PUP Helping the People of Armenia

}]Armenia is a small village off the western highway in the Cayo district.  It is politically located in the Cayo South constituency, where many hard working Belizeans live and work. Most residents of Armenia live off the land. On the 24th October 2010, Hurricane Richard hit Belize causing devastation in areas all over the country, including Armenia where many structures had all but collapsed. Homes were left without roofs, exposing families to the elements. Countless trees obstructed the pathways that lead to and from the farms where the people of Armenia live and work. Many families are suffering the effects, because their crops were destroyed and they depend entirely on them for income generation and for their survival.

On the 25th October 2010 the Cayo South team of the Peoples United Party led by Julius Espat, the aspiring standard bearer for the constituency went into Armenia village and after witnessing the great need for assistance in this village and realizing that the UDP and the area representative, Ramon Witz were doing nothing to help the people, went straight to work realigning structures, mending broken roofs, clearing roads, and removing hazards like a large tree on the verge of falling  on the Hurricane shelter which also happened to be the school and Community center.

One resident of Armenia told the Belize Times – "Our daily lives and houses were affected by Hurricane Richard and we felt abandoned and helpless. We were not able to access our farm lands because the roads were blocked by big trees that had fallen during the storm; our crops were seriously damaged and we needed to access them, Mr. Julius Espat and his team were a big help in the effort of clearing the roads. We are thankful because they lent us a helping hand."

The PUP Cayo South team worked tirelessly along with the villagers and little by little made progress, although there is still much more to do in the reconstruction process after the destruction caused by hurricane Richard.

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Source: The Belize Times