Hon. Melvin Hulse, Minister of National Emergency Management (NEMO), Transport, Public Utilities and Communications yesterday embarked on a nation-wide tour to visit the various Coastal District Emergency Offices and Hurricane Shelters.

The 2007 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season closes today Friday, November 30 after an above-average season, which produced fourteen (14) named storms with an unprecedented two Category 5 Hurricanes making landfall in the same region.

A Belize delegation returned from Cuba over the weekend after having participated in the 10th Belize/Cuba Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation held in Havana, Cuba on 18th and 19th October 2007.

In order to provide emergency assistance to the population of Belize affected by Hurricane Dean, CABEI approved non-reimbursable cooperation of US$100,000.

The hurricane watch for the country of Belize has been discontinued, but a tropical storm watch remains in effect for southern Belize from Independence Village southwards.