| NEMO Coordinator Was Criticizes, PM Says Unfairly |
| Mon, November 18, 2024 |
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Coming up in our next segment - we'll show you the situation in flooded communities further west than San Ignacio.
But we turn now to the disaster response from Sara. Belize is fortunate that it was a minor storm - though the after effects will be trying on those thousands in flood prone areas.
However, the public was not impressed with NEMO's National Coordinator Daniel Mendez. His performance in the live press briefings was less than stellar - and, if you listen to the radio or social media, the public was unforgiving. One caller to LOVE FM said "Fire NEMO!"
Today the PM took up for Mendez, who is the Governor General's husband:
John Briceno, Prime Minister
"It is unfortunate that it would take people something like this to be able to criticize. I have great respect for captain Mendez, Captain Mendez has been on the ground along with minister Andre Perez who from the minute that he took over the emergency response has been on the ground literally has been taking a lot of his effort so it's unfortunate but that is the work that we do you know people are going to criticize you can help 99 persons but all you need is one person and now with social media you know a lot there was a lot of misinformation this time and I have to urge the media and one in particular exaggerating and creating panic and this where especially like yourself channel 5 and love Fm and channel 7, the local media should work with us to be more responsible and to inform not alarm people and sometimes trying to be alarmists and trying to make a sensational story you know."
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