The Morning News (January 19, 2012)

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by  The Morning News

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Specific attempts are in the works
to improve Public Transportation
See coverage on page 5
Obama rejects contested Canada pipeline
Aruba Trade & Industry WASHINGTON (AFP) - US ject and protect the American Stephen Harper expressed
President Barack Obama yes- people," Obama said in a state- "profound disappointment" to
Association Presents: terday rejected the proposed ment. Obama over the rejection,
Keystone XL pipeline from "I'm disappointed that Re- telling him in a telephone call
Canada, saying he could not publicans in Congress forced that he had hoped this project
Social Dialog +
vouch for its safety by a dead- this decision, but it does not "would continue given the sig-
line despite intense election- change my administration's nificant contribution it would
year pressure. commitment to American- make to jobs and economic
Prime Minister and legislators
The rival Republican Party made energy that creates jobs growth" in both countries.
to provide their input in the
had forced Obama to make a and reduces our dependence But environmentalists have
direction in which Aruba shall
decision on whether to ap- on oil," said Obama, who ini- raised fears of an accident
be governed; what they felt
prove the 1,700-mile (2,700- tially hoped to make a decision along the 1,700-mile (2,700-
would fulfill the needs of the
kilometer) route through the after the November election. kilometer) proposed route,
entire community at all levels.
Great Plains to Texas, forcing The oil pipeline has turned which would go through the
Mr. Ronald van Trigt, Pres-
him to choose between envi- into a major issue in US poli- uniquely sensitive terrain of
ident of the Board of ATIA,
ronmentalists and industry. tics, with environmentalists Sand Hills in Nebraska where
and Joyce Bartels-Daal, Exec-
The Obama administration wa ging months of street there is wide opposition.
utive Director, announced
said that company Trans - protests against it and the oil The pipeline would carry
ATIA is continuing this social
Canada could resubmit the industry funding an advertising crude oil from Alberta's tar
dialog with two days of semi-
Keystone XL project but that blitz saying the project would sands, which emit an unusually
nars and workshops on Thurs-
officials were not able to as- immediately create shovel- high amount of carbon, which
day and Friday, January 26th
sess its plan by a February 21 ready jobs amid a weak econ- many scientists blame for the
and 27th at the Renaissance
deadline put into law by Re- omy. world's rising temperatures
Convention Center in Oran-
publicans in Congress. Canadian Prime Minister and chaotic weather.
jestad. The sessions will be fa-
"This announcement is not
Luesette Howell cilitated by two experts in this
a judgment on the merits of the
field from the International
In 2010, Aruba’s government pipeline, but the arbitrary na-
Labor Organization, (ILO,)
conducted a Social Dialog: ture of a deadline that pre-
Mrs. Luesette Howell, and Mr.
“town meetings” in all the bar- vented the State Department
Rainer Pritzer.
rios which allowed the ordi- from gathering the information
nary citizen to interact with the Continued on page 4 necessary to approve the pro -
Check it out at:
http://www.themorningnewsaruba.com/index.php/photography-contest
2 Thursday, January 19, 2012
New book on Aruba makes Spotlight is on Solar Park Project
its way into Aruba’s
at Airport
classrooms!
Status Aparte, this revised book
is set to go to school and be
placed into the hands of all
school children.
Replete with paintings by
artist Sidney Gubsam, using
the Aruba flag as the back drop,
Ruiz-Croes takes a rather ab-
stract topic and tells it in the
simplest and concise fashion
for children to understand. Re-
portedly, the new book has
been received with enthusiasm
by our children.
Last Tuesday, Evelyn Ruiz-
Croes presented her new book
Back in 1997, Evelyn Ruiz-
to the Minister of Education
Croes, with the support of
during a press conference. The
Charuba, published an interes - The future Prince of the
revised version of the book is
ting book for children with the Netherlands, HRH, Willem
titled... “Epa!....un strea y mas
objective of helping them to Alexander, during his visit to
strea” (Hi!...one star and more
understand the history of their
Aruba last October 2011 com-
stars).
island. She titled the book...
plimented Aruba on our vision
With the support of Cha -
“Epa!....Un Strea” (Hi!...a star).
and Management of alternative
ruba, the new book was printed
Her goal was to help our new
energy. It is no secret that in
in hardcover. Special thanks
generation to learn that we did
and recognition was directed to the region, Aruba is way ahead
have a close relationship with
Des Croes and Alice van Ro - in the use of alternative energy
Cuaraco, Bonaire and the other
mondt, artist Sidney Gunsam sources.
windward islands.
and Sheila. Also, to UNOCA The Aruba electrical distri-
Her book has since been re-
for their valuable support. bution company, ELMAR N.V.
vised and adapted to tell the
The author was especially has also embarked on a special
complete story of the develop-
pleased for the approval re- Project, which has been of-
ments between Aruba and the
rest of the Antilles. The book ceived from the Minister of Ed- fered as a Public Tender, the
now recounts the separation of ucation to allow the book to “Solar Park at Aruba Airport
the islands which took place on “go to school!” Ruiz-Croes re- Authority.” This project is to
10-10-10. In it Ruiz-Croes re- marked...”It is our hope that be established at the Airport formation regarding the proj- Answers for each interested
counts the story of the 25 years each child will get a copy of and consists of a design, con- ect. They also detailed the pro- company has taken place. Next
of Apart Status up to the cre- this book in his own hands so struction, financing, operation cedures of the Public Tender, on the agenda is the “Submis-
ation of the new Dutch Ca - that they can enjoy and learn and management of a solar the Request for Proposal, and sion of Date Proposals” which
ribbean. Hence, in connection from it...it is for them that I did park in the parking area under the Power Purchase Agree- is scheduled for March 6th. On
with our 25th anniversary of this.” contract with ELMAR N.V. ment (PPA) concept. the 13th of March they will in-
ELMAR N.V. has chosen Some 32 companies form those who will participate
the existing parking area of the showed serious interest in the in the Public Tender that their
Aruba Airport Authority as the project and purchased the RPF proposals have been accepted.
first solar park to be con- document. The companies in On this date they will reveal
structed by ELMAR N.V. Our question were both local and which is the best and second
electric distribution company international. There were com- best proposals submitted based
intends to generate a maxi- panies from Curacao, Holland, on the extremely high criteria
mum of 4 mega watts of power the United States, Germany, set within the context of the Re-
to supply her 12kv network. In Denmark and Canada. Pana - quest For Proposal.
this fashion ELMAR wants to ma, England, South Africa, ELMAR expects to sign a
supply a growing demand with Puerto Rico and Spain also contract with the winner of the
the generation of clean energy demonstrated enormous inter- Public Tender on April 3rd,
connecting one or more solar est in the project. The Pre-Bid 2012. That will usher Aruba
panels to her network. meeting was followed online into its very first Solar Park
On the 6th of December and via ELMAR’s website, as project and a major step closer
2011 in a Pre-Bid Meeting, well as on SKYPE. to independence from fossil
ELMAR provided detailed in- The process of Question and energy!
Thursday, January 19 , 2012 3
Betico Day is the day to go to Town!
Galleries and institutions have
banded together to offer the
opportunity for everyone to
discover and appreciate the art,
history and the heritage of our
island.
The Rancho Foundation has
planned a soft opening for their
exposition located in the West-
straat. Their exposition will be
dedicated to the memory of the
deceased Mr. Sint Jago. A
miniature boat will be on dis-
play at the back patio espe-
cially in memory of Sint Jago.
Santa Rosa and Aruba will
ORANJESTAD -- “Dia di enjoy the history, culture and
prepare a beautiful garden
Betico” is January 25th! expressions of art which is in
decorated by Santa Rosa espe-
Everyone is encouraged to such abundance on Aruba.
cially for Betico Day. The Ran-
spend this day or part of it any- The two Museums in Playa “Open House” of their entire the public; they will allow ac-
cho Foundation will offer
way, in Oranjestad. The Muse- (the city) and the Rancho complex. In 2008 they had cess to exposition halls, all of-
ums, Galleries and other Foundation have united to- ‘dushi’ local treats for the such an Open House which fices, the storage area of
institutions will be open as of gether to attract the public to sweet tooth along with cold was fantastic and they have re- archeological material, and the
10 o’ clock in the morning Playa in order to see the his- drinks. ceived many requests for a re- laboratory.
until 2 o’ clock in the after- tory and culture of Aruba from The National Archeological peat. This time, however, they
noon. It is a day that we can close-up. This year many more Museum will again have an will open the entire complex to Continued on page 5
4 Thursday, January 19, 2012
Aruba Trade & Industry Association Presents: Social Dialog +
Continued from page 1
Mrs. Howell is the holder of a technical focal point on Small Africa and the Indian Ocean. the perspective of government,
Bachelor of Arts degree in So- and Medium Enterprises His principal duties included employers and trade unions,
cial Sciences, Psychology and (SME) Development, Gender providing technical advice in with a 15 minute presentation
Sociology and a Master of Sci- Issues, HIV/AIDS, Occupa- the relevant policy fields to go - by a representative from each
ence degree in Administration tional Safety and Health and vernments and social partners, sector. Thursday’s seminar will
and Organizational Behavior. contributed to the first ILO holding training cour - ses, finish at 4:30 PM.
She has lived and worked in- Inter-departmental Project on backstopping technical coop- Friday’s sessions will be
ternationally for over 30 years, the Informal Economy. She eration projects, undertaking from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
with 17 years in Africa, 8 in also served as the Employers' research and supervising pub- They will begin with a pre -
Europe, and over 6 years in the Bureau representative on the lications on social dialogue. sentation of “How to Prepare
Caribbean. Her career has en- Board of the ILO International Prime Minister Mike Eman for an Effective Social Dia-
compassed the areas of educa- Training Centre in Turin, Italy. and Mr. van Trigt will open the log,” followed by group dis-
tion, training and management In 2001, she transferred to seminars at 9:00 AM on Janu- cussions and a Q & A on the
positions, and is currently an the ILO Office for the ary 26. The morning session subject. The day will finish
international civil servant spe- Caribbean in Trinidad and To- will examine Social Dialog in with summaries, with steps to
cializing in the development of bago, as Senior Specialist for a Global Context: ILO Per- take to move forward includ-
Rainer Francois Pritzer
technical cooperation pro- Employers' Activities. A major spective on Social Dialog and ing agendas, prioritizing and
grams. accomplishment has been the the University of Bonn, Ger- the Decent Work Agenda; ex- preparing.
Since 1994, Mrs. Howell successful launch in June 2007 many and a Post Graduate amples of social dialogs con- Those interested in atten -
began serving with the Interna- of the first Ca ribbean Acad- Diploma in Public Administra- ducted in the Caribbean will be ding should contact the ATIA
tional Labor Organization emy for the Management of tion from the University of provided. offices in Dakota to reserve a
(ILO) at its Headquarters in Employers' Organizations Speyer, Germany. He served The afternoon session will place. Call 582-7593 or con-
Geneva, Switzerland where she (CAMEO), a capacity-building for three years in the German be dedicated to an examination tact them through their web-
designed and implemen ted program for Caribbean Em- justice system, working in a of the social dialog conducted site: http://www.atiaaruba. org/
technical cooperation programs ployers Executives. law firm, Magistrate’s Court, on Aruba and its potential. A
totaling over US$3M for em- Mr. Rainer Francois Pritzer Court of Appeal and Public panel discussion will provide by Rosalie Klein
ployers' organizations in Africa assumed duties as Senior Spe- Prosecutor’s Office, before
and in the Ca ribbean. Major cialist in Social Dialogue and qualifying to become a judge.
projects included Enterprise- Labor Administration of the He joined the ILO in 1995
based Produc tivity Improve- ILO Office for the Caribbean and worked with the Manage-
ment, and Promoting Gender in January 2009. A national of ment (DGA/DEV) and the
Equality through Employers' Germany, Mr. Pritzer holds a Technical Cooperation
Organizations. She served as Master’s Degree in Law from (PROPARTEC) Departments
in ILO, Geneva, before mo -
ving to the ILO Regional Of-
fice for Europe and Central
Asia. From 2001 onwards, he
worked on social dialogue and
labor administration issues,
initially in Geneva. From 2005
to 2008 he served as the Senior
Specialist for Social Dialogue
and Labor Administration at
the ILO Sub-regional Office in
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), cov-
ering 14 countries in East
Thursday, January 19, 2012 5
Specific
attempts are
in the works
to improve
Public
Transportation
ORANJESTAD - Upon the re-
quest of the government, De-
loitte & Touche has begun an
inspection campaign regarding
our Public Transportation ser -
vices.
This inspection entails that
Deloitte will monitor the ser -
vice being rendered to the pub-
lic. They will also approach the
public, both local residents
who use the service as well as
our visitors, with certain ques-
tion concerning their experi-
ences with our public trans -
portation services.
The answers to these ques-
tions will enable them to iden-
tify and analyse problem areas.
The results of this research can
later be used to improve the
quality and the service of our
public transportation. We
should be aware that we may
be approached by an inter-
viewer with questions regard-
ing the services of ARUBUS
N.V. There will also be forms
available at different locations
that the public can use to fill in
these questions. Deloitte is
counting on everyone in our
community to respond posi-
tively to this important acction.
Anyone who is a user of our
public transport, or who is em-
ployed in the public transpora-
tion business and who wishes
to cooperate with this action,
can fill out one of the forms
and send to Deloitte & Touche.
You can send them an email at:
[email protected], tell your
personal experience as a user
of the bus, autobus, taxi, or
rental car. Your information
will be used to help us improve
the service and guarantee the
best possible quality of our
Public Transportation system.
Betico Day is the day to go to Town!
Continued from page 3
This will give everyone a tad. The kitchen and bar will show: MODA. In the large weg is also expected to open will also swing open her
complete view of exactly also have food and drinks on hall they will put on display their exposition halls for this doors on Betico Day to offer
how the building is being sale for those interested in the multi disciplinary exposi- day of celebration. They will everyone the opportunity to
used. purchasing great local food. tion of: Me Myself and I. display their collections and visit her studio, café and in-
The Aruba Historical Mu- Ateliers ’89 will present a All of the above will be those of STICUSA. Every- spirational gallery.
seum will present a fantastic new exposition on Betico graced by the sweet tunes of one is welcome to come in Betico Day is definitely
atmosphere in the flare of a Day of works of art recently Angel Wernet’s Caha di and purchase books. They the day that everyone will
mini Bon Bini Festival with completed here on Aruba. Orgel (tingilingi box- music will host other activities, such want to take advantage of the
music, folklore show, stands This will be replete with box), Betto Faro’s coconut as reading, storytelling, chil- opportunity to visit these ex-
selling souvenirs and local works from Rem van den water stand, Melissa Richard- dren’s games and much tremely interesting and edu-
de licacies. What’s more, Bosch and Ni cole Bianchet… son’s artworks and a whole more. cational venues. Let’s all get
everyone will have an oppor- .paintings by Ni cole and ex- lot more. Ateliers ’89 will be The art Studio and Art out there and enjoy the festiv-
tunity to climb the historic pert photography by Rem. In another place to visit on Gallery, STUDIO O, next ities together with family and
Fort Zoutman Tower to get a the video room they will Betico Day! door to UNOCA of contem- friends and be inspired!
picturesque view of Oranjes- show the ultimate moda UNOCA in the Stadion- porary artist Osaira Muyale,
6 Thursday, January 19, 2012
Websites strike back against
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
online piracy bills
Seven charged in US insider
trading probe
NEW YORK (AFP) - US au- phone records and aid to pro - co-founder of Level Global
thorities announced yesterday secutors from the three who hedge fund. Todd Newman, ar-
the break-up of an alleged $78 pleaded guilty in hopes of re- rested in Boston, was a former
million hedge fund insider ceiving a lighter sentence. trader with the Diamondback
trading scheme and said they'd The Federal Bureau of In- Capital Management hedge
charged seven people across vestigation is in the midst of fund.
the country. tackling what Bharara calls Jon Horvath, arrested in
Speaking in Manhattan, the "rampant" insider trading on New York, was a technology
chief federal New York prose- Wall Street. More than 50 peo- stocks analyst, while Danny
cutor, US Attorney Preet ple so far have been prose- Kuo, a fund manager, was ar-
Bharara, called the ring "a club cuted. rested in Pasadena, California.
where everyone scratched The highest profile target to A crucial link in the alleged
everyone else's back." date is Raj Rajaratnam, the bil- scheme was Sandeep Goyal,
Four people were arrested lionaire founder of Galleon who had previously worked
and charged and three more hedge fund, who was sen- for Dell, before going on to a
have already entered guilty tenced to a record 11 years in global asset management firm AFP photo shows people gathered yesterday at a protest
pleas and are cooperating with prison in 2011. in New York. There, he al- by the technology organization New York Tech Meetup
investigators, according to a His friend Rajat Gupta, a legedly continued to receive against proposed laws to curb Internet piracy outside
criminal complaint. former director of Goldman insider information from a so- the offices of US Democratic Senators from New York
Financial employees as far Sachs and head of McKinsey far unnamed source within Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Third Avenue
afield as New York, Boston, & Co, faces trial this year on Dell, the complaint said. in New York. Schumer and Gillibrand are co-sponsors of
Connecticut and California insider trading charges. According to the SEC, the Senate bill PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act).
were targeted in the sweep. In yesterday's arrests, An- Level Global made about $72.6 SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) is the US House version.
The seven -- financial ana- thony Chiasson, who surren- million in the trades, while Di- Wikipedia and Google joined hundreds of other websites
lysts and money managers -- dered in New York, was the amondback made $3.9 million. yesterday in a sprawling online protest against legisla-
were charged with securities Two dismembered bodies tion in the US Congress intended to crack down on In-
fraud and conspiracy. In addi- ternet piracy.
tion to criminal charges, they,
dumped outside Mexico school EU mulls blacklisting
and two of the hedge fund
companies, also face charges
'violent' Israeli settlers
from the Securities and Ex- MONTERREY (AFP) - Me - Leon state investigations
change Commission. xican police found two dis- agency, declining to be named.
The seven allegedly made membered, beheaded male A message left on the
JERUSALEM (AFP) - The EU to take over property in and
almost $62 million dollars in bodies dumped outside a high school wall criticized the Zetas
has urged its member states to around Jerusalem's Old City.
profits on trades made after il- school in the northern city of drug gang, the official said.
share information on "violent" The report, which is circu-
legally sharing non-public in- Monterrey yesterday, a day Authorities blame turf wars
settlers in east Jerusalem who lated among the EU's 27 mem-
formation about Dell computer after three dismembered bo - between the Gulf drug gang
could be barred from EU coun- bers, says that settlement in
giant in 2008-2009. Illicit dies were found in Acapulco. and its former hitmen the Zetas
tries, according to an internal east Jerusalem "accelerated" in
trades in Nvidia, another com- The torsos were dumped for a rise in violence in the in-
report seen yesterday by AFP. 2011, a year which also saw an
puter company, allegedly net- wrapped in blankets in front of dustrial hub of Nuevo Leon,
The European Union's uptick in attacks allegedly car-
ted more than $15.7 million. the school in a working-class near the US border, in recent
"Jerusalem Report 2011" calls ried out by extremist settlers
The case described in the district of the Monterrey, said years.
on member states to "share in- on Palestinians and their pro -
complaint is built on email and an official from the Nuevo Three dismembered bodies
were meanwhile found Tues- formation on violent settlers in perty.
day in different parts of the Pa- east Jerusalem to assess Palestinians have also re-
cific resort city of Acapulco, whether to grant entry into EU ported increased attacks on
which has seen a hike in gang- member states." olive groves, with the attackers
land-style killings in recent Authored by EU heads of setting fire to and uprooting
years. mission in Jerusalem and Ra- trees.
Around 50,000 people have mallah, the report accuses Is- The EU has asked its mem-
died in suspected drug vio- rael of "systematically under - bers to share information on
lence since President Felipe mining the Palestinian pres- violent settlers in the past,
Calderon began a military ence in the city through the though it is not known to have
crackdown on organized crime continued expansion of settle- actively implemented a policy
in December 2006, according ments." of blacklisting such individu-
to media counts and official And it points to the work of als
figures. private settler groups working
Thursday, January 19, 2012 7
Italy cruise wreck rescue halted,
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Blast hits oil pipeline in captain under house arrest
Colombia
GIGLIO ISLAND (AFP) - The
judge investigating Italy's
BOGOTA (AFP) - Unknown spilled but said efforts were Costa Concordia disaster said
attackers blew up a section of underway to control the da - yesterday the captain had
an oil pipeline in northeast mage and prevent contamina- shirked his responsibilities, as
Colombia near the Venezuelan tion of the Catatumbo river.
divers halted the search for
border, the company Petro - The area has seen several
survivors on the increasingly
norte said yesterday. attacks in recent days by the
unstable wreck.
"We cannot say who did Revolutionary Armed Forces
Judge Valeria Montesarchio
this but we know it was an at- of Colombia (FARC), a Mar -
released captain Francesco
tack, an explosion" at the Rio xist group fighting the govern-
Schettino from police custody
Zulia-Ayacucho pipeline, ment for decades.
into house arrest despite noting
Petronorte spokesman Renzo The government contends
he had made no "serious at-
Coronado told RCN Radio. the rebels in the region are in-
tempt" to rejoin the stricken
The spokesman did not in- volved in the smuggling of
vessel to take charge of evacu-
dicate how much oil was drugs and fuel and other crimes.
ating the remaining passen-
US rejects Cuba prisoner swap gers.
Rescuers were forced to
WASHINGTON(AFP) - The Ostick told AFP. suspend their search yesterday Underwater photo taken released by the Italian Coast
United States yesterdday re- "Their cases aren't compa- as the vessel shifted. Emer- Guard on January 16, 2012 shows the inside of the Costa
jected the idea of freeing rable and the Cuban five were gency workers fear that the Concordia, after it ran aground. (AFP)
Cuban nationals in return for convicted in federal court and ship could slip from its resting
Mario Monti said during a visit She said Schettino had
contractor Alan Gross, saying are serving their sentences," he place on a rocky shelf and slide
to London: "Any such disaster made no "serious attempt" to
that the jailed American held said. "Alan Gross is not a spy." into 100 meter (330 feet) deep
could and should be avoided." get back on board his ship, "or
by Havana was not a spy. "We continue to call on the waters.
He added that the Italian even close to it", after leaving
A Cuban diplomat, in a let- Cuban government to release "Instruments indicated the
government was trying to limit during the evacuation.
ter released Tuesday, said that Alan Gross," he said. ship had moved, we are in the
any damage to the environ- She also noted that once he
Cuba was ready to find a "hu- Gross was found guilty in process of evaluating if it has
ment from the ship, lying on its had left the ship, he remained
manitarian solution" on Gross March of "acts against the in-
found a new resting point to
side off the Tuscan island of for hours on the rocks with
in return for a "reciprocal" ges- dependence or territorial in-
allow us to resume. For the
ture of releasing five Cubans tegrity" of Cuba and sentenced Giglio. crew members watching the
moment we cannot even go
imprisoned on charges of spy- to 15 years in prison for deli- The 114,500 ton, 17-deck rescue operation.
near it," emergency services
ing in the United States. vering laptops and communi- behemoth was insured for 395 Explaining her ruling, she
spokesman Luca Cari said.
"An exchange for any of the cations equipment to Cuba's million euros ($507 million), said she did not think Schettino
A German woman listed
members of the Cuban five is small Jewish community under industry sources said. posed a flight risk but she did
among the missing is alive
not possible," State Depart- a State Department contract. An insurance industry believe he could try to conceal
after returning home in the im-
ment spokesman William source who did not want to be evidence, which is why he
mediate aftermath of the disas-
named said it is already possi- needed to be under house arrest.
ter, an Italian official said
ble to speak of the Costa Con- Schettino arrived at his
yesterday.
cordia as "the biggest maritime home in Meta di Sorrento near
Divers, mountain rescue
disaster ever for the transport the southern city of Naples
teams and marines have reco-
of passengers or goods." around 2:00 am accompanied
vered 11 bodies from the turbid
Schettino -- described by by police officers.
waters of the half- submerged
one Italian newspaper as "the Inhabitants of the village
hulk in the days since Friday.
most hated man in Italy" -- closed ranks around the sea
Another 20 passengers and
faces years in prison on captain. They lashed out at
crewmen are unaccounted for,
charges of multiple man - photographers and cameramen
their relatives huddled in ho-
slaughter and abandoning ship. gathered outside Schettino's
tels in the area anxiously wait-
The fact that other crew and home, accusing them of
ing for news of their loved
officers stayed on board to try "media lynching" of the cap-
ones.
to evacuate the passengers re- tain who "saved thousands of
"We will not stop as long as
futed the captain's claim that lives."
we are certain that no-one is
he could not oversee the ope- Under Italian law he will
remaining aboard the ship,"
ration from the vessel, Italian not be allowed to leave his
coastguard spokesman Filippo
media quoted the judge as say- home or communicate with
Marini told AFP.
ing after she questioned him at anyone apart from his lawyer
In his first comments on the
length on Tuesday. and very close family.
disaster, Italian Prime Minister
8 Thursday, January 19, 2012
Health & Living
World experts urge UN to take up mental health
mental, neurological and sub- be enshrined in a "People's markedly increase the risk for
stance use (MNS) disorders, Charter for Mental Health" ac- noncommunicable diseases
but often sufferers face dis- counting for input from policy such as diabetes, coronary ar-
crimination and human rights makers, families, researchers tery disease, stroke, and de-
abuse, said the article in PLoS and other advocates. mentia," said the article.
Medicine. The article said neuropsy- "Conflict, displacement,
"The time has come for chiatric disorders will account poverty, gender-based vio-
recognition at the highest lev- for the loss of some $16.1 tril- lence, and other social deter-
els of global development, lion US dollars globally over minants of ill health increase
namely the UN General As- the next two decades, with the risk for MNS disorders," it
sembly, of the urgent need for "dramatic impacts on produc- added.
a global strategy to address the tivity and quality of life," par- "MNS disorders are, in turn,
global burden of MNS disor- ticularly as the population
associated with worsening of
ders," said the article. ages.
social and economic circum-
Lead authors were Vikram About 25 million people
stances, setting up a vicious
Patel from the London School have dementia worldwide, a
cycle of poverty and illness."
of Hygiene and Tropical Med- number set to skyrocket to 80
A majority of world govern-
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Men- vote a special session to the
icine and Judith Bass from million by 2040, with close to
tal illness and drug abuse can matter, global health experts ments would have to agree that
Johns Hopkins School of Pub- three quarters of dementia pa-
wreak havoc in global societies said on Tuesday. the issue is important enough
lic Health in the United States. tients concentrated in low and
and economies, and the UN Every country in the world that it deserves a special ses-
Investment is needed in middle income countries.
General Assembly should de- is affected by the burden of sion at the UN General Assem-
three key areas, they argued: Meanwhile, suicide claims
bly.
expanding knowledge about at least one million lives per
Study boosts use "The fact that MNS disor-
mental health disorders, better year and nearly four percent of
ders affect people in all coun-
access to evidence-based pro- all deaths around the world are
of Pill to ease grams of care and treatment, attributable to alcohol. tries should offer considerable
and protection of human Mental illness can also boost incentive for investments by
rights. risky behaviors that result in both public and private sectors
period pain
A list of key needs to be ad- disease. in this initiative," the authors
dressed and steps to take could "Depressive disorders wrote.
PARIS (AFP) - An exception- scribed by doctors to reduce
ally long-running investiga- period pain, and many women
tion has backed use of the Pill attest to its effectiveness, but
to ease menstruation pain, ac- the scientific verdict has so far
cording to a study published been mixed.
Wednesday. Two big reviews of the evi-
The findings come from dence, carried out in 2007 and
health research spanning 30 2009, said there had been a
years, gathering more than lack of randomised controlled
1,400 Swedish women born trials to provide a clear an-
in 1962, 1972 and 1982. swer.
They filled out a lengthy Randomised control trials
questionnaire when they were are the gold standard of clini-
enrolled in the probe at the cal research.
age of 19, and did the same They entail enrolling vol-
again five years later at the unteers who are randomly as-
age of 24. signed either to a group that
Those who took oral con- uses the genuine treatment or
traceptives reported signifi- to a comparison group which
cant drops in two uses dummy pills as a com-
acknowledged measurements parison.
of pain. The new paper could help
Age was also a factor. As a provide a definitive answer,
woman aged, the severity of its authors hope.
period pain decreased some- The probe is unusually long
what, but this effect was inde- and uses each volunteer as a
pendent from the Pill, and personal benchmark to meas-
smaller. ure the impact of the Pill and
The investigation, led by ageing on period symptoms.
gynaecologist Ingela Lindh at Menstrual pain, known as
Gothenburg University's In- dysmenorrhoea, has been es-
stitute of Clinical Sciences, is timated to account for 600
published online by the Euro- million lost working hours
pean journal Human Repro- and two billion dollars in lost
duction. productivity annually in the
The Pill is sometimes pre- United States alone.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 9
Sci-Tech
Three injured as Japan
whalers use hooks:
activists
file photo of Japanese Whaling
SYDNEY (AFP) - Three anti- The Agency called Sea
whaling demonstrators have Shepherd's actions "extremely
been injured after Japanese dangerous acts which threaten
crew members used grappling the safety of our country's ves-
hooks and bamboo poles sel and the life of its crew."
against them in a high seas Three whaling ships, led by
clash, activist group Sea Shep- the 720-tonne Yushin Maru
herd said Wednesday. No. 2, were seen leaving the
The Sea Shepherd Conser- Japanese port of Shimonoseki
vation Society, which annually on December 6 for the annual
shadows and harasses the hunt, with security measures
Japanese whaling fleet, beefed up after clashes in pre-
claimed two activists were vious years.
struck in the shoulder with Their mission is officially
iron hooks and one was hit said to be for "scientific re-
twice in the face with a long search", with the fleet aiming
bamboo pole. to catch around 900 minke and
The Yushin Maru No. 2 fin whales, according to a plan
(YS2) is tailing the Steve submitted by the government
Irwin anti-whaling ship in the to the International Whaling
Southern Ocean and the inci- Commission.
dent happened about 300 nau- Watson said two of the
tical miles north of Mawson three Japanese harpoon vessels
Peninsula in Antarctica, ac- in the area were tailing Sea
cording to Sea Shepherd. Shepherd boats as they closed
"Our small boats were at- in on their hunting grounds, ef-
UAE to host global water
tempting to slow down the fectively preventing them from
Japanese harpoon vessel killing whales.
conference next year
Yushin Maru No. 2, which is "We are almost at the limit
aggressively tailing the Steve of the eastern boundary of their
Irwin," Captain Paul Watson self-assigned hunting area,"
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Abu to announce (the) launch of the 2009 that water resources in
said on the Sea Shepherd web- Watson said. "We should be
Dhabi will host an interna- International Water Summit the capital may face depletion
site. getting close."
tional summit on water next 2013 that will take place in in 50 years unless prompt ac-
During the incident, he said A second Sea Shepherd
year, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, Abu Dhabi next January," tion is taken.
American Brian Race was vessel, the Bob Barker, is in
the head of a project to build a Jaber told reporters at the The emirate, which sits on
zero-carbon city on the out- World Future Energy Summit some 95 percent of the coun- jabbed twice in the face with a the area but a third, Brigitte
skirts of the UAE capital, said in the Emirati capital. bamboo pole, receiving lacer- Bardot, was damaged in high
try's oil, aims to be a centre for
Wednesday. "As countries... seek to ations above his right eye and seas and forced to return to
renewable energy, through on his nose.
"It gives me a great pleasure prosper to raise their standard Australia earlier this month.
projects such as Masdar City, South African Russell
of living and provide their The Brigitte Bardot was es-
which is to be powered solely Bergh, a cameraman for cable
communities with health and corted back to port by the
by renewables. television channel Animal
security, we are all facing seri- Steve Irwin, with the Shonan
Masdar, a government ini- Planet, was struck in the right
ous challenges," he said. Maru No. 2 in close pursuit.
The Middle East and North tiative established in 2006 to arm and shoulder with an iron Three activists from the en-
grappling hook, resulting in
Africa are home to 6.3 percent advance renewable energy and vironmental group Forest Res-
deep bruising.
of the world's population but sustainable technologies, is cue Australia boarded the
Watson said French pho-
have just 1.4 percent of the building the zero-carbon city Shonan Maru as it followed
tographer Guillaume Collet
globe's renewable fresh water, as an example of future eco- the Steve Irwin back out of
was also hit in the right arm
Jaber told the conference. friendly cities. and shoulder by a grappling port off Australia's west coast
"We have to launch studies
But the development has hook and injured. on January 7, sparking a diplo-
in order to find new solutions
slowed down, pushing its com- Japan's Fisheries Agency matic incident.
to satisfy the needs of our fu-
pletion date from 2016 to be- disputed the account, accusing Japan only agreed to hand
ture generations," said the
tween 2020 and 2025. the activists of starting the the men over after intervention
UAE's environment and water
The estimated cost of the conflict by using ropes to try from Canberra, and they were
minister, Rashed Ahmad bin
Fahd. city has also dropped from $22 to disable the ship's rudder and returned to Australia on Mon-
The Environment Agency billion to no more than $19.8 propeller and hurling at least day by a border protection ves-
30 bottles containing paint. sel.
Abu Dhabi (EAD) warned in billion.
10 Thursday, January 19, 2012
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