COVID Questions
Even thou ‘Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” we have been asleep for a long, long time.
Roatan’s Beauty, Truth & Wisdom
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Getting Stuck in Ceiba
Within two weeks two Roatan based cargo boats: Monica and Captain Bambino sank leaving La Ceiba harbor.
Roatanians Reach Out with Help
Hurricane Eta battered Bay Islands with heavy winds and rain causing island wide loss of electricity, localized landslides and internet and cell phone outages on November 3 and 4.
Heading for Herd Immunity
There are signs that Roatan could reach herd immunity from COVID-19 within a few months and perhaps as soon as December 2020.
Fantôme’s Last Voyage
Our Islands have faced many hurricanes through the years, some stronger than others, yet all leaving a trail of destruction.
Deprived of Basic Freedoms
Roatan police took a step further in tightening penalties against personal freedoms under the pretext of protecting population from a COVID-19 virus. In early October island police officers begun strict enforcement of presidential decree 58-2020 passed by congress on May 23 that makes wearing masks
Prosperity on the Horizon?
Despite the Roatan COVID-19 economy shut down a large, perhaps the biggest project the island has ever seen was announced. Próspera, a company with $17.5 million capital and 58-acre site on the north shore aims to change Roatan’s future.
Roatan Home Sales Hit Hard
The Real Estate sales sector on Roatan took a tremendous hit because of the government imposed COVID-19 travel restrictions and government office closures.
New IDs for Hondurans
Hondurans are getting a new ID cards and Bay Islanders are now being counted and their information entered into a database.
Not Dying of COVID
After 150 days of island lockdown the biggest toll has been not the COVID deaths, but higher crime, domestic violence, uneducated children, bankrupt businesses and looming bank foreclosures.