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NEWS ABOUT: Aruba

Aruba stories: 16 news summaries
TRAVEL

 Aruba Resort 
 Pays Guests 
 to Make Babies 

Resort's $300 'conception credit' inspired by coral reproduction, naturally

Aug 28, 09 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Getting knocked up really pays off, at least at one Westin resort in Aruba, USA Today reports. In honor of coral's spawning season, couples who shell out $399 for a daily package are eligible for a $300 “conception credit” toward their next vacation—if they conceive during their stay.... More »

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pregnancy • conception • promotion • Caribbean • Aruba • resorts • guests • hotel industry • Westin

 Holloway 
 Suspect: 
 I Sold Her 

Dutch man admits selling American teen on Aruba in 2005, then switches stories

Nov 25, 08 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - After claiming—then denying—he dumped Natalee Holloway’s body in the Caribbean, Joran van der Sloot confessed to Fox News he watched her being hauled away on a vessel after selling the drunk teen in 2005 to a Venezuelan man seeking “a blonde girl.” The interview, which... More »

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Venezuela • Natalee Holloway • Aruba • missing child • human trafficking • Joran van der Sloot • missing person

New Leads Could Solve Holloway Case

Alabama teenager disappeared in Aruba; witnesses emerge

Nov 18, 08 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Authorities in Aruba say they have new leads in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway that could lead to an arrest before the end of the year, CNN reports. Dutch student Joran van der Sloot remains the prime suspect. A new witness says she saw van der Sloot and... More »

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crime • kidnapping • Natalee Holloway • Aruba • Joran van der Sloot

Police Question Holloway Suspect Again

Van der Sloot says he was stoned during taped confession

Feb 9, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot, the elusive top suspect in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, told Dutch police he was stoned when he confessed to a reporter that he was involved in her death, reports ABC News. Police picked him up for questioning after the apparent confession was caught on a hidden... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Aruba • Joran Van der Sloot • hidden camera • confession

Pal Linked
to Natalee
Death Denies
Involvement

Prime suspect says friend dumped body

Feb 5, 08 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - A man linked to the death of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway denies having anything to do with disposing her body, reports ABC News. Suspect Joren Van der Sloot told a Dutch journalist on a hidden camera that his friend dumped Holloway's body in the waters off Aruba. He "put... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Aruba • Joran van der Sloot • Van der Sloot • Daury Rodriguez

Judge Won't OK 3rd Warrant in Holloway Case

Undercover confession video isn't enough; prosecutors will appeal

Feb 4, 08 4:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Dutch police searched the home of Joran van der Sloot today, a day after Dutch TV broadcast his video confession that he dumped Natalee Holloway's body, but a judge in Aruba denied police a new arrest warrant, ABC News reports. The judge "put the threshold very, very high because,... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Aruba • missing person • Joran Van der Sloot

Aruba May
Bust Holloway Suspect Again

Dutch teen claims
he lied about dumping her body after sex

Feb 1, 08 11:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Aruban police may rearrest a Dutch teen after he admitted on camera to dumping the body of Natalee Holloway, CNN reports. Joran Van der Sloot claimed today that his confession was a lie, but Aruba's main public prosecutor has reopened his probe and awaits a judge's ruling on the arrest... More »

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crime • murder • Natalee Holloway • prosecutor • judge • Aruba • Joran Van der Sloot • confession

Dutch Reporter: I've Cracked Natalee Case

Aruba prosecutor reopens case of
missing Alabama teen

Feb 1, 08 5:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Aruba's chief prosecutor has reopened the case of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway after seeing new evidence uncovered by a Dutch journalist, ABC News reports. The high school student vanished in 2005 during a graduation trip with her class. Her body wasn't found and investigators failed to find any evidence... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Aruba

She's Dead, Suspect Said in Chat

Still not enough to hold anyone, judge ruled

Dec 21, 07 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the case has been closed in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, one of the men detained in her suspected murder wrote in an internet chat room that she was dead shortly after she vanished, an Aruba prosecutor has revealed. That evidence was used last month to rearrest... More »

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crime • Natalee Holloway • Alabama • Aruba • Joran Van der Sloot • Van der Sloot

Case Closed
in Holloway Disappearance

Aruba police admit
they have nothing against 3 suspects

Dec 18, 07 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - After arresting and releasing the same three suspects twice, authorities in Aruba admitted today they have no case in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway. A Dutch 20-year-old, Joran Van der Sloot, and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, 20 and 21, were arrested first in 2005 and then... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Aruba • Satish Kalpoe • Deepak Kalpoe • Joran Van der Sloot

Judge Frees Final Suspect in Holloway Case

Lack of new evidence spells doom for prosecutors' argument

Dec 7, 07 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A judge in Aruba today freed the last suspect jailed in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, telling prosecutors they had no case. Jordan Van der Sloot walked free days after his two fellow suspects, CNN reports. Police re-arrested all three last month after prosecutors claimed to have new... More »

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Natalee Holloway • disappearance • Aruba • Joran van der Sloot • Satish Kalpoe • Deepak Kalpoe

2 of 3 Suspects in Holloway Case to Go Free

Release follows Kalpoe brothers' third arrest

Nov 30, 07 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, arrested as suspects in the kidnapping of Natalee Holloway, will be freed this weekend after what prosecutors called "new incriminating evidence" failed to solidify the case. It's the third time the brothers have been arrested and let go since Holloway disappeared in Aruba on... More »

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kidnapping • Natalee Holloway • Aruba • Joran van der Sloot • Satish Kalpoe • Deepak Kalpoe

Natalee Suspect Complains Of  Mistreatment

Attorney says jail restrictions 'like
Nazi Germany'

Nov 28, 07 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - One of the three men arrested in the Natalee Holloway murder case is complaining about his treatment in an Aruban jail. Dutch suspect Joran van der Sloot, 20, is not allowed newspapers or magazines—not even the Bible—and no  visits from his family, CNN reports. "These are tactics... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Aruba • Joran van der Sloot • Satish Kalpoe • Deepak Kalpoe

3 Holloway Suspects Arrested Again

Men were the last seen with missing American student in Aruba

Nov 21, 07 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - The last three people seen with missing American teenager Natalee Holloway, who disappeared on a graduation trip to Aruba in 2005, were arrested again today on suspicion of manslaughter. Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot was detained in the Netherlands, where he attends university, the AP reports; he’s expected... More »

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Natalee Holloway • Netherlands • Aruba • Joran van der Sloot • Satish Kalpoe • Deepak Kalpoe • missing student

Felix Reaches Category 5

Storm Heads for Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula

Sep 3, 07 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Felix grew into a Category 5—the most dangerous—storm last night, packing winds of 127 mph as it roared west across the southern Caribbean, heading for Central America. Felix is predicted to brush the Honduras coastline tomorrow, and hit Belize on Wednesday, the AP reports. More »

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weather • global warming • storm • Belize • Caribbean • Central America • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • Hurricane Felix • Aruba • Honduras • Curaco • Bonaire

Hurricane Felix Churns to Aruba

Season's second hurricane could become major force in next  24 hours

Sep 2, 07 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Felix yesterday powered through the Caribbean, packing top winds of 100 mph. The storm, ranked Category 2, could develop into a major hurricane in the next 24 hours, forecasters warned. It was expected to veer close to the northern shores of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao today. More »

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storm • Caribbean • tropical storms • hurricane • Hurricane Felix • Aruba

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