QILIN

NV ELMAR

Aruba

A blackout in Aruba is only a matter of time. The incompetence and unprofessionalism of NV ELMAR managers — the only electricity supplier on the island — could send the entire island back to the Stone Age. It has long been known that things are not going well at the subsidiary Utilities Aruba NV. Last year, the unions representing the employees of NV ELMAR and Utilities Aruba NV made shocking accusations against their managers, Roger (Utilities) and Irauskina (Elmar). At that time, the workers sent a letter to parliament demanding that NV ELMAR be audited. Among the complaints were inefficient resource management, favoritism toward American distribution companies, discrimination against local suppliers, and corruption among top managers. Recently, about fifteen directors of Utilities Aruba NV and its subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against the company. They are demanding “golden parachutes.” In this situation of managerial chaos, NV ELMAR also allowed confidential data to leak into the public domain. The company, on which the country's energy supply depends, was unable to protect its own computers. Tens of thousands of secret files have leaked onto the internet. See for yourself. Especially the residents of Aruba. While there is still electricity...

2025-09-20 00:00:00

Information Technology

Internal documents, Other