Atia admits that there are some external factors that influence the economy negatively. The Holloway-case plays an important part in this
On October 24, 2005 BETH told MSNBC
I have told Prime Minister Oduber that I will do this, I will be the voice of Natalee for the next 40 years. I met with Prime Minister Oduber. I [told him] dont care who you put the pressure on, where it comes from, but I wantyou need to figure it out. You need to figure out who needs to apply the pressure and where it needs to be applied, because you have to solve this crime. I said, you do not want to turn me loose from this island without an answer.