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Kadaffi Romney, mother of Jehlano Romney, centre, leaves the Forensic Science Centre, St. James. Romney, a main witness in the murder of officer Clarence Gilkes was shot and killed at Poinsettia Avenue, Morvant on Sunday. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale

Seven months after he asked for protection after witnessing the death of a policeman in Richplain, Diego Martin, a 30-year-old man was gunned down at a house in Morvant.

Police said Jehlano Romney, 30, was at a house in Poinsettia Drive, at around 9.35 pm when a group of gunmen shot him several times before running away.

A woman who was nearby was also shot in her face.

Police from the North Eastern Division Task Force took the wounded woman to the hospital.Police from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region II visited the scene with a district medical officer who declared Romney dead.

On April 22, a team of 12 officers from the Western Division Task Force went to a staircase on Upper Rich Plain Road, Diego Martin, where they confronted Romney.During the incident PC Clarence Gilkes who was part of this group was shot and killed, as Romney ran away.

While the original account given by police claimed that Romney shot Gilkes, an autopsy later revealed that Gilkes was shot from behind with a police-issued bullet.Romney spent almost a week in hiding before surrendering to police with his attorney Criston J Williams.

He was questioned and later released.

Speaking with Newsday on Monday, Williams confirmed that his client requested protection from the police while being interviewed by them but was never given any offer of protection.He said attributed Romney’s murder to the lack of protection and said his death was not reassuring to citizens who were willing to assist police in their investigations.

“It sends the message to the public that maybe I should not be a good citizen to hold anyone accountable because I may not be protected.

“It was the fault of the police because no protective measures were offered to him and as far as I’m aware his death may have been a direct result of this.

“I know he was not a saint, he may have been a sinner and he tried to change his life and not being offered witness protection and being placed back in your original environment you may have to act like a cornered animal to protect yourself.”

Williams said Romney asked officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations to place him in witness protection while members of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) were present.Asked how the case would progress with the main witness in the case now dead, Williams said Romney entered a statement before his death.

Under the amdended Evidence Act a dead witness’ statement can still be entered as evidence and can lead to a criminal prosecution.

Williams added that Romney had two cases against the police for false imprisonment.Newsday attempted to contact acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob for comment several times on Tuesday but were unsuccessful.

Romney’s mother and other relatives visited the Forensic Science Centre, St James, on Monday to identify his body and speak to police investigators.They denied comment.

Newsday also visited the family at their Richplain home shortly after where they also declined to comment.

Newsday attempted to contact director of the PCA David West via phone call and WhatsApp but was unsuccessful up to press time.

Police in the Western Division said while homicide detectives were still trying to establish a motive for Romney’s murder, they suspect it may have been a reprisal for gang-related murders in Diego Martin.

He also denied claims that the police were responsible for his murder.”His name was calling in the death of a few people so he had a lot of enemies and it’s no secret because gang reprisals are real.

“I know there are people who are trying to make it out that the police killed him given everything that happened to PC Gilkes but the truth is the police weren’t anywhere near that.”

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ORANJESTAD (AAN):  Tur luna Horacio Oduber Hospital (HOH) su enfoke ta pa elogia coleganan cu di un forma of otro ta destaca y ta bay e “extra mile”.

Pa luna di september a scoge como empleado di luna Lawrence Henriquez cu ta traha na departamento di Medisch Administratie.  

            Manera semper servicial y colegial, Lawrence no a duda y a yuda su colega ora a yame pa trece un buki pe unda nan ta “hayando les”. Un surprise emocional ora ela ripara cu no ta les su coleganan a bay pero sino un celebracion specialmente pe. E no a spera na ningun momento di mira su famia, coleganan di otro departamento y Hunta di Directiva presente y a keda masha contento ora di tende cu ela wordo scogi como empleado di luna.

            Segun Emile Thiel, colega di Lawrence, tabata un reto pa organisa e sorpresa aki pasobra Lawrence ta un persona cu ta observa tur cos. Despues di a hinca ful e evento den otro, a traha un groupchat, haci afspraak, unda cu cada un colega a trece snacks y decoracion p’asina organisa e celebracion sorpresa aki.

            Lawrence Henriquez ta traha actualmente na Medisch Administratie cu tin un rol masha importante na HOH. Nan ta maneha e dato y informacion di tur pashent, incluyendo nan testnan, pues nan historia medico. Dokternan local y internacional regularmente ta den contacto cu e departamento aki pa por haya acceso na informacion di pashent y pues pa por yega na un bon diagnostico medico. E intercambio di informacion semper ta bay na un manera safe y segun proceduranan masha estricto y conforme ley y protocolnan stipula.

            Como colega Lawrence ta hopi amabel, colegial y servicial. Un tremendo team player. Semper e ta pendiente di su coleganan, no solamente di su departamento pero tambe di henter e organisacion.

Semper su trabao ta netjes y detaya. E ta ricibi hopi compliment, no solamente di local pero tambe di turista. Un ehempel di Lawrence su dedicacion ta cu e la bolbe trabou bek un diabierna atardi pa asina regla toch pa un pashent haya su documentonan prome cu e bay afo, pues e ta bay semper “the extra mile”. E pashent a keda feliz y a manda por ecrito su compliment pa colega Lawrence su servicio!

            Lawrence ta activo den mehora servicio y calidad y ta ehecuta medida pa optimalisa e procesonan. Nan ta procesa miles di dossier di pashent pa aña y nan mester wordo bon warda pa asina por haya bek facilmente. Ademas, Lawrence ta prepara e trabou pa e ‘medical coders’.

            Hospital ta masha orguyoso di su empleadonan y ta un di e poco dunadonan di trabou cu tur luna ta anuncia un empleado di luna pa mantene su empleadonan contento, uni, motiva y cu un gana enorme pa sigui nan pasion den nan trabou na Hospital. Lawrence a demostra su balor pe organisacion, y merecidamente ta sali empleado di luna september 2022! Masha pabien!

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Minister Geoffrey Wever:

*Balor di productonan importa a yega un suma total di Afl. 672 miyon 

ORANJESTAD (AAN):  Minister di Asuntonan Economico, Comunicacion y Desaroyo Sostenibel, mr. Geoffrey Wever, ta informa cu Oficina Central di Estadistica a publica infomacion di cifranan di importacion y exportacion over di kwartaal 3 di 2022.

            Aruba como economia chikito ta importa mayoria productonan cu cada un di nos ta cumpra den supermercado of tienda. Ta trata di entre otro productonan pa uzo diario manera cuminda y paña te material di construccion. E productonan ta yega Aruba via barconan of avionan di diferente pais y ta destina pa produccion y consumo local of Freezone.

            Den luna di juli te september 2022, e balor di productonan importa a yega un suma total di Afl. 672 miyon. Di e suma aki, Afl. 639 miyon ta destina pa produccion y consumo local y Alf. 33 miyon via Freezone pa exportacion. Tur productonan ta wordo categorisa den seccionan manera por ehempel productonan alimenticio.

            E data over di importacion y exportacion ta brinda e oportunidad pa hasi analisis over di ki tipo di producto ta wordo mas importa for di un pais. Por ehempel segun e balor den periodo juli te september 2022 cement ta e producto cu a wordo mas importa for di Colombia. 

            Ministerio di Asuntonan Economico, Comunicacion y Desaroyo Sostenibel ta monitor continuamente desaroyo di importacion y exportacion di productonan y su impacto riba economia di Aruba. Di januari te cu september 2022 e balor di importacion total a yega Afl. 1.8 biyon compara cu Afl. 1.4 biyon di januari te cu september 2021.

            Pa mas informacion over di cifranan di importacion y exportacion di nos pais por bishita e website www.cbs.aw

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