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Saturday Father’s Day Dinner June 19, 2021 T: 582-7800 www.arubatoday.com facebook.com/arubatoday instagram.com/arubatoday Page 8 Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper AP-NORC poll: Many Americans resuming pre-virus activities MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — highly concerned that the Many Americans are re- lifted restrictions will lead to laxing precautions taken additional people being in- during the COVID-19 pan- fected in their community. demic and resuming eve- Andrea Moran, a 36-year- ryday activities, even as old freelance writer and WELCOME some worry that coronavi- mother of two boys, said rus-related restrictions were she feels both relief and joy hastily lifted, a new poll at the chance to resume shows. "doing the little things," BACK The poll from The Associ- such as having drinks on a ated Press-NORC Center restaurant patio with her for Public Affairs Research husband. finds that majorities of "Honestly, I almost cried," Americans who were regu- Moran said. "It's such a feel- larly doing so before the ing of having been through pandemic say they are the wringer, and we're fi- returning to bars or restau- nally starting to come out rants, traveling and attend- of it." ing events such as movies Still, 34% of Americans think or sports. restrictions in their area Just 21% are very or ex- have been lifted too quick- tremely worried about a ly, while somewhat fewer COVID-19 infection in their — 27% — say they were not In this June 5, 2021, file photo, crowds gather on L Street Beach in the South Boston neighborhood inner circle — the lowest lifted quickly enough. of Boston. level since the pandemic Associated Press began — and only 25% are Continued on next page A2 Saturday 19 June 2021 UP FRONT

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Continued from Front death, allowing state and most hesitant to get vacci- panic." they are indoors or around local economies to reopen nated. "I think with masks being a lot of people. Both she About 4 in 10 rate the pace and leading Americans The poll finds many Ameri- worn and people getting and her husband have of reopening about right. to return to activities they cans are still wearing masks vaccinated, I think we been vaccinated. The way Americans ap- once enjoyed. and taking precautions to could have opened a little Moran said she has eaten proached their daily lives The Centers for Disease avoid contact with other earlier," said Siever, who at outdoor restaurants, but suddenly changed after Control and Prevention ad- people, but the percent- maintains the grounds of she is avoiding indoor din- COVID-19 spread through vised last month that vac- age of those doing so is Civil War battlefields in Vir- ing. the U.S. in early 2020. Fol- cinated Americans don't down significantly from just ginia. "We started focusing "Even if the air condition- lowing the advice of health have to wear a mask in a few months ago. on the politics of reopening circulation is good, I just officials and governments, most scenarios, indoors or In late February, 65% said ing, rather than the health." don't feel comfortable right people isolated in their out. The latest CDC data they were always wearing Now that most states have now going inside, where homes — either alone or shows 53% of all Americans a mask around people out- lifted restrictions, the poll there's a lot of people in with families — to avoid ex- — 65% of those 18 and old- side their households. Now, finds about two-thirds of fairly close proximity who I posure to the virus, which er — have received at least just 37% say so, though 19% Americans who used to don't know," Moran said. has sickened more than 33 one dose of the vaccine. say they often wear one. travel at least monthly say Moran said her fam- million people and killed According to the AP-NORC Forty percent of Americans they will do so in the next ily avoided nonessential 600,000 people in the U.S. poll, American adults who say they are extremely or few weeks. About three- travel during the height of During the height of the have not yet rolled up their very likely to wear a mask quarters of frequent res- the pandemic, canceling pandemic, restaurants, sleeves for the shot remain when participating in in- taurant or bar-goers before a trip to see her brother in movie theaters and stores hesitant to do so. Just 7% of door activities outside their the pandemic say they will Fort Lauderdale, Florida. either closed or continued those who have not been homes, while just 28% say now return. A year ago, But last weekend, the fam- operating with limited oc- vaccinated say they defi- the same about outdoor only about half said they ily traveled for the first time cupancy; church services, nitely will get a COVID-19 activities. would travel or go to res- in more than a year — a schools and government vaccine, and 15% say they Aaron Siever, 36, of New taurants if they could. roughly 3 1/2-hour road trip meetings went virtual; and probably will. Market, Virginia, said he Likewise, more are return- to Asheville, North Carolina, many employers made Forty-six percent of Ameri- and his wife have con- ing to activities such as to visit a childhood friend. working from home an op- cans who have not been sistently worn masks and visiting friends and family, "I felt a little bit nervous just tion or a requirement. Mask vaccinated say they will taken other precautions, seeing movies or concerts, because being around wearing in public became definitely not get a vac- including getting vacci- attending sporting events people is such a surreal the norm in most places, cine, and 29% say they nated. But Siever said virus- and shopping in-person for thing after so long," Moran with some states and cities probably will not. Young related restrictions were nonessential items. said. "I was really excited making it mandatory. adults, Americans without not lifted quickly enough, In Cookeville, Tennessee, and I was thrilled for my kids The emergence of the a college degree, white lamenting that some pre- Moran said her family still that they were able to get vaccine has helped slow evangelicals, rural Ameri- cautions were politicized regularly wears masks in out and get back to some down rates of infection and cans and Republicans are and caused an "inherent public, especially when semblance of normality." q A3 U.S. NEWS Saturday 19 June 2021 Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault By LOLITA C. BALDOR with a higher number of ci- Associated Press vilians. WASHINGTON (AP) — Fe- For example, female sol- male soldiers at Army bases diers in medical or person- in Texas, Colorado, Kan- nel jobs have the lowest risk, sas and Kentucky face a while those in field artillery greater risk of sexual assault face the highest risk. Field and harassment than those artillery jobs were among at other posts, accounting some of the last Army com- for more than a third of all bat specialties opened to active-duty Army women women — coming in 2015. sexually assaulted in 2018, Other jobs that lagged be- according to a new Rand hind were infantry, armor Corp. study. and special operations. The study, released Friday, James A. Helis, director of looked at Army incidents, the Army Resilience Direc- and found that female sol- torate, said the study "sheds diers at Fort Hood and Fort light on the environmental Bliss, both in Texas, faced and occupational factors the highest risk, particu- that contribute to the risk larly those in combat com- of sexual assault and sexual mands or jobs such as field harassment for our soldiers artillery and engineering. and, in turn, will help inform And units with more fre- In this July 9, 2013, file photo, traffic flows through the main gate past a welcome sign in Fort Hood, future prevention and re- quent deployments to war Texas. sponse efforts." also saw higher risk. Other Associated Press The report used earlier bases with high risk were Rand studies as well as Fort Campbell in Kentucky, before her remains were scores. level unit commanders data from Defense Depart- Fort Carson in Colorado found late last June. The Fort Hood violence didn't encourage service ment anonymous surveys in and Fort Riley in Kansas, Guillen was killed by a sol- prompted an independent members to report assaults, 2016 and 2018 that seek in- said the study which re- dier, who her family says review which found that and in many cases were formation about sexual as- viewed assault data from sexually harassed her, and military leaders were not shaming victims. saults and harassment that previous years. who killed himself as police adequately dealing with According to the Rand may or may not have been Rand's study provides sought to arrest him. Her high rates of sexual assault study, the risk of assault for formally reported. And it greater detail on the rates death put a spotlight on and harassment at the women at Fort Hood was compared that to other of sexual assault and mis- violence and leadership post. Christopher Swecker, nearly a third higher than military personnel and de- conduct across the Army, problems within the Army. the chairman of the review the average risk faced by mographic data. a chronic problem that The Rand report also con- panel, told Congress that all women in the Army. Soldiers assigned to the military leaders have been firmed one of the Army's the base leaders were fo- Overall, Rand said that the Washington, D.C. region, struggling to combat. And conclusions about the im- cused on military readiness risk across the Army varied meanwhile, have some of it comes a year after the pact of command climate, and completely neglected widely depending on the the lowest risk totals, with killing of Spc. Vanessa Guil- finding a lower risk of sexual the sexual assault preven- female soldiers' base, unit, the Pentagon showing the lén, who was missing at Fort misconduct in units with tion program. career field, age, and even lowest of all installations Hood for about two months more positive supervisor As a result, he said, lower- whether they were at posts listed. q

U.S. Mint to issue quarters honoring notable American women Poet and author Maya cally diverse backgrounds, ing her influence and lead- Angelou, America's first the mint says. ership made her a fitting woman in space and a Those chosen for the first choice. Mankiller became revered Cherokee Nation year are: one of the United States' leader are among female — Angelou, celebrated most visible Native Ameri- trailblazers whose likeness- poet and memoirist can leaders during her 10 es will appear on the U.S. — Wilma Mankiller, the years as chief of the Cher- quarter. Cherokee Nation's first fe- okee Nation of Oklahoma, The new four-year Ameri- male principal chief from 1985 to 1995. She died can Women Quarters Pro- — Adelina Otero-Warren, a in 2010. "We thank the U.S. gram celebrates women's leader in New Mexico's suf- Mint for recognizing Wilma accomplishments and frage movement and the other recipients contributions to the United — Sally Ride, the first U.S. for such an honor," Soap States' development and woman in space told Indian Country Today. history, according to the — Anna May Wong, the "Wilma was a humble, spiri- U.S. Mint. first Chinese American Hol- tual, great leader whose Under the program, the lywood film star leadership was not only mint will issue up to five Cherokee Nation Princi- for Cherokee people but new designs each year pal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. for all women and races. from 2022 to 2025. Honor- and Mankiller's husband, The real value of this coin In this July 19, 1985, file photo, Wilma Mankiller, the first woman ees will be from a variety of Charlie Soap, expressed is the inspiration it brings to elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, poses in front of the tribal fields and from ethnically, gratitude for Mankiller's in- Indian people and women emblem at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. racially and geographi- clusion in the program, say- everywhere."q Associated Press A4 Saturday 19 June 2021 U.S. NEWS Declaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in states By JULIE CARR SMYTH state holiday — that must Associated Press be done through the Leg- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — islature. A bill to recognize Congress and President it as a working holiday fell Joe Biden acted with un- a handful of votes short of usual swiftness this week passing this year. in approving Juneteenth It was defeated by an un- as a national holiday. That usual coalition of Demo- shifted the battle to the crats who felt the day states, where the holiday should be recognized as a faces a far less enthusiastic full-fledged holiday, rather response. than a working holiday, Nearly all states recognize and conservative lawmak- Juneteenth in some fash- ers who opposed recogniz- ion, at least on paper. But ing the holiday at all. most have been slow to Vaney Hariri, a Black busi- move beyond proclama- ness owner who orga- tions issued by governors nized a march after Floyd's or resolutions passed by death, said that vote lawmakers. So far, only nine showed the entrenched states have designated it attitude of many lawmak- in law as an official paid In this June 17, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden hands a pen to Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., ers who "would turn down state holiday — Illinois, Loui- after signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House a day off rather than cel- siana, Massachusetts, New in Washington. From left, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif, Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., Opal Lee, Sen. Tina ebrate your freedom from Smith, D-Minn., obscured, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of Jersey, New York, Oregon, pain and captivity." S.C., Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, ob- Texas, Virginia and Wash- scured, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. Arizona dragged its feet for ington. All but Texas, where Associated Press years on Martin Luther King the events of the original Jr. Day, until it became Juneteenth took place, tion, and Illinois Gov. J.B. only African-Americans but tive Black Caucus. Several the only state that did not acted after the killing of Pritzker changed his state's all Americans. Put simply, communities in Mississippi have some sort of holiday George Floyd last year. start date to 2021. Black history is American already hold Juneteenth inspired by the slain civil This year alone, legisla- In another twist, many history." celebrations. One is the rights leader. tion to make Juneteenth a states have laws that auto- North Carolina law caps capital city of Jackson, That long delay cost Ari- paid state holiday died in matically recognize all fed- the number of state holi- where the population is zona a Super Bowl and Florida and South Dakota eral holidays — even those days at 12, meaning Ju- more than 80% Black. millions of dollars in tourism and is stalled in Ohio, all not named in state statute. neteenth could only be Minnesota has recognized revenue from canceled states controlled by Repub- Such was the case in Ohio, added if another holiday the third Saturday in June conventions and other licans. But even in Mary- where Republican Gov. was dropped. Other states as Juneteenth since 1996, events. It also inspired a land, where Democrats Mike DeWine issued a Ju- said Friday that whether Ju- but the statute only obli- boycott by singer Stevie control the Legislature, a neteenth statement late neteenth becomes a paid gates the governor to issue Wonder and a protest song Juneteenth bill passed one Thursday and closed state holiday depends on union a proclamation each year by Public Enemy called "By chamber only to die in the offices in the manner of a negotiations. honoring the observance. the Time I Get to Arizona." other. hastily called school snow In Mississippi, Democratic That's a common situa- Gov. Bruce Babbitt, a Dem- The effort recalls the drawn- day. West Virginia Gov. Jim state Rep. Bryant Clark has tion in the U.S., where the ocrat, issued an executive out battles over recogniz- Justice also declared June- filed bills to make June- holiday is sometimes called order in 1986 declaring ing Martin Luther King Jr. teenth a state holiday at teenth a state holiday for Emancipation Day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day a Day, the last time the feder- a last-minute virtual press about 15 years. All have Calls by Minnesota Gov. state holiday. Babbitt's Re- al government designated conference. Connecticut stalled. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to publican successor, Evan a new holiday. That legisla- Gov. Ned Lamont issued his Clark said Friday that he will make it an official state Mecham, rescinded the tion, finally passed in 1983, Juneteenth proclamation keep trying. He noted that holiday have failed to gain order a year later, saying scheduled the holiday to Friday. Mississippi legislators took traction so far in the Min- Babbitt exceeded his au- begin three years later. It Ohio state Sen. Hearcel four years to create a state nesota Legislature, the only thority. set off bitter debates in the Craig, a Columbus Demo- holiday honoring King after one in the nation where Mecham's action led to states over whether to en- crat who is Black, said Fri- the federal holiday was es- Democrats control one years of divisive political act their own holidays. day that codifying June- tablished. In 1987, Mississip- chamber and Republicans maneuvering, including a Only a handful of states teenth in state law remains pi legislators revised a holi- control the other. ballot measure that ended headed into Thursday's essential. He is sponsoring a day named for Confeder- Hawaii is one of only three in defeat for King holiday signing of the federal Ju- Juneteenth bill that passed ate General Robert E. Lee states left that has not supporters, before Arizona neteenth law with the paid the Ohio Senate unani- that had been in place for marked the holiday at all. A voters ultimately approved holiday on the books to mously last session, but time decades, creating a joint bill recognizing Juneteenth the holiday in 1992. be celebrated in 2021. The ran out for its consideration holiday honoring both Lee was signed Wednesday, a Warren H. Stewart Sr., pas- governors of Washington, in the House. Republicans and King. day ahead of the federal tor of the Institutional Baptist Illinois and Louisiana, by control both of Ohio's legis- Two other Mississippi law- legislation. It did not create Church in Phoenix, helped contrast, all signed more lative chambers. makers said Friday that a paid state holiday, how- lead a grassroots cam- recent laws that were set to "My hope and expectation they plan to file a bill to ever. paign to establish Arizona's kick in for 2022, when June is that Ohio will choose to eliminate Confederate Me- South Dakota does not of- King holiday. But he said he 19 falls on a Sunday. be a leader in the quest to morial Day as a state holi- ficially recognize the holi- did not rejoice when Biden Louisiana Gov. John Bel honor Black history and the day and replace it with Ju- day, but Gov. Kristi Noem signed the Juneteenth law. Edwards closed state of- movement toward a more neteenth. has issued a proclamation He fears it will distract from fices for a half-day Friday, equitable world," Craig "Sometimes, progress is ex- celebrating it. The gov- legislation on vital issues only a few days after he said. "And that's not hy- tremely slow," said Clark, ernor does not have the such as voting rights and signed Juneteenth legisla- perbole. ... It concerns not a member of the Legisla- power to make it an official police reform.q A5 WORLD NEWS Saturday 19 June 2021 North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with U.S. By HYUNG-JIN KIM denuclearization of the Associated Press Korean Peninsula and "the SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — verifiable and irreversible North Korean leader Kim abandonment" of North Jong Un ordered his gov- Korea's nuclear and mis- ernment to be prepared sile programs. They called for both dialogue and con- on North Korea to engage frontation with the Biden and resume dialogue. administration — but more Sung Kim, the top U.S. of- for confrontation — state ficial on North Korea, is to media reported Friday, visit Seoul on Saturday for days after the United States a trilateral meeting with and others urged the North South Korean and Japa- to abandon its nuclear pro- nese officials. His travel em- gram and return to talks. phasizes the importance of Kim's statement indicates three-way cooperation in he'll likely push to strength- working toward complete en his nuclear arsenal denuclearization of the Ko- and increase pressure on rean Peninsula, the State Washington to give up Department said. what North Korea consid- Kim Jong Un has recently ers a hostile policy toward threatened to enlarge his the North, though he'll also nuclear arsenal and build In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks prepare for talks to resume, during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, June 17, 2021. high-tech weapons tar- some experts say. Associated Press geting the U.S. mainland During an ongoing ruling if Washington refuses to party meeting Thursday, especially to get fully pre- calls for extensive sanctions officials have suggested abandon its hostile policy Kim analyzed in detail the pared for confrontation in relief in return for a partial Biden will seek a middle toward North Korea. policy tendencies of the order to protect the dignity surrender of his nuclear ca- ground between Trump's In March, Kim's military per- U.S. under President Joe of our state" and ensure na- pability. direct meetings with Kim formed its first short-range Biden and clarified steps to tional security, it said. Biden's administration has and former President ballistic missile tests in a be taken in relations with In 2018-19, Kim held a series worked to formulate a new Barack Obama's "strategic year. But North Korea is still Washington, the Korean of summits with then-Presi- approach on North Korea's patience" to curb Kim's nu- maintaining a moratorium Central News Agency said. dent Donald Trump to dis- nuclear program that it de- clear program. on long-range missile and It did not specify the steps. cuss North Korea's advanc- scribes as "calibrated and Earlier this week, leaders of nuclear tests in an indica- Kim "stressed the need to ing nuclear arsenal. But practical." Details of his the Group of Seven wealthy tion that Kim still wants to get prepared for both dia- the negotiations fell apart North Korea policy haven't nations issued a statement keep prospects for diplo- logue and confrontation, after Trump rejected Kim's been publicized, but U.S. calling for the complete macy alive. q

U.S.-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21 By ROB GILLIES Associated first dose and at least 20% each other. Ontario and Press vaccinated with the sec- Quebec only opened this TORONTO (AP) — Border ond dose before we can week for non essential restrictions on nonessen- start loosening things up travel between the two tial travel with the United because even a fully vac- provinces. And Atlantic States will be extended cinated individual can pass Canada will be closed to until July 21, officials said on COVID-19 to someone Canadians from elsewhere Wednesday, as Canada who is not vaccinated." in Canada well into July. works to get a higher per- Trudeau said they need The Canadian government centage of Canadians fully to ensure communities to expects to have enough vaccinated. which fully vaccinated vaccine delivered for 80% Public Safety Minister Bill travelers return to are not of eligible Canadians to be Blair said the move has at risk fully vaccinated by the end been made in coordina- "Even though they are proof July. About 70% of eligi- tion with the U.S. There are tected from hospitalization ble Canadians have had growing calls in the U.S. to the people around them at least one dose of vac- Joel Gardiner, left, embraces his new bride Mandi Gardiner as officiant Brooke Bakogeorge steps away after marrying the open the Canada-U.S. bor- might not be," Trudeau cine and second doses are couple at the arch separating the U.S. from Canada at Peace der for nonessential travel said. ramping up this month and Arch Historical State Park Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. like tourism, but less than The border between Can- next. Canada delayed ad- Associated Press 20% of Canadians are fully ada and the U.S. remains ministering a second dose vaccinated. closed to all nonessential to get more people a lev- then. Canada had largely return to the country. The "We're still seeing cases travel. The restrictions were el of protection with the been getting vaccines Trudeau government has across the country and announced in March, 2020 first dose faster and as the from Europe until Pfizer dos- said it anticipates fully vac- we want to get them in the early months of the country waited for more es began arriving from Pfiz- cinated Canadian citi- down," Prime Minister Jus- pandemic and have been supply to arrive. er's Michigan plant in May. zens who test negative for tin Trudeau said. "At the extended every month Canada only started get- Blair noted the government COVID-19 will be exempt same time we also know since. ting U.S. manufactured plans to release details on from two weeks of quaran- we have to hit our targets Even some provinces in vaccines in May as the U.S. Monday about fully vac- tine when returning to the of 75% vaccinated with the Canada remain closed to didn't allow for exports until cinated Canadians who country in early July.q A6 Saturday 19 June 2021 WORLD NEWS U.N. re-elects Antonio Guterres as secretary-general By EDITH M. LEDERER not become the norm." Associated Press Guterres pledged to "give UNITED NATIONS (AP) — it my all to ensure the blos- The U.N. General Assembly soming of trust between unanimously elected Anto- and among nations, large nio Guterres to a second and small, to build bridges term as secretary-general and to engage relentlessly on Friday, giving him an- in confidence building" -- other five years at the helm and to "seek to inspire hope of the 193-member organi- that we can turn things zation at a time a deeply around, that the impossible divided world faces numer- is possible." ous conflicts, the growing Guterres said the world is impact of climate change, facing "a number of dra- and a pandemic still cir- matic fragilities," singling cling the globe. out the pandemic, cli- Guterres, the only candi- mate change, lawlessness date for the U.N.'s top post, in cyberspace and the said he was "humbled and geopolitical divide, and energized" by the support stressing that this must be of the world's nations and addressed by bringing to- said the "driving theme" gether the world's nations of his second term will be United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives for the G7 meeting at the Carbis Bay and strengthening multilat- "prevention in all its aspects Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. eralism. -- from conflicts, climate Associated Press "This is a time to understand change, pandemics to that each country alone poverty and inequality." by the 15-member council nominated by a U.N. mem- U.N. member nations "to do can do nothing... that Ambassadors in the as- recommending Guterres ber, his home country Por- everything we can to over- countries must come to- sembly chamber burst for a second term. tugal where he previously come current geostrategic gether," he said. "To rebuild into applause as Assem- Under the U.N. Charter, the served as prime minister. divides and dysfunctional trust is the way to make the bly President Volkan Bozkir General Assembly appoints The country's current presi- power relations." impossible possible. If we announced Guterres' re- the secretary-general on dent, Marcelo Rebelo de "There are too many asym- remain divided, the impos- election by "acclamation," the recommendation of Sousa, was in the assem- metrics and paradoxes," he sible will remain impossible without a vote. Just before the Security Council. bly chamber to watch the said. "They need to be ad- and the fragilities of this the announcement, Esto- The council said this year event. dressed head on." world will present them- nia's U.N. Ambassador Sven it would only consider ap- Immediately after his re- "What we are living through selves into bigger suffering Jurgenson, the current Se- plicants backed by a U.N. election, Guterres took today in terms of mistrust is, for the people, especially curity Council president, member state and Guterres the oath of office and de- I hope, an aberration," the the most vulnerable of the read a resolution adopted was the only candidate livered an address urging U.N. chief said, "but it can- vulnerable."q

Palestinians clash with Israel police at Jerusalem holy site

It has frequently been the tested against insulting Is- Wednesday and Thursday, scene of Israeli-Palestinian lam's Prophet Muhammad, targeting what it said were violence. This time, the po- after online video showed Hamas facilities. lice refrained from enter- some of the participants in There were no casualties ing the compound and the Tuesday march deni- from the strikes, but the vio- appeared to act with grating him. lence risked unraveling the more restraint, possibly on Tensions have remained truce brokered by Egyptian the orders of Israel's newly high since an informal mediators, who have been sworn-in government. The cease-fire halted the Gaza meeting with both Israel Red Crescent emergency war on May 21. Tuesday's and Hamas to solidify it. service said two Palestin- rally was held to celebrate Israel swore in a new gov- ians were wounded by rub- Israel's capture of east Je- ernment last weekend, ber bullets and a third by a rusalem, including the Old ending Prime Minister Ben- stone that was thrown. City and its holy sites, during jamin Netanyahu's 12 years Israeli security forces take positions during clashes with Pales- Young Palestinians could the 1967 war. Police forcibly in power. It relies on a frag- tinians in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, June 18, be seen throwing stones at cleared Palestinians from ile coalition of parties from 2021. police stationed at an en- the route of the march and across Israel's political spec- Associated Press trance to the compound, provided security as many trum, and is expected to try who fired stun grenades in the crowd made racist and sideline the Palestinian JERUSALEM (AP) — Pales- clashes at the site in April and rubber-coated bullets. chants. issue as much as possible. tinians protested after Fri- and May helped ignite last Hundreds demonstrated In Gaza, meanwhile, ac- Israel captured the West day prayers at the Al-Aqsa month's 11-day Gaza war. after Friday prayers in re- tivists mobilized by the ter- Bank, Gaza and east Je- mosque compound in Je- The site is the third holiest sponse to a rally held by ritory's militant Hamas rul- rusalem in the 1967 war, rusalem and briefly clashed in Islam and the holiest for Jewish ultranationalists on ers have sent incendiary territories the Palestinians with Israeli police, leav- Jews, who refer to it as the Tuesday in which dozens balloons across the fron- want for a future state. The ing three demonstrators Temple Mount because it had chanted "Death to Ar- tier into Israel, setting fields peace process ground to a wounded. was the location of the bib- abs" and "May your village and farmland ablaze. Is- halt more than a decade A series of far more violent lical temples. burn." The Palestinians pro- rael launched airstrikes on ago.q A7 WORLD NEWS Saturday 19 June 2021 Mexican elderly lose work as grocery baggers, protest MEXICO CITY (AP) — The groceries. ment offices, holding signs coronavirus pandemic and "Due to the health emer- reading "We Want to Work!" changing consumer habits gency, we have seen that "It's not fair," former grocery threaten to put an end to our customers want to bagger Maria Guadalupe a decades-old practice avoid third parties having Garcia told the Telediar- of allowing elderly people contact with their purchas- io news program. "I don't in Mexico to earn extra es," Walmart de Mexico have anything other than income as grocery store said in a statement. "Add- this." baggers. ed to this is the fact that un- Lourdes Cuca put it this Baggers over 60 had ex- der current law to protect way: "I need to work, be- pected to return to stores the environment, we have cause it is my emotional last month as pandemic stopped giving free, single- support." The "jobs" — they restrictions eased in Mexico use plastic bags." are considered "volun- City. But Walmart de Mex- "For this reason, our custom- teers," not company em- ico, the country's biggest ers now bring their own re- ployees — are hardly lucra- retailer, announced this usable bags and they have tive. Some customers give week that they wouldn't be become used to packing them tips of about one per- In this Dec. 26, 2013 file photo, a family leaves a local Walmart allowed back. their own purchase," the cent of the grocery bill or in Mexico City. The retail chain said Mexico statement continued. less, with many just leaving Associated Press City's ban on plastic bags Elderly baggers have held five or ten cents. and the pandemic meant a series of protests over In some places in Mexico, were given spots under a for severe COVID-19 — had customers no longer want the last two weeks outside teenagers are baggers, program arranged many not been working at the other people touching their grocery stores and govern- but in others the elderly years ago with the govern- stores since March 2020, ment's National Institute for and many had only recent- the Elderly. Walmart said ly contemplated the possi- it had notified the Institute bility of going back to work. Nicaraguan government pursues NGO in December that the ar- It's not just Mexico City; in rangement would not be early June, the legislature in in widening crackdown renewed. the northern state of Tam- But the baggers only got aulipas approved a reso- MANAGUA, Nicaragua word of the change in May, lution urging that fully vac- (AP) — Nicaraguan author- when Mexico City loos- cinated elderly adults be ities ordered the capture of ened pandemic restrictions allowed to return to work a former education minister amid a drop in case num- as grocery baggers, "to and a businessman Thurs- bers. That is because the obtain some more income day as the government's elderly baggers — whose for themselves and their crackdown continued to age puts them at higher risk families."q expand beyond leaders of the political opposition. The Attorney General's Of- fice said in a statement that arrest orders were issued for Humberto Belli, who served in the administration of former President Violeta Chamorro, and Gerardo Baltodano, owner of Café A wall that is defaced with graffiti with one message that once read in Spanish: "Resist Nicaragua", was overpainted by another Soluble, for not appearing that now reads "Long live the Nicaraguan revolution", in Mana- to provide statements as gua, Nicaragua, Thursday, June 17, 2021. scheduled. Associated Press Baltodano is the brother of retired Gen. Alvaro Balto- Earlier Thursday, prosecu- of the Violeta Chamorro dano, who served in Presi- tors announced that a Foundation and Luis Rivas dent Daniel Ortega's gov- judge had ordered the Anduray, president of Pro- ernment as the director for freezing of the bank ac- duction Bank (Banpro). the Free Trade Zone Corpo- counts of Belli and Balto- Among them were four ration. Belli is the brother of dano among others tied pre-candidates for the well-known poet and nov- to the foundation and pro- presidency. Elections are elist Gioconda Belli. hibited them from leaving scheduled for Nov. 7 and Both Belli and Baltodano the country. They are being Ortega is running for a had served on the board investigated for alleged "fi- fourth consecutive term. of the nongovernmental nancial operations derived The United States govern- Nicaraguan Foundation from illicit activities." ment has stepped up sanc- for Economic and Social Gioconda Belli said via tions against Ortega's inner Development, or FUNIDES, Twitter that police had circle and on Wednesday which is under investiga- searched her brother's the Permanent Council of tion. The foundation's for- home Thursday. In recent the Organization of Ameri- mer executive director weeks, the government can States approved a Juan Sebastián Cham- has arrested 16 people, resolution condemning orro was arrested earlier including 13 leading mem- the arrests and calling for this month on charges of bers of the political opposi- the prisoners' immediate crimes against the state. tion, two former employees release.q A8 Saturday 19 June 2021

Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa: Father’s Day Dinner fit for a king

EAGLE BEACH — Treat dad to an epic Father’s Day dinner this Sunday June 20th at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa. The covered patio of Ike’s Bistro will be your home for the family gathering, your host to this special evening and your comfort zone to indulge in culinary highlights. It is all about the feel this night and the resort has everything you need for a fabulous feast. Just gaze over the pool and palm trees and let Aruba’s breeze take you away to a journey with the delicacies of Chef Sandro Herold.

Ike’s Bistro and The chophouse at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa have an amazing Father’s Day Dinner featuring three courses, an amuse with a glass of bubbles and coffee or tea included. Chef Herold and his team will make dad feel like a hero! There is a special Vegan dinner for those who love vegan and you must know that Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa is known on the island for its The restaurant naturally lends itself to social distancing as it is open-air, high standard of vegan gastronomy. set perfectly by the tropical pool. Ike’s Bistro and The Chophouse have an established name on the island for its excellent food and highly- Father is First rated service level. Come over to celebrate Father’s Day and create a Let’s see what we have got for you tomorrow. Our three course dinner lifetime memory. q jumps off with a choice between a Mediterranean Shrimp Grilled black ti- ger shrimp served on potato crème, topped with porcini mushroom sauce Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa is waiting on you! and Parmesan cheese or a Classic Beef Carpaccio, Thinly sliced filet Mi- Reserve your Seat: Tel: +297 522 3444 | Email: ikesbistro@manchebo. gnon topped with refreshing Arugula lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese, com roasted pine nuts, tomato, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction or a Corn and Chicken Chowder which is a thick and creamy chowder soup that is made with tender white chicken and corn, served with tomato bruschetta. For the main course we have a fantastic Father’s Day Steak and Shrimp Tower: Filet mignon grilled to perfection, topped with sautéed spinach, portabella mushrooms, grilled shrimp skewer and sauce hollandaise, served with Yukon mashed potato. If you prefer the best of the ocean go for the Seafood Casserole offering fish, shrimp, calamari, scallops and mussels in a creamy garlic lobster sauce, served over a bed of fettuccine pasta & melted cheese straight out of the oven. Are you a chicken lover, choose the Chicken Caprese, a corn-fed chicken breast topped with buf- falo mozzarella and ripe plum tomato served over al dente pesto risotto. We cannot let you go home without tasting the amazing Lemon Curd Tartlet, a light and creamy lemon custard on an almond crust, served with berries and merengue. Indulge with a cup of tea or coffee and smile, be happy, and feel blessed to have the opportunity to enjoy life on Aruba with your beloved one or beloved ones beside you. Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa is welcoming all dads and families to come and experience! A9 LOCAL Saturday 19 June 2021

Follow Aruba’s Election results 2021

On June 25, the elections tion section you will find for the members of the information about Aruban States of Aruba will take suffrage, the organization place. On election night of the elections, the dis- we will broadcast the re- tribution of seats, the vot- sults of the main polling sta- ing procedures and other tion on the home page of practical information and our website. novelties.

Visitors can follow the re- On the Election 2021 web- sults per polling station and page you will find informa- per polling district: the most tion about the election recent standings are imme- agenda, the participating diately visible and the sta- political parties, the elec- tistics are made available toral register and election via graphs. Furthermore, evening. We invite you to the seat allocation will be follow the results of the Aru- ORANJESTAD - During elec- nary election results on the overheid.aw or www.gobi- calculated automatically. ban elections on the night tion night, follow a unique home page of our official erno.aw or at www.govern- of June 25, 2021 via these broadcast of the prelimi- government websites www. ment.aw. On the Election Informa- sites.q

Money Supply Expanded Summary of the Monthly Bulletin of March 2021

Monetary developments of Afl. 216.2 million to the public, mainly associ- non-tax revenue (-Afl. 2.9 million). Compared to February 2021, money supply ated with the payments for goods imports, oth- increased in March 2021 by Afl. 38.9 million to er investment, and other services. These were The reduction in tax revenue was caused pri- Afl. 4,858.2 million, resulting from an expansion almost completely offset by a net purchase of marily by decreases in income from wage in net domestic assets (+Afl. 42.4 million) and a foreign exchange of Afl. 212.5 million, mostly re- tax (-Afl. 6.2 million) and turnover tax (-Afl. 5.1 decrease in net foreign assets (-Afl. 3.6 million). lated to foreign exchange revenue from tour- million). In contrast, income from profit tax in- ism exports, and net transfers from foreign ac- creased by Afl. 5.7 million. The increase in the domestic component of counts. money supply was caused by a surge in do- Tourism mestic credit (+Afl. 51.9 million). The non-credit Inflation The number of stay over visitors amounted to related balance sheet items decreased by Afl. The consumer price index (CPI) for March 2021 48,967 in March 2021, which is 6,125 more visitors 9.4 million. The rise in domestic credit was at- noted a 1.1 percent decrease year over year (+14.3 percent) than in March 2020. This growth tributed to an expansion in the net claims of (YOY) compared to a 1.9 percent decrease was due to increases in the North American the banking sector on the public sector (+Afl. (YOY) for February 2021. The main contributors market and the Latin American market of 6,191 67.7 million) and a contraction in the claims of to this decrease were “Recreation and Culture”, visitors (+16.6 percent) and 56 visitors (+3.0 per- the banking sector on the private sector (-Afl. “Clothing and Footwear”, and “Food and Non- cent), respectively. In contrast, the European 15.8 million). The growth in the net claims of the alcoholic beverages”. The 12-month average market decreased by 172 visitors (-6.3 percent). banking sector on the public sector was caused inflation rate was -2.3 percent in March 2021, by decreases in government deposits (-Afl. 67.6 compared to -2.2 percent in February 2021. The expansion in the North American market re- million). The decline in the claims of the bank- sulted from more arrivals from the United States ing sector on the private sector was the result Government (+9,476 visitors or +27.9 percent). The increase of lower loans to enterprises (-Afl. 7.7 million), Total government revenue amounted to Afl. in in the Latin American market was driven by consumer credit (-Afl. 5.9 million), and housing 70.6 million in March 2021, Afl. 11.5 million less more arrivals from Colombia (+772 visitors or mortgages (-Afl. 2.2 million). than the same month of the previous year. The +177.5 percent). The decline in the European Net foreign assets of the banking sector de- decline in government revenue resulted from market was primarily caused by less arrivals from creased, due to a net sale of foreign exchange decreases in tax revenue (-Afl. 8.6 million) and the Netherlands (-155 visitors or -6.8 percent).q A10 Saturday 19 June 2021 local History of fishing in Aruba

ORANJESTAD — Fishing has market to local restaurants. been a family tradition for ages in Aruba. Our ances- Fisherman Gregory Wernet tors used to fish for a living. Gregory Wernet is a well- Even though nowadays known fisherman from San- you don’t see them often ta Cruz. His father taught we still have some passion- him fishing when he was ate fishermen on the island a small child. Gregory has that go out every day in two sons, Jordan and Jor- search for fish to feed their danny, which he taught families and serve our local fishing too, when they were market. One of these fisher- only 3 years old and he man is Gregory Wernet. takes them fishing with him. Fishing has been a fam- The so-called Continental ily tradition for quite a long Bank between Aruba and time and even his grand- the opposite coast reaches son Willvion of 7 years old a depth of about 650 feet. is following his grandfather The sea is very rich in fish steps. This is the sixth gen- here. Since the time of the eration of fishermen in their indigenous native people family. fish and other sea creatures They go deep sea fishing. such as turtles, octopus There they catch red snap- squids, conch and many per, grouper and amber- type of crustaceans have vaneta, Noord, Santa Cruz jeanpao and the wowo di jack. They usually fish for formed a means of subsis- all had their fishermen’s vil- boyo. 15 hours a day, but now tence for the native Aru- lages. At a rough estimate Cruising off the coast the due to the covid-19 mea- ban inhabitants. Especially there were about a hun- Aruban fisherman patient- surements they go fishing along the west coast of dred small fishing boats ly waits for a fish willing to from 5 in the morning until the island where the fishing during that time. snap at the bait on the 8 o’clock at night or even grounds are settlements of The Arubans were mainly drag-line, in nets and traps. sometimes from 8 at night fishermen. Until the arrival engaged in coastal fishing, Veritable giants are some- till 5 in the morning. The of the oil -industry Aruban using rowing-boats or small times caught. Barracudas day before they prepare fishermen could supply Aru- sailing-boats, and lines or weigh from 9 to 44 pounds all their fishing tools such as ba’s wants. dragnets and canisters in and measure from 3 to al- the Lines, lures, spears, and As a source of income, how- shallow water. When fish- most 7 feet. The king-fish load their boat with fishing ever, fishing did not amount ing with deep-sea lines just has a weight from 22 to 44 reels, batteries, fill the gaso- too much. In the beginning over the bottom of the sea pounds; the moclat may line tank, lights and some of the 1900’s approximately the boat is kept in place by tip the scales at 155, whilst food and beverages. For 160 people earn their living means of a piece of rock garfish, having a length of bait he uses sardines, squid in this branch of this indus- serving as an anchor. The nine feet, weigh over 132 and the small fish known try. Rancho, which stands two most important species pounds. in Aruba as piskechi. The for a shed, nowadays east of fish by far caught in this Most fish caught is used have two boats they use Oranjestad, was the head manner are the pargo or for their own consumption, for fishing. ‘Virgen del Valle’ quarter and remains the red snappers and a variety to feed their families and which is parked at the pier fishermen’s settlement. Sa- of groupers like the mero, some are being sold in the by the Seaport and ‘Pa- drot’ which they have at home. The fish they catch they take home to their families and they also sell it to their clients. Gregory is proud to be a fisherman. It is a hon- est and humble job but with it he is able to feed his family even during hard times. It is a very dangerous job and you have to spend many hours on the sea, waiting patiently and risk- ing your life while fighting a big fish and big waves but the adrenaline it brings with it but also just sitting there listening to the sound of the waves and enjoying the marvelous view that nature has to offer is all worth it. q

Source: Etnia Nativa A11 business Saturday 19 June 2021 3 international travel ideas for your summer trip By SALLY FRENCH of Nerd- cinated travelers who have Wallet received EU-approved So you're ready to hit the vaccines without needing skies for an international to take a test or quaran- flight after more than a tine. year of COVID-19 lock- Individual countries will cre- downs, quarantines and ate systems to check vac- restrictions, but where can cination status, and mem- you go? Some countries ber states will set their own are reopening to Ameri- requirements. Some coun- cans, but the degree of re- tries are using what's called opening varies. an EU Digital COVID Certifi- Some countries will let you cate for travel clearance. in, but only if you agree to a The certificates are expect- multiday quarantine. Other ed to become available countries require a nega- in all EU member states as tive COVID-19 test even if of July 1. An EU spokesper- you're vaccinated, which son told media outlets that will add extra items to your the certificate system may pre-departure to-do list. soon be available to U.S. These locations are among citizens, but that decision the least complicated to is up to individual countries get into and are largely for now. embracing American tour- In this Friday, March 19, 2021 file photo, an airliner lands at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, More EU countries will open ists this summer: Fla. as the summer progresses. 1. MEXICO Associated Press But for now, popular desti- Mexico has always been nations like Spain , Greece one of the most convenient arrival. After completing two-week immunity period 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Nas- and Germany are open for countries for Americans to the questionnaire, you'll re- are exempt from COVID-19 sau and Paradise Island, U.S. tourists who can prove visit because of the short ceive a personal QR code. testing requirements. and between 11 p.m. and they've been vaccinated. flights. Now, it's among the Screenshot this QR code If you haven't yet been 5 a.m. on Grand Bahama Unvaccinated children countries with the fewest and save it to your phone vaccinated, you can still Island. While you're permit- should also be allowed in restrictions for entry: Ac- for easy access as you'll visit, but you must obtain ted to roam around your when traveling with vac- cording to the U.S. Embassy need to show it before im- a negative COVID-19 PCR resort during those hours, cinated parents but may in Mexico, travelers do not migration processing in test no more than five days you can't be out on the need a negative test in need a negative COVID-19 Mexico. Save yourself some before arrival. You need to town. place of vaccination. If test and there is no require- time by filling it out in ad- upload vaccination proof If the Bahamas isn't the you're eyeing a specific EU ment to provide proof of vance and you'll walk right or a negative test result to perfect fit for you, consider country for your summer vaccination. past all the other passen- the Bahamas travel health one of the other Caribbe- travel, check the U.S. Em- Instead, you'll need to fill gers scrambling to fill it out site, as well as apply for a an island nations, as many bassy website for entry re- out a form at the Vuela Se- at the airport. Bahamas Travel Health have similarly easy access quirements. guro website to complete 2. THE BAHAMAS Visa, which costs $40 for rules. WHAT ABOUT RETURNING a quick but mandatory Visitors traveling to the Ba- U.S. visitors. 3. THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE U.S.? health questionnaire, either hamas who are fully vacci- Once you're there, there The European Union an- While these countries may upon arrival in Mexico or nated with approved vac- are a few restrictions, in- nounced in May that it let you in, don't discount up to 12 hours before your cines and have passed the cluding curfews between would welcome fully vac- your return trip home.q

Boeing's newest version of the 737 Max makes first flight SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing's airport near Moses Lake, Max 8 and Max 9 planes newest version of the 737 Washington, before return- were grounded worldwide Max jetliner completed its ing to land at Boeing Field for nearly two years after first test flight Friday in a in Seattle, about 7 miles crashes in October 2018 move that the company (11 kilometers) from where and March 2019 killed a hopes will signal improving they left. total of 346 people. fortunes for its most impor- The Max 10 is a slightly U.S. regulators cleared the tant plane. larger version of Max jets way for Max jets to resume A few hundred employees that are already flying. It is flying late last year after watched the plane take designed to seat up to 230 Boeing made changes, off from Renton, Washing- passengers and compete including overhauling ton. As is typical for a first with the A321neo from Eu- flight-control software that test flight of a new plane, ropean rival Airbus. played a role in the crash- the only people on board Chicago-based Boeing es. This spring, about 100 were the two pilots, Jen- expects to begin deliver- new Max jets were idled The final version of the 737 MAX, the MAX 10, passes other nifer Henderson and Jim ing Max 10s to airlines in for several weeks because 737 MAX planes as it takes off from Renton Airport in Renton, Webb. 2023. Max jets get better of an unrelated problem Wash., on its first flight Friday, June 18, 2021. The pilots flew for about 2 fuel mileage than previous with electrical grounding Associated Press 1/2 hours over Washing- versions of Boeing's vener- of cockpit instruments. ton state and did a touch- able 737. Airlines began The grounding of Max jets for planes because of the Co. to an $8.4 billion loss and-go maneuver at an using the plane in 2017, but and reduced demand pandemic pushed Boeing last year.q A12 Saturday 19 June 2021 science

A roofer works on a new roof in a housing development while the sun beats down on him as the heat wave continues Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Phoenix. Associated Press EXPLAINER: What's behind the heat wave in the American West?

PHOENIX (AP) — Much of the heat wave is unusual on Plymouth Rock in 1620. the American West has because it arrived earlier The hot weather can be been blasted with swelter- and is staying longer than tied to the drought drying ing heat this week as a high in most years. out the landscape. Normal- pressure dome combines "June last year, things ly, some of the sun's heat with the worst drought in seemed pretty normal," evaporates moisture in the modern history to launch noted Park Williams, a Uni- soil, but scientists say the temperatures into the tri- versity of California, Los An- Western soil is so dry that ple digits, toppling records geles, climate and fire sci- instead that energy makes even before the official entist. "The record-breaking the air even warmer. start of summer. heat waves came in Au- "When the soil is wet, heat Record daily highs were gust and September." waves aren't so bad," said seen this week in parts of Ar- But with such an early heat Williams, who has calculat- izona, California, New Mex- wave this year, "this could ed that soil in the western ico, Montana, Wyoming be the tip of the iceberg," half of the nation is the dri- and Utah. Phoenix, which Williams said. est it has been since 1895. is baking in some of the WHAT ROLES DO DROUGHT "But if it's dry, we are under U.S. West's hottest weather, AND CLIMATE CHANGE extreme risk." hit a record-breaking 118 PLAY? HOW DO RECENT WILDFIRES degrees (48 Celsius) Thurs- A two-decade-long dry FIGURE INTO THIS? day and was expected to spell that some scientists re- Scientists say the wildfires reach 116 degrees (46 Cel- fer to as a "megadrought" that have erupted in recent sius) Friday and Saturday. has sucked the moisture days have been fed by the "Very dangerous record out of the soil through excessive heat across the breaking heat should con- much of the Western Unit- region. Climate change tinue today across the ed States. Researchers said contributes to the drought deserts with well above in a study published last conditions and makes trees normal highs," the National year in the journal Science and shrubs more likely to Weather Service's Phoenix that man-made climate catch fire. staff wrote on Facebook. change tied to the emis- At least 14 new wildfires "A very good day to stay sion of greenhouse gases broke out this week in Mon- indoors." can be blamed for about tana and Wyoming as the WHY IS THE AMERICAN WEST half of the historic drought. record heat sparked an SO HOT THIS WEEK? Scientists studying the dry early start to the fire sea- The heat comes from a period that began in 2000 son. Firefighters also battled high pressure system over looked at a nine-state blazes in Arizona and New the West, a buckle in the area from Oregon and Mexico. "From a fire poten- jet stream winds that move Wyoming down through tial standpoint, what is ca- across the U.S. and vast California and New Mexico pable this year, it is certain- swaths of soil sucked dry and found only one other ly much more severe than by a historic drought, said that was slightly larger. That we've seen in the past," U.S. Marvin Percha, a senior drought started in 1575, a Department of Agriculture meteorologist for the agen- decade after St. Augustine, fire meteorologist Gina Pal- cy in Phoenix. Florida, was founded and ma said in a climate brief- He and other scientists say before the Pilgrims landed ing Thursday. q A13 classified Saturday 19 June 2021 HEALTH Weird 'living fossil' fish lives 100 years, pregnant for 5 dOCTOR ON DUTY coelacanths, which have live births. 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Coelacanths are so en- dangered that scientists facebook.com/arubatoday/ A14 Saturday 19 June 2021 people & arts Q&A: Abdul-Jabbar talks new documentary, MLK, social justice

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. derstand what his message AP Entertainment Writer actually meant, I never re- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ka- ally compared it side by reem Abdul-Jabbar is an side with what Malcolm X NBA legend, but the man was talking about. When known for his trademark you do that, you find out skyhook shot has also de- actually that they had the voted his life advocating two different approaches for equality and social jus- to the same end: freedom, tice. justice and equality for all Abdul-Jabbar will take an- Americans. Equality, that's other step in his activism what it should be about. walk as an executive pro- AP: What's your biggest ducer and narrator of the takeaway from the docu- documentary "Fight the mentary? Power: The Movements ABDUL-JABBAR: It's a series That Changed America," of steps forward, but there's which premieres Saturday also some backsliding and on the History Channel. The a lot of attempts to move one-hour documentary ex- everything backwards. plores the history of protests We had to deal with what that shaped the course for people were really talk- justice in America. ing about, making Amer- "Fight the Power" exam- ica great again. It wasn't ines the labor movement about being great. It was of the 1880s, women's suf- about being ruled by a cer- frage and civil rights along tain group of people. They with the LGBTQ+ and Black thought that was great. But Lives Matter initiatives. It our country should be ruled also features footage from by the American people. Abdul-Jabbar's personal And all of us have a vote in. experiences when he cov- All of us have a voice. And ered one of Martin Luther we have to use our voices King Jr.'s news conferences Kareem Abdul-Jabbar poses in the press room at the NBA Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on June and our votes in a righteous at age 17 and attended 25, 2018. way. the famous 1967 Cleveland Associated Press AP: Are there other topics Summit, where prominent you would like to explore in Black athletes such as Bill were catalysts to his social alize people of color were out from underneath all of the future? Russell and Jim Brown dis- justice journey. treated unfairly in this this oppression. ABDUL-JABBAR: I'm hoping I cussed Muhammad Ali's Remarks have been edited country? AP: You are a champion on can do a more documen- refusal to serve in the Viet- for clarity and brevity. ABDUL-JABBAR: It started the basketball court and tary style piece on the Un- nam War. AP: Why does the docu- when I was 8 years old. voice of inclusivity. Did you derground Railroad. There's Abdul-Jabbar said co-ex- mentary focus on several That's how old I was when envision this path for your- a dramatic piece on right ecutive producer Debo- different movements? Emmett Till was murdered. self, even after your Hall of now that's very well done. rah Morales was adamant ABDUL-JABBAR: For me, it And I didn't understand it. Fame hoops career? But we should get into the about the documentary is trying to show that what I asked my parents to ex- ABDUL-JABBAR: I never re- details and let America needing to include all Black Americans must plain it. They didn't have ally saw myself as a lead- understand what it was all groups impacted by "big- deal with has been expe- the words. I was like "Where er in all of it. I was some- about, because it's an in- otry and discrimination." His rienced by other marginal- do I live? Why am I a target one who spoke out. I had teresting story. pursuit toward social justice ized groups. All of us at one here? enough nerve (and was) AP: What would be your for marginalized people time or another have been AP: How did you find some crazy enough to speak out angle? prompted the NBA to cre- targeted by the dominant clarity? about things. If we don't ABDUL-JABBAR: Some of ate an award bearing his group. So, we must under- ABDUL-JABBAR: I was in the talk about the issues, they the people involved that name last month. stand that all of us are in the eighth grade. I was about don't get dealt with. So, you would never, ever be In a recent interview, Ab- same boat and we have 13 years old, and I read somebody has to go out considered to be heroes of dul-Jabbar spoke with The to stick up for the rights of James Baldwin's "The Fire there and speak. You re- the Underground Railroad. Associated Press about the every marginalized group, Next Time." That explained member all the controversy For example, what do you importance of project, his not just the ones that we're it all to me. It gave me an behind LeBron (James) say- know about Wild Bill Hick- unforgettable conversa- in that causes controversy, idea of what I had to do ing, "Shut up and dribble is ok? When he was a teen- tion with King, and how Em- but to look at other issues." and what Black Americans a lot of B.S." You have to ager, he and his father and mett Till and James Baldwin AP: When did you first re- had to do in order to get just get to that point where uncle help escaping slaves you can say that and have get to Canada. He lived people understand what it in central Illinois and the means. escaping slaves would go LIKE US ON AP: Which personal experi- from the Mississippi River up ence highlighted in the doc to Chicago and southern stands out to you the most? Wisconsin, get on a boat, ABDUL-JABBAR: When I was go across Lake Michigan. 17 and I got to interview Dr. When they got to Cana- King. That was incredible. da, they were free. There's Just to exchange some a whole lot of stories like Facebook.com/arubatoday/ words with him. But to un- that.q A15 sports Saturday 19 June 2021 Celtics send Kemba Walker, 16th pick to Thunder for Horford BOSTON (AP) — The Celt- But swapping his salary for ics are bringing Al Horford Horford's will save the Celt- back, trading point guard ics $9 million. Kemba Walker to Oklaho- "Kemba is a true profession- ma City for the five-time All- al and a great teammate Star on Friday in Brad Ste- and player," Stevens said. vens' first major move since "I want to thank him for his he moved from the Boston tremendous impact, and bench to the front office. the positive contribution Boston will also send the No. he's made both to the Celt- 16 overall draft pick and ics and the city of Boston." a 2025 second-rounder to After playing his first nine the Thunder and receive seasons in Atlanta, Hor- 7-footer Moses Brown and ford signed with Boston as a 2023 second-round pick a free agent in 2016 and in return. led the team to the con- Oklahoma City now holds ference finals in his first two 19 first-round draft picks seasons. But he opted out over the next seven years. after three seasons to go to Horford returns to Bos- Philadelphia, then the 76ers ton and gives the Celtics flipped him to the Thunder the frontcourt presence after one year. they've lacked since he Horford, 35, averaged 14.2 In this May 25, 2021, file photo, Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker (8) looks for an outlet during left two seasons ago. The the first quarter of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets points and 6.7 rebounds 6-foot-9 was forward was in New York. this season, but he played a member of the NBA All- Associated Press just 23 games before Okla- Defensive team with the homa City shut him down Celtics in 2017-18 while also come Moses to Boston. He the league's best defensive games of the first-round in late March to take a look posting the best assist num- is a promising young play- guards. playoff loss to the Brooklyn at younger players — in- bers of his career. er." Walker, 31, is guaranteed Nets. cluding Brown. Stevens coached Horford Walker joins a team that more than $73 million over Walker's departure means "Thank you to ... the entire for three seasons and says finished with the second- the next two seasons. But Boston will rely more heav- Thunder organization for he played a "critical role" worst record in the West last after helping the Celtics ily on All-Stars Jayson Tatum their professionalism during while in Boston. season but showed poten- reach the Eastern Confer- and Jaylen Brown for scor- my time in Oklahoma City," "His ability to elevate team- tial with Shai Gilgeous-Alex- ence finals in the NBA bub- ing. Without further moves, Horford tweeted. "While it mates with his experience ander, who led the Thunder ble last season the four-time it would also leave Marcus was short, it was first class and leadership make for with 23.7 points per game, All-Star he was limited by Smart and Payton Pritchard all the way and me and my a great addition," Stevens and Lu Dort, who averaged knee injuries to 43 games in as the team's main options family are extremely thank- said. "We also want to wel- 14 points and was one of 2021; he missed the last two at point guard. ful and appreciative."q EXPLAINER: What is overtraining syndrome in sports? By The Associated Press to modify her training. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Olympic champion Sim- When that didn't ease her Fatigue, depression, de- one Manuel stunningly symptoms, she completely creased performance, failed to advance out stopped for three weeks. slower or faster than nor- of the semifinals in the But for elite-level swimmers mal heart rate, loss of moti- 100-meter freestyle at the whose training requires vation, insomnia, irritability, U.S. swimming trials. Then them to be in the water agitation, weight loss, sore she revealed why: The daily, it was disastrous. muscles and anxiety. Pain 24-year-old sprinter was di- WHAT IS OVERTRAINING can begin consistently af- agnosed with overtraining SYNDROME? ter a certain time, distance syndrome. It's an exercise-induced or intensity of exercise, Manuel said she'd never muscle and nerve con- and progressively worsen heard of it. Her mother dition that causes pain, as exercise continues. Pain searched online to find swelling and sometimes can become less intense information about the disability. Also known as or stop within a short time myriad symptoms Manuel burnout, it is thought to of stopping the exercise. was experiencing. She be the result of the physi- WHAT ARE THE RISK FAC- Simone Manuel is seen before the women's 100 freestyle dur- first felt off in January and cal and emotional stress of TORS? ing wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Thursday, June by March "my body com- training. Anyone can de- Age. The kind of exercise 17, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. pletely crashed," she said. velop the condition, but it's you do, especially repeti- Associated Press "Just walking up the stairs more common in athletes tive impact activities like to the pool, I was gassed," under 30 who participate running and swimming. and reported symptoms modifying activity. Taking Manuel said. The first Black in activities that involve re- Working out too intensely rather than diagnostic an extended break, as woman to win an individ- petitive impact. It's not life- or too frequently. tests. Much remains to be Manuel did, can relieve ual swimming gold medal threatening and usually HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED? learned about OTS. symptoms, but relief is usu- at the Olympics noticed doesn't cause permanent It is a clinical diagnosis, HOW IS IT TREATED? ally only temporary. Once her times were getting damage if you seek ap- which is made on the OTS may respond to non- exercise is resumed, symp- slower. She initially tried propriate treatment. basis of medical signs surgical treatment and toms can return.q A16 Saturday 19 June 2021 PEOPLE & ARTS NFL holding its inaugural General Manager Forum next week

By ROB MAADDI in this event allows for that AP Pro Football Writer networking to happen, The NFL is holding its inau- even if it's virtual," Holloway gural General Manager Fo- said. rum next week in an effort Pioli, who won three Super to increase minority hiring in Bowls as a personnel boss front offices. with the Patriots, said owner The forum, named after involvement in hiring varies Ozzie Newsome, will be from team to team. He also held virtually on Monday worked for the Jets, Chiefs ahead of the fourth annu- and most recently served al Quarterback Coaching as assistant GM for the Fal- Summit. There are only four cons from 2014-19. Black GMs and three Black "Some owners take more head coaches in a 32-team ownership, so to speak, in league where about 70% of the process than others but the players are minorities. it does come down to the "I think it's critical and I'm owners," he said. "Decisions glad that the league is be- about who they listen to is ing intentional about doing what's most important. Are it, because all of this work they listening to their gen- needs to be intentional," eral manager or are you longtime NFL executive listening to a family mem- Scott Pioli said of the GM ber or are they listening forum. "In the history of our In this July 26, 2019, file photo, former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome speaks to the president or some- country, what we've done during an NFL football news conferencing in Owings Mills, Md. one on the business side? is we have ... groups of Associated Press So there's a lot of people people that have intention- with information coming to ally marginalized folks. So better and be mentored is for him as a way of giving fice. They worked six sea- the owners, helping them now what we need to do a fantastic initiative by the back to those hopefuls that sons together in Cleveland make that decision, which is intentionally create pro- league." will come behind him," NFL and Baltimore. Newsome is why this is really important grams and opportunities Pioli is among a list of speak- vice president of football became Baltimore's GM in now, too, because gener- for people from marginal- ers that includes Newsome, operations Natara Hol- 2002. By then, Pioli was New ally speaking and historical- ized groups to advance. a Pro Football Hall of Fame loway said on the AP Pro England's vice president of ly is most people in those So the fact that they're do- tight end and the first Black Football Podcast. player personnel. positions of power look like ing this now or we're doing GM in league history. Pioli began his career in the "I have a tremendous me and they look like the this now as part of the NFL "I think that it's extremely im- NFL as a pro personnel as- Ozzie Newsome story to owners. So they, gener- to help people advance portant for us as a league sistant with the Browns in share with the group next ally speaking, don't have and get exposure and get to recognize his contribu- 1992, a year after Newsome week when we talk about a great deal of proximity educated and become tions to the game, but also joined Cleveland's front of- this and to talk about not or circle of friends outside only the relationship be- of people that don't look tween the head coach like them. So very often the Shohei Ohtani to hit in All-Star and the general manager people that are brought to and owner, but all three owners or the people that Home Run Derby of those relationships, be- are talked about with own- cause those are three in- ers are people that look like The 26-year-old out- dependent relationships of them." fielder, designated hitter very influential and power- The two-day coaching and pitcher has 19 home ful people with great skills event follows the GM forum runs, three behind major and abilities that have to and features various top- league leaders Fernando collaborate," Pioli said. ics including how to build Tatis Jr. of San Diego and Baltimore Ravens owner a coaching staff and win- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of Steve Bisciotti, New York Gi- ning culture, the qualities Toronto. Ohtani is hitting ants owner John Mara, Buf- of a head coach, as well .270 with 47 RBIs, and he falo Bills owner Kim Pegula as provide networking op- is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 and Black College Football portunities for career ad- starts. Ohtani won Japan's Hall of Fame co-founder vancement. home run derby in 2016, James "Shack" Harris also Buccaneers coach Bruce when he also was MVP will speak during Monday's Arians, Patriots coach Bill of the second of Japan's sessions. Belichick, Chiefs coach two All-Star Games. The participation of owners Andy Reid, Falcons owner He will become the sev- Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani watches his solo home run is noteworthy because ulti- Arthur Blank and Steel- against the Oakland Athletics during the eighth inning of a enth Angels player in the mately they have final say ers President Art Rooney II baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 15, 2021. derby, after Wally Joyner in hiring. are among the speakers Associated Press (1996), Troy Glaus (2001), "It's really important for us scheduled for Tuesday and Garrett Anderson (2003), because they're the ones Wednesday. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — 12. Vladimir Guerrero (2007), who are doing the hiring Arians won a Super Bowl Japanese two-way sen- The Los Angeles Angels Mark Trumbo (2012) and and the genesis of both last season with the most sation Shohei Ohtani will star will be the first Japa- Albert Pujols (2015). events is just making sure diverse staff in league his- compete in the All-Star nese-born player in the Anderson and Guerrero that hiring individuals are tory. Tampa Bay has three Home Run Derby at Den- derby, held the night be- won the competition, and aware of the talent that's Black coordinators and two ver's Coors Field on July fore the All-Star Game. Joyner was a co-winner.q out there so participating female assistants.q