CTO Responds to Aruba, Caribbean Blacklisting

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) on Friday issued a statement in response to a campaign launched by two radio announcers in Alabama, U.S., calling on the listeners not to visit Aruba and by extension the Caribbean, as a result of the fallout over the disappearance of an 18-year-old high school graduate on May 30 in Aruba.

Dissatisfied with the progress in finding Holloway, a couple of talk show announcers on The Source FM 101.1 in Birmingham, Alabama are discouraging American from traveling to the Caribbean, and especially to Aruba.

"We join the government and people of Aruba in our heartfelt concern for the whereabouts of Ms. Natalee Holloway. We join them and her family in praying for Natalee´s safe return,” the CTO´s statement reads.

Meanwhile, as the search continues for Holloway, Aruban authorities on Friday nabbed a fourth suspect but declined to give the man´s name saying only that he was 24-years old.

Police say Holloway was last seen in the wee hours of May 30 after leaving the popular Carlos ´N Charlie´s nightclub with three men.