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We also asked Castro about the NEMO Ministry’s involvement in trying to ease the domestic disaster which is affecting 6 families in Trio Village. As viewers are aware, a truck of 5 men entered Toledo Village and intentionally burnt down 5 houses within the community, and when they realized that a 6th house wouldn’t catch fire, they pulled it down the truck.

These poor families, who live off subsistence agriculture, are now homeless, and the rest of their neighbours are locked in a dispute over the land they are occupying and with the private landowner. Yesterday, several of the community members travelled from their village to Belmopan to try to get anyone in power to listen and help them. They told us that the victims of the arson couldn’t make the trip because they were waiting on personnel from NEMO to go in and make assessments of the property loss for these people. We asked Castro about that assessment which was reportedly to have happened yesterday, and he told us that while he hasn’t been briefed on it, he will be following up to see how it went:

Daniel Ortiz
"We're told that NEMO representatives were supposed to have gone out to Trail Village yesterday to do some sort of assessment and to see what can be done for these people. Can you share that with us?"

Hon. Edmond Castro - Minister of NEMO & Transport
"I am not aware of the details of what you are talking about in Trail Village but what I do know is we our standard packages that NEMO would do out in the invent of any disaster to take care of people in need. So I am definitely sure that the department of NEMO has been out there and will continue to assist those families in need."

Daniel Ortiz
"Will this be something that you will take a look into if you haven't?"

Hon. Edmond Castro - Minister of NEMO & Transport
"Definitely; I will get that information, as soon as I get it I could talk more on it in terms of what was done for them."

Police have still not brought any charges against the alleged arsonist who they reportedly caught in the Belize District, and who has already given a caution statement admitting to the crime, and named his other alleged accomplices.