The country of Belize is still recovering from Hurricane Earl and will be for a while in spite of our ever present resilience and bounce back abilities. The category 1 storm with maximum winds at approximately 80 mph left thousands facing massive clean-up and caused millions of dollars in damages countrywide. Earl made landfall just […]
07
Aug
Aug
I am starting to feel like the San Pedro town council conference room is my second home š The Evacuation numbers for Hurricane Ernesto are in –Ā 632 have left Ambergris Caye by water taxi, 365 by Tropic Air and Maya Island Air 170. All going according to plan. Tropical storm Ernesto is officially cat […]
06
Aug
Aug
It was standing room only at NEMO when I got to the office when I got there today. They held meetings at 6:30am, 2:00pm and one will be held atĀ 8:00pm. The wind just picked up, we are getting lightening and it is looking like I am going to get wet on the way to […]
06
Aug
Aug
Hurricane Ernesto is causingĀ a buzz going on around the island and on the mainland. NEMO meetings are happening in both Belmopan and San Pedro. NEMO has declared Phase II. The Disaster Management Committee will be activated today. BRC will be receiving 2 delegates from PADRU (Pan American Disaster Relief Unit) tomorrow who will be […]
01
Sep
Sep
Hurricane Gustave Paul said 95% of New Orleans is evacuated – we have been following their activity on the morning news and hoping everyone is ok. We had some thunder and rain earlier and it looks like the sun is trying to come out now. Been interesting to seeĀ the effects of Gustave on Belize. You […]