethan $1.6 billion routedthrough the United States de-spite US sanctions, arose outof policies at multiple officesof ING Bank's WholesaleBanking Division," it said in astatement.

The settlement resolvesOFAC's civilian investigationinto ING Bank's "intentionalmanipulation and deletion ofinformation" about US-sanc-tioned parties in more than20,000 financial and tradetransactions routed throughthird-party banks located in theUnited States between 2002and 2007.

Most of the transactionswere in apparent violation ofUS sanctions against Cuba,Iran, Myanmar, Sudan andnow-repealed sanctions

sures now" before being es-corted out of the cavernoushearing room.

Senators did not immedi-ately demand that Dimon givean update on the losses in theportfolio, which JPMorgan isstill unwinding. The bank isexpected to give an update toshareholders when it reports itssecond-quarter results in mid-July.

Dimon did say that thebank's "fortress balance sheetremains intact" and that he ex-pects the second quarter to besolidly profitable.

He also addressed reportsthat JPMorgan changed its riskmodel in a way that disguisedthat the CIO had doubled itsrisk-taking.

Dimon said the new modelthat was put in place in Januaryallowed the CIO unit to takemore risk, and it contributed tothe trading debacle. He saidonce the bank realized the newmodel did not more accuratelyreflect reality, it went back tothe old model.

"We don't, as of today, be-lieve it was done for nefariouspurposes.

strategy, that started in January,was blowing up. He said thebank's senior managementmissed it as well.

But he did say that the 2010Dodd-Frank financial over-sight law, put in place to rein inbanks' risk-taking after the2007-2009 financial crisis, cre-ated a bewildering new regula-tory system.

"What we set up is a systemwith more and more regulators,we don't know actually knowwho has jurisdiction over manyof the issues we are dealingwith anymore," Dimon said. "Iwould prefer a simple, clean,strong regulatory system, withreal intelligent design, but that'snot what we did."

Dimon, known forsmoothly navigating JPMor-gan through the financial cri-sis, was largely treatedcordially by the senators, whopressed him on why the lossesoccurred and what the bank isdoing to make sure similarmistakes don't happen again.

He got less polite treatmentfrom a handful of protesterswho yelled out "Jamie Dimonis a crook" and "Stop foreclo-

WASHINGTON - JPMorganChase & Co Chief ExecutiveJamie Dimon told lawmakersthat he could not defend how ahedging strategy in a Londonoffice morphed into a multibil-lion-dollar trading loss, but hestill took swipes at regulatoryreforms that he said fail tomake sense.

Dimon, appearing beforethe Senate Banking Committeeyesterday, apologized for theself-inflicted loss that he saidstarted as a genuine hedge thatwould make the firm a lot ofmoney if a credit crisis hit.

Lawmakers have ques-tioned whether the trades, thathave yielded more than $2 bil-lion in losses so far, were trulya hedge or a speculative betthat was hidden from share-holders and regulators.

"This particular syntheticcredit portfolio was intended toearn a lot of revenue if therewas a crisis. I consider that ahedge," Dimon said. "What itmorphed into, I will not try todefend."

Dimon also said regulatorswere not to blame for not de-tecting that the failed hedging

Dimon says losses indefensible,still reform skeptic

meeting is scheduled for June21.

The struggling Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLMhas launched a major cost-sa -ving program after posting aloss of 809 million euros ($1.0billion) for 2011 and a firstquarter net loss in 2012 of 368million euros.

Noirot said: "We are readyto accept a lot of efforts on thepart of personnel if the proto-col agreement presented tounions guarantees the jobs ofthose who do not want to leavevoluntarily. In no case do wewant forced departures."

PARIS (AFP) - French airlineAir France is set to cut about5,000 jobs by 2015, the CFE-CGC trade union said yester-day as it pushed for a socialplan that did not include out-right firing.

The figure of 5,000 jobs hasbeen reported by severalFrench media and it was "notfar from the truth," GFE-CGCrepresentative Ronald Noirettold AFP, before adding: "Itwill be around 5,000 posts ac-cording to our estimations."

Air France management de-clined to comment on the num-ber, and a works committee

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ING to pay $619 mn to settleUS sanctions charges

Hollande warns Greeks votecould see them pushed outof euro

MEXICO CITY: Canadian pop star Justin Bieber broughtBieber Fever to more than 210,000 fans in Mexico City’sfamed Zocalo plaza for a free open air concert Mondaynight to promote his forthcoming album Believe. 'Everyone of you is my biggest fan,' he told concertgoers whenhe took the stage Monday night at The Zocalo which wascovered in a sea of purple as the mainly 10 to 14-year-old crowd paid homage to what is reported to be Bieber'sfavorite colour. The crowd went wild when Bieber askeda fan onto the stage, gave her a bouquet of flowers andsang "One Less Lonely Girl" into her ear. The girl didn'tstop crying.

Nightly chimesland Polish priestin court WARSAW (AFP) - A Polishpriest was sentenced to 30hours of community servicefor disturbing the peace aftervillagers near his church com-plained the night-long chim-ing of the clock was losingthem sleep.

"He was sentenced to 30hours community service fordisturbing the peace at night,"Zbigniew Mierzejewski, acourt official in Rawa Ma-zowiecka, central Poland, toldAFP Wednesday, adding theverdict was subject to appeal.

The judge handed downthe sentence to 54-year-oldRoman Catholic priest FatherAndrzej Wrobel on June 8,after police referred com-plaints about the noise to thecourt in December 2011.

An electronic clock, set toauto-chime, was responsiblefor the nocturnal clanging, ac-cording to Polish daily GazetaWyborcza.

Mierzejewski said theclock in the belfry at the old,wooden church in Lewin, avillage of about 200 people incentral Poland, chimed thehours with the correspondingnumber of strokes, and alsostruck once every half hour,even throughout the night.

By law, Polish citizens areentitled to a quiet time be-tween 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.


Last month Lopez was

named the world's most pow-

erful celebrity by Forbes mag-

azine, which based its

rankings on earnings, press

coverage and Internet pres-

ence.

After taking time off to be-

come a mother in 2008, Lopez

returned to the public eye last

year with a star turn as one of

three talent judges on "Amer-

ican Idol."

Lopez has four-year-old

twins, Max and Emme, from

her marriage with salsa musi-

cian Marc Antony, who filed

for divorce earlier this year.

PANAMA CITY (AFP) - USdiva Jennifer Lopez visited achildren's hospital in Panamato which she has donatedtelemedicine equipment at thestart of a series of SouthAmerican concerts.

"As a mother, children arethe most important thing forme," she said Tuesday at ahospital for poor children inthe capital, where she was ac-companied by her sister Lyndaand Panamanian officials.

Lopez, 42, will kick off anew tour here on Thursday,with upcoming concerts inBrazil, Argentina, Chile,Venezuela, Canada and theUnited States.

Jennifer Lopez visitsPanama hospitalahead of tour

Justin Bieber fanspack Mexico City forfree concert

"We are ready to study an-other concert date, discus-sions are under way."

Prince, who regularlycomes to France, had wantedto give a free concert on theFrench national day in part-nership with a charity, andthe show would reportedlyhave been filmed for releasein 3-D cinemas.

Prince's producer inFrance, Jackie Lombard,confirmed she had received arejection letter from the Parismayor stating that "twoevents such as a Prince con-cert and a July 14 fireworks

show cannot coexist".Lombard said another date

in September had been pro-posed to the city for a concertin association with a charitythat fights HIV/AIDS.

"In September, there are al-ready two events scheduled onthat subject, a George Michaelconcert and a concert forAIDS Solidarity. We could puta real spotlight on AIDS thatmonth."

Paris city had not yetreplied to this proposal, shesaid.

PARIS (AFP) - US pop starPrince has been refused per-mission by the mayor of Parisfor a concert under the EiffelTower on July 14 because itwould clash with Bastille Daycelebrations, a close aide saidWednesday.

"There was a request fromthe producer of Prince inFrance to organize a concerton July 14," said the aide tomayor Bertrand Delanoe.

"But our priority is the July14 fireworks at the EiffelTower, which is not compati-ble with this project.

Paris nixes Prince's requestfor July 14 Eiffel Tower show

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summer collections is: "Wetransform: Stories worthtelling" -- putting the emphasison tradition and local design.

Under a scheme led by ar-chitect Marcelo Rosenbaum,professional designers workedwith communities in Brazil'spoor areas to develop "sustain-able" projects that will be dis-played during the event.

"We have to stop being acountry which producesclothes and instead be a coun-try which produces design,"said Borges, stressing thatfashion is the country's third-biggest industry.

According to Texbrasil, theBrazilian Fashion Industry Ex-port Program, the South Amer-ican giant is the fifth-largesttextile and apparel producer inthe world.

Sao Paulo fashion week isheld twice a year, in Januaryfor the winter collections andin June for the summer collec-tions.

"The whole world recog-nizes Sao Paulo FashionWeek, senses that it operates ina unique way in the fashionworld. Brazil is a unique coun-try, with a unique culture," cre-ative director Paulo Borgestold a pre-event press confer-ence.

Organizers expects theevent to generate a total of $1billion in business.

Prospective buyers camefrom Britain, Dubai, Spain andthe United States, but Borgessaid sales were mainly focusedon the domestic market.

The theme for this year's

SAO PAULO (AFP) - SaoPaulo fashion week -- the topcatwalk shows in Latin Amer-ica -- kicked off Monday, withsome 30 Brazilian labels set toshowcase their summer collec-tions with the focus on sustain-able design.

Alexandre Herchcovitch,Animale and Tufi Duek werethe first to unveil their latestcreations at the Biennal pavil-ion in the city's IbirapueraPark.

Ronaldo Fraga, Agua deCoco, Ellus, Joao Pimenta,Forum and Juliana Jabour areamong the others due to takecenter stage over the course ofthe week.

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very least."Holland created a few

chances, which our defencedealt with, but I had the feel-ing Holland were physicallydead after 60 minutes."

Portugal made life moredifficult for themselves thanthey shoudl have done andwould have been easy win-ners had not their start playerand captain CristianoRonaldo not missed a hatfulof chances.

two Nicklas Bendtner head-ers.

Germany lead the groupon six points while the Danesand the Portuguese havethree apiece.

Gomez struck twice in thefirst-half, both goals createdby Bastien Schweinsteiger, totake his tally to three for thetournament and level withRussia's Alan Dzagoev at thetop of the scoring charts.

Whilst Robin van Persiegot one back in the second-half, some relief for coachBert van Marwijk whose loy-alty to the Arsenal star hadstarted to look foolhardy inthe extreme after a woefulfirst-half, the Dutch stillcame up short.

More worrying still aheadof a must win game wasArjen Robben's show of petu-lance when he was replacedlate on.

He showed his disgust bywalking off the opposite sideof the pitch and sullenlywalked round to the side ofthe dugout.

Added to the discontentpublicly expressed by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Rafael vander Vaart it does not augurwell for the lead-up to thePortugal clash, though, thecoach tried to drum up someenthusiasm for the challenge.

"We still have a chance togo through and we have tobelieve in it," said van Mar-wijk defiantly.

"Thousands of fans havecome here and we have to dowell for them, we have tobeat Portugal now to have achance."

For his German counter-part Joachim Loew the 'doorwas now open to the quarter-finals' and he did not exactlygive a ringing endorsementof Holland's chances of get-ting the win they need at the

KHARKIV (AFP) - Hollandwere left on the verge of ex-iting Euro 2012 at the groupstage on Wednesday just twoyears after they looked set fora golden era when theyreached the World Cup final.

Two goals by Germanstriker Mario Gomez provedenough as the Euro 2008 fi-nalists saw off the Dutch 2-1and left them pointless aftertwo games of Group B.

The Dutch will have tobeat Portugal in their finalgroup game.

That looks an even toughertask after a stunning strike bysubstitute Silvestre Varelathree minutes from time gavethem a 3-2 win over a re-silient Danish side that hadcome back from 2-0 thanks to


Dutch disaster on the brink,Varela revives Portugal hopes

Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg (L) vies with Ger-man forward Miroslav Klose

RESULTS EURO

2012

GROUP A

Czech Rep. 2, Greece 1

Poland 1, Russia 1

Poland 1, Greece 1

Russia 4, Czech Rep 1

GROUP B

Portugal 3, Denmark 2

Germany 2, Nether-

lands 1

Denmark 1, Neth. 0

Germany 1, Portugal 0

GROUP C

Spain 1, Italy 1

Croatia 3, Ireland 1

GROUP D

England 1, France 0

Ukraine 2, Sweden 1

THURSDAy’S

Matches: GROUP B

Italy vs Croatia (12

noon)

Spain vs.Ireland

(2:45 p.m.)

him - even if he had a strangereluctance to field any strikersagainst Italy in the openinggame.

As for 73-year-old Trapat-toni, the oldest coach in thehistory of the tournament, hecould be the great-grandfatherof Holland's Jetro Williams,the youngest player at theevent having just turned 18.

In practice, the old adage'age does not weary them' ap-plies to the championshipsgiven that Otto Rehhagel was65 when the German lifted thetitle against all expectationswith Greece in 2004 andAragones was at 69 also ofpensionable age when he wonwith the Spanish four yearsago.

Trapattoni adopts anequally sanguine approach -save for one notable tirade inhis short spell with Bayern andin any case he was a springchicken in his 50s in thosedays.

tournaments after his prede-cessor Luis Aragones liftedEuro 2008.

Few can match the experi-ence of the Del Bosque, serialtrophy winner with RealMadrid - they endeavoured tosack him despite two Champi-ons League triumphs - and'Trap,' who has landed shoalsof honours around Europe,most notably with Juventusand Bayern Munich.

Del Bosque, 61, is 12 yearsyounger than his rival, whotook the reins with Ireland in2008 and is renowned forbeing able to deal with egos -a most useful quality in themodern game.

Del Bosque has furthermorebecome a master of getting thebest out of the side despite theenduring 'cultural' split onReal Madrid-Barcelona lines.

With a World Cup win alsoon his CV he has strong ar-mour-plating with which to seeoff those who would criticise

GDANSK (AFP) - Defendingchampions Spain and the Re-public of Ireland may be somedistance apart in footballingterms - but Thursday's meetingat Euro 2012 will show theydo have something in com-mon.

The Group C rivals areboth coached by two highlyexperienced coaches of the'old school' in Vicente DelBosque and Giovanni Trapat-toni, the septuagenarian Italiandoyen of the tournament.

Not for them the moremodern, aimed-at-the-mediapre-match polemics of a JoseMourinho.

Rather the quiet incarnationof the fostering an attitude ofcalm in the ranks and stressingthe importance of fair play.

And yet, this is their age -not least for Del Bosque, wholed Spain to the 2010 WorldCup and who is seeking tomake Spain the first nation toland three consecutive major

Del Bosque,Trapattoni coachesof the old school

cancer awareness, has vehe-mently denied using perform-ance-enhancing drugs duringhis cycling career.

He has never tested posi-tive, but has been publicly ac-cused by former teammatesFloyd Landis and Tyler Hamil-ton of cheating.

In February, US prosecu-tors dropped an investigationinto Armstrong and other cy-clists without bringing crimi-nal charges.

At the time USADA said itcontinued to investigate alle-gations of doping in cyclingand hoped to have access tothe information gathered in thecriminal probe.

"Unlike the US Attorney,USADA's job is to protectclean sport rather than enforcespecific criminal laws,"USADA chief executiveTravis Tygart said in February.

"Our investigation intodoping in the sport of cyclingis continuing and we look for-ward to obtaining the informa-tion developed during thefederal investigation."

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poland 0 0 2 2 2 2

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denmark 1 1 3 3 3 0

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italY 0 0 1 1 1 1

ireland 0 1 0 1 3 0

ukraine 1 0 3 2 1 0

enGland 0 0 1 1 1 1

france 0 0 1 1 1 1

sWeden 0 1 0 1 2 0

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The

US Anti-Doping Agency has

brought formal doping charges

against seven-time Tour de

France winner Lance Arm-

strong, the Washington Post

reported on Wednesday.

According to the newspa-

per, the action was outlined in

a letter sent to Armstrong and

several others and could cost

the Texan his titles in the

world's premier cycle race.

The Post reported that in

the letter, USADA alleged it

had collected blood samples

from Armstrong in 2009 and

2010 that were "fully consis-

tent with blood manipulation

including EPO use and/or

blood transfusions."

According to the Post,

which obtained a copy of the

letter, USADA claims it has

witnesses to the fact that Arm-

strong and five former cycling

team associates -- including

Italian doctor Michele Ferrari

and cycling team manager

Johan Bruyneel -- engaged in

a doping conspiracy from

1998-2011.

USADA officials could not

immediately be reached for

comment on Wednesday.Armstrong, who won the

Tour de France from 1999-2005, and used his fame tofuel his charitable work for

Cycling: Armstrong faces formaldoping charge - report

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the Group A opener with theCzech Republic in Wroclaw,Poland.

Meanwhile Russia’s presi-

dent Putin says Poland re-

sponsible for keeping order

after Euro 2012 fan violence.

the West by sweeping theMavericks, ousting the LosAngeles Lakers in five gamesand polishing off the San An-tonio Spurs in six games.

Durant, making his first ap-pearance in the NBA Finals,put on a shooting clinic in thesecond half, scoring 17 pointsin the fourth quarter.

The series is billed as three-time NBA Most ValuablePlayer James against three-time scoring champion Durantand Durant clearly won themarquee matchup in game one.

The Heat hope to silencecritics and prove they are capa-ble of winning the titles ex-pected of them when James,Wade and Chris Bosh gatheredin Miami in 2010.

James may not havematched Durant shot for shotin the fourth quarter but he wasno slouch, finishing with ninerebounds and four assists.

Westbrook gave the Thundertheir first lead of the game with16 seconds to play in the thirdquarter by finishing off a three-point play to make it 74-73.

The Thunder outscored theHeat 27-19 in the third quarterand committed only twoturnovers in the second halfafter making eight turnovers inthe first half.

OKLAHOMA (AFP) - KevinDurant and Russell Westbrookcombined for 41 points in thesecond half and the OklahomaCity Thunder rallied to beatMiami 105-94 in game one ofthe NBA Finals on Tuesday.

Durant scored 23 of hisgame-high 36 points in the sec-ond half and Westbrook had 12third-quarter points for theThunder, who kept their homerecord perfect in the playoffswith their ninth win in a row atChesapeake Energy Arena.

Westbrook finished with 27points and 11 assists whileSerge Ibaka had 10 points andsix rebounds for the Thunder,who are making their firstNBA Finals appearance since1996 when they were based inSeattle as the SuperSonics.

Game two of the best-of-seven series is set for Thursdayin Oklahoma City.

LeBron James had a team-high 30 points and DwyaneWade finished with 19 pointsand eight assists for the Heat,who lost to the Dallas Maver-icks in last year's finals. TheHeat seek Miami's first NBAtitle since 2006.

Oklahoma City's 8-0 homemark over the first three roundssaw the Thunder storm through


NBA: Thunder rallyto beat Heat in Finals opener

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (R) and MiamiHeat's Dwyane Wade during game one

at Euro 2012.European football's govern-

ing body slapped a 120,000-euro ($150,000,96,000-pound) fine on theFootball Union of Russia(RFS) after supporters set offand threw fireworks during

WARSAW (AFP) - Russiawas on Wednesday facing apotential six-point deductionfrom its next European cham-pionship qualifying campaign,after UEFA imposed a sus-pended punishment for the be-haviour of the country's fans

UEFA fines Russia, threatens qualifiersdeduction

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