CLICK HERE FOR IMAGES OF NEMO SECRETARIAT OPEN DAY 2006
By NEMO Press Officer
Jun 1, 2006, 11:49 am
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is welcoming over 1000 school children and other guests to its National Headquarters in Belmopan today, June 1, 2006. Here are a few images of our "OPEN DAY 2006":
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| NEMO's Assistant Training Officer, Mr. Santiago Acosta, welcomes students from the St. Martin's Government School to the NEMO Secretariat Building. |
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| Students viewing and discussing some of the hurricane pictures on display. |
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| A view of one of NEMO's display boards (left) and The Belize Archives Department Hurricane Display (right) at the Secretariat Open Day. |
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| Mr. Claudio Leal (l), a meteorology officer attached to the Hydrological Section of the National Meteorological Services of Belize, explains the operation of water-level monitoring equipment to NEMO's National Emergency Coordinator (NEC) Col. (Ret'd) George Lovell during OPEN DAY 2006. |
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| Janie Nunez, a student at Our Lady of Guadalupe High School, learns about past hurricanes from the Belize Archives Department display. |
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| A group of students from Our Lady of Guadalupe High School visiting the National Emergency Operations Center at the NEMO Headquarters on Open Day. |
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| Students touring the NEMO Secretariat offices. |
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| Mrs. Greta Mossiah (standing right), a dedicated but now retired member of the NEMO staff, is given a special tour of the Emergency Operations Center by National Emergency Coordinator Col. (Ret'd) George Lovell as students of Our Lady of Guadalupe Primary School look on. |
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| Mr. Amelio Cal, City of Belmopan Emergency Manager, directs the attention of a group of students to NEMO's message boards in the National Emergency Operations Center during Open Day 2006. |
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| An impressive number of students and visitors took advantage of NEMO's Open Day 2006 to learn about emergency management. |
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| The hurricane flags on display was popular with students. |
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| The radiosonde unit and upper-atmosphere measuring explanations by the hydrological department was another crowd favorite at Open Day 2006. |
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| Students walked away with many printed educational items on Open Day 2006 including this brochure on preparing pets for emergencies published by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA). |
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| Some members of the NEMO Secretariat staff who worked to make the day a success: Back row (l to r) Emil Rodriguez (Press/Communications Officer), Delvorine August (Office Assistant), Santiago Acosta (Assistant Training Officer) Front Row(l to r) Cecelia Velasquez (Executive Secretary), Col. (Ret'd) George Lovell (National Emergency Coordinator) and Yadira Kantun (Administrative Assistant). |