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About an hour after that public meeting, residents of Caye Caulker got underway with a protest against the utility companies for the outages and irregular service. They wanted to send a clear message that as customers, they are dissatisfied and disappointed with how unreliable the utility providers have been for this tourism high season.

But, even though they started a little later than they planned to allow for more arrivals, the turn-out was small. We asked the organizers about the possible explanation for that, given that this issue is affecting over 600 businesses on the island. Here’s what they told us:

And what is the status of BWSL - and the water services?  You’ll recall that they had a major fail right after Christmas.  Well, the company continue to provide water across the island but at low pressure.  

Of note is that BEL is inviting residents of Caye Caulker to make claims for any damages suffered because of the power outages during these holidays.

We understand that senior representatives of the Tourism Ministry, BTB, and the management of both BEL and BWSL will be hosting a press conference tomorrow morning. We’ll be there to tell you what they have to say about Caye Caulker’s plight. 

The PUP has already said what it feels about the power crisis.  The party put out a release today, saying, quote, “The PUP joins the Caye

Caulker Business Association and the Belize Tourism Industry Association in calling on the Government of Belize (GOB) to urgently find a solution to this disaster.â€￾