WILLEMSTAD - Teachers want to know whether they have to work on Carnival Monday or not. Last week, the Minister of Education announced that the carnival holidays will be withdrawn to compensate for this extra week of vacation as part of the Time Out.
But the Monday after Carnival is an official day off and cannot be withdrawn just like that. This is only possible with a change in the law and it seems too late for that now. Carnival was canceled last year also, but everyone had the day off on Mondays. Carnival Monday falls on February 28 this year.