![]() ![]() NBC News: New Natalee Holloway movie airs on Lifetime How quickly Prime Minister David Thompson and his DLP party have forgotten the lessons of the 2007 campaign - when a handful of blogs run by ordinary citizens were probably the tipping point in the fall of the Owen Arthur government and the election of the DLP.īarbados Free Press: Joran van der Sloot Says Natalee Holloway Was Dumped Into The Sea – Possibly While Still Aliveīarbados Free Press: Say “Aruba” – Think “Natalee Holloway”ĪBC News: Suspect in Holloway Case Allegedly Caught Arranging for Sex Workersĭaily Newscaster: Joran van der Sloot flees Thailand and possible human trafficking charges – Updatedįox News Report: Natalee Holloway Suspect Involved in Thai Sex Trafficking In Barbados, the political and media elites still think they can effectively control information and the public consciousness. As we have seen ourselves on numerous occasions, these legacy stories can result in tens of thousands of new visitors over a day or two. Although public interest in a story might fade in the news cycle, when something makes the story current, all the background is instantly available to ordinary people on the Internet. The name Natalie Holloway will be synonymous with the word “Aruba” for the foreseeable future - perhaps even decades into the future if her disappearance remains unsolved.Īs a side note, we at Barbados Free Press are reminded every once in a while of the power of the Internet to give worthy stories “legs” - staying power in the public consciousness. As related in our Februstory (link below), Van der Sloot was befriended by an undercover reporter and confessed on hidden video that he had disposed of Natalie’s body possibly while she was still alive. What a nasty piece of work this Joran Van der Sloot is. Van der Sloot was videotaped accepting cash to arrange immigration and travel documents for the girls - who believed they were being hired as dancers in the Netherlands at $400 per month. ![]() Joran Van der Sloot was caught out in Bangkok Thailand last November, 2008 by undercover reporters posing as Dutch sex industry bosses. Our two stories about the case received thousands of hits overnight and the visits will no doubt continue to increase as the day progresses.Īs a result of this new interest we’ve learned something ourselves: the suspect in Natalie’s disappearance was recently filmed again with a hidden video camera - this time involved in human trafficking of Thai prostitutes to work in Europe. The result - a “perfect storm” on the Internet as renewed interest in the case immediately catapulted the term “Natalie Holloway” to the top of the search engine charts. Renewed Interest Sparked By “The Natalee Holloway Story” MovieĪ new made for television movie about the disappearance of Natalie Holloway was broadcast on Sunday night. ![]()
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