WILLEMSTAD.- Isla Refinery does not have any kind of actions either against the workers or against the students of the vocational school. What is happening is that they simply do not have money and must take the necessary measures. The priority until now is to keep the Refinery open and keep the current work quotas intact. There is no kind of revenge against anyone, says Mr. Earl Balborda spokesman of Island Refinery. The refinery contradicts the erroneous reports circulating on social networks.

A person who visited the vocational school took a picture during an explanation session with students. The information says, for example: that Isla decided not to let the students finish their journey to become operators at this time. The 15th of March will be the last day that the current students will be part of the vocational school. It is reported that students will be paid at the end of February and the middle of March. That ISLA will deliver certificates of the theoretical part.

That Isla will not charge the students the rest of the money for the loan for the laptop. In the same order of ideas, he points out that if they have clarity about the future and that, if Refinery continues to operate normally and that the crude enters and also that Curoil takes all the products, they will ask the students that are available to continue with the Program.

Any student who finds a job before March 15, Isla will cooperate so that they can retire much earlier. Isla will also help all students to get employment at other companies. Isla will help those who want to start another training journey. Isla will issue in writing the respective recommendation letters.

Earl Balborda emphasized that now is the opportune moment and that is why he must act immediately. This is how the students are on a crusade, in the sense that they finished the theoretical part and prepare to begin the practical part. The journey stopped now and the students will not be allowed to start with the practical part, and then stop the journey in the middle of it. The spokesman insists that they have no actions against the workers, or issues, or rematches as suggested by the comments. Simply Isla must see its priorities to keep the Refinery open. There is no money, so it must be managed according to the current situation.