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LOCAL Wednesday 25 november 2020

Donation Employees Cabinet Governor Defense expands coastal

Aruba to foundation providing breakfast surveillance

to school children
ORANJESTAD — Dutch Defense as soldiers from 32 Raiding Squad-
is making more people and re- ron (Aruba) and the Company in
sources available to the Coast the West (Curaçao) are used for
Guard in its support to the Carib- this task.
bean region with maritime border
surveillance. The commitment is paying off be-
cause last night, partly because
The extra support has, in addition of the efforts of Defense, a land-
to Curaçao, also been expanded ing of undocumented migrants
to Aruba. The military has been was detected in Aruba. Six peo-
conducting for quite some time ple were arrested. Supporting the
additional coastal observations in civil authorities is one of the three
the Caribbean to possible iden- main tasks of Defense in the Ca-
tify landings with undocumented ribbean. This happens in several
ORANJESTAD — On last Friday, International Day of the Rights of the Child, migrants in a timely manner. Af- ways, from emergency relief dur-
a donation was made on behalf of the employees of the Cabinet of the ter a request for assistance from ing hurricanes to support for the
Governor of Aruba to Fundacion Ban Uni Man Pa Cria Nos Muchanan, Aruba, Defense has decided to police or Coast Guard.q
freely translated Let’s Put Our Hands Together to Support Our Children. This join the Coast Guard support
foundation provides breakfast at school from three kitchens for more than with coastal observations. Earlier
630 children who cannot get breakfast from home. this year, the Ministry of Defense
delivered the same current assis-
The donated money was originally intended for an event for Cabinet em- tance to Curaçao at the request
ployees, which was canceled this year due to corona. In order to spend of the Curaçao government. Be-
the saved money in a valuable way, this one-off donation was chosen. sides to prevent undocumented
The employees of the Cabinet consider this foundation important be- migrants from crossing to the ABC
cause education is a fundamental right of every child, just like good food islands, often with non-seaworthy
and drink. Good nutrition is essential for good learning at school. Walter boats, this deployment also has a
Maduro, who has been with the Cabinet of the Governor in Aruba since preventive effect against illegal
1986, has presented the check on behalf of all employees to Rachelle weapons or drug smuggling. Ca-
Roos (Secretary) and John Fun (Chairman) of Fundacion Ban Uni Man Pa ribbean soldiers, consisting of the
Cria Nos Muchanan.q ARUMIL and the CURMIL, as well