Concern over boycott.Aruban officials have appealed to the U.S. State A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and Department and the Netherlands for help against a call for a tourist boycott of the Dutch Caribbean island over complaints the investigation into the disappearance of an Alabama teenager was mishandled, reports AP (Nov. 11, 2005). Tourism Minister Edison Briesen said that it's too early to determine whether a call by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley
v. ac·cused, ac·cus·ing, ac·cus·es v.tr. 1. To charge with a shortcoming or error. 2. To charge formally with a wrongdoing. v.intr. the island's government of not fully cooperating with the investigation into her disappearance. He asked his fellow U.S. governors to join him in urging the boycott of Aruba, where the 18-year-old honors student An honors student is a student in elementary, middle, or high school recognized for achieving high grades. Honors students are recognized on lists published periodically throughout the school year, known as "honor rolls". was last seen on May 30 leaving a bar with three young local men. The young men were held for a time but have been released. Holloway's mother, Beth Holloway-Twitty contends Aruban authorities have failed to adequately investigate the possible murder and has called for the removal of three top law enforcement officials |
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