On The Line-up - Sat, July 1, 2006
Kimberly showed a new photo of Natalee, provided by Beth, that was taken just a couple of hours before Natalee disappeared. In the photo, Natalee is on the right and one of her friends, with brunette hair, is on the left.
The witness Carlos the Columbian has been locked up for lying to the police.
Jossy: Carlos confessed to police that he has been lying from the beginning.
Jossy: I am convinced that Natalee was drugged.
Beth: You won't find a photo of Natalee where she was not with her friends. She was always with her friends. It is amazing to me how Van Der Sloot managed to separate Natalee from her friends.
Diario Online June 30, 2006
Situation in tourism is bad; fall of tourism because of case of Natalee and distrust in government
Oranjestad (aan) In the tourist sector the situation is very bad because tourism descended considerably for a year while government is pretending that tourism increased and that tourism of Aruba is going in a good way.
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In America there is a type of boycott working against Aruba and the great part of the boycott is word perform via internet and via travel agencies there is word of pressure to not recommend Aruba as a tourist destination.
The factor that plays a negative role on tourism for Aruba is the credibility of the government at Aruba, because at America the lack of confidence in the MEP government to place attention on the Natalee case, so that this has had a devastating effect on American tourism for Aruba.