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Mireille Sint Jago di MEP:

San Nicolas is Ready to Work!

Mr. Nelson English held do it then... Surely it can that no other business op- compared to the costs to prosperity of the people of
pretty cut and dry presen- be done again, after we portunities were created in built a brand new refinery. Aruba as a whole, are its
tations about the feasibil- identify the right business this district by the Aruban These costs vary between Government and Valero.
ity of reopening the Valero model and with the right Government, it is evident of 9-20 billion dollars. Since Parliament voted in
Refinery in San Nicolas insentives. The intrinsic that jobs are much need- There are also prospec- favor of dismantling the
Aruba. This was done deficiencies, like a lack of ed. The people of San tive buyers that have refinery earlier this week,
on two occasions for the sufficient conversion ca- Nicolas want their jobs shown genuine interest to the chances are getting
Aruban community, while pacity or a much needed back, so they can again the Government, but they slimmer by the minute.
the first presentation was modernisation upgrade take care of their families need to feel reassured Add to that the fact that
held for the members of can be overcome. One of again. The Aruban Gov- that the Government is Valero has no intention
Parliament. After Mr. Eng- the biggest advantagea of ernment also needs this stable, able and willing of giving up their rights to
lish’ presentation during Aruba’s refinery is its ca- opportunity in order to pay to cooperate with them, their money making ma-
the last town hall meeting, pacity to process heavier its national debt! A prob- meaning the investors. chine, the terminal. Sad
organized by San Nico- and more complex mate- lem which currently lead Hence, it takes a friendly but true, but it seems that
las Business Association, rials. That was the core to Aruba losing their finan- investment climate, which only the people of Aruba
last tuesday, the mes- message that Mr. English cial autonomy. can’t be said to be pres- can save the people of
sage for the Government shared with the San Nico- ent in the current political Aruba, however, as is the
by the people was clear: las Community. UNITY in the com- situation. In conclusion, case with all modern soci-
San Nicolas is Ready to mUNITY we can state that the two eties, where individualism
Work. Eventhough the Highest paying biggest obstacles to the prevails, consequently,
people were very disap- jobs are in oil busi- Mr. Nelson English stated there is a lack of UNITY in
pointed, that no members ness clearly in his presenta- the commUNITY. Which is
of the Government were tion, that it is advisable much needed to stand up
present, it was clearly Eventhough there are and feasable to reopen against decisions made by
stated that the people of many environmental is- the refinery. At a cost of the Government that are
San Nicolas are ready to sues working against the somewhere between 2 not in the people’s best in-
go back to work at ‘their’ oil business, there are also and 3 billion dollars, it is terest. As long as anyone
refinery. Even if it means factora that work in favor not even that expensive, is waiting for someone
that they themselves need of it. The oil business is else to take the lead.. We
to invest in its reopening. known to supply the high- will keep heading on this
The refinery in Aruba has est paying jobs around road to nowhere. Whether
been closed for 3 years, the world. Where jobs in the people of San Nicolas
but it has been closed the tourism industry offer and all of Aruba can get to
down and reopened be- an average hourly rate of work again in their refin-
fore. When LAGO closed about $20 per hour, this ery, is clearly in the hands
it’s doors in 1985, the re- can easily surpass an av- of the Aruban community.
finery was reopened by erage of $60 for jobs in the We need to stop THINK-
Coastal in 1990 up un- refinery business. Being ING we don’t have any
til Valero took it over in power and simply ‘TAKE
2004. We were able to IT’! It’s now or never.

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