Just wondering if anyone has any recent pictures of the beach today? Are most hotels starting the process of burying the seaweed?
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Just wondering if anyone has any recent pictures of the beach today? Are most hotels starting the process of burying the seaweed?
Treehouse had a loader working on it....I can't imagine it could be done by hand..yikes!
Beach Club cleared the beach yesterday. May places are working to haul off or bury the seaweed. Many places are not! The sidewalk is still the best way to move between properties today. The wind and waves are calming down. I hope things start returning to normal in the next day or two.
Checkout the CocoLaPalm website live cam. You’ll see what they are still dealing with today.
We have been watching the Coco webcam. I've never seen this much seaweed. We arrive on Saturday and are hoping things will be, at least, closer to normal. Either way, we will be extremely happy to be back home!
Now @ Tree House going well I think.
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The last photo I saw of Rondel it looked like the seaweed has left you just enough room for your chairs under your tree! That area is a favorite location for the sea debris. It had massive amounts when we were in November.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty&Melo
Not Rondel. Beach house next to Tree House
Lots of seaweed in front of the Boat Bar yesterday.
Like many they were closed.
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The cleanup in front of Rondel is well underway
Should be back to normal by tomorrow
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The smell is kicking in.
Rotten Eggs
Agreed on dat! We left for Zimbali at 4:00 this afternoon and returned at 8:00. No smell before but it’s now kicking in. We were told today that it may take another week for the entire beach to be cleaned of nature’s debris. Vibes still excellent and we love it here…no matter…no worries.
any updates on the beach? I checked the coco web cam and still quite a bit of seaweed piled up. Is it still washing ashore or is this left over still? thanks :cool:
This is the remaining seaweed from last week. The rough seas didn't end until last Wednesday/Thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobbynh
Many places are done or nearly done cleaning, but the places owned by the government haven't been touched yet.
The PM was in town Saturday and declared it an "emergency" in name only saying that it will take some time because of the new procurement process.
Some neighboring properties are going to take it upon themselves to do the necessary cleaning for the government.
This has been the standard operating procedure for any time the sea decides to clean itself, "emergency" or not. I haven't seen the government clean the Negril beach in the past 30 years.
A positive outcome is that the fishermen are reporting that the reefs have been cleared of algee and seaweed growth.
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Originally Posted by Rob
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Just being real here, the beach still has a lot of rotting seaweed. If you are lucky enough to stay in a resort that has cleaned their beach and has no seaweed floating in the water like we do you are fine. The water has been so calm since the storm the ocean hasn’t cleaned the beach as it normally does. We have been watching the amazing natural rebuilding of the beach lost in front of 1Fusion and travellers. Fusion had an over the water deck for awhile.
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That is as clean as they get at the moment. Still having an incredible time! Plenty to do and the cliffs are all fine now.
This is truly strange....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamaica jack
This rather contradicts what the PM said to a local radio station:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamaica jack
"During a tour of affected areas on Saturday, Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, shared that while it is considered an emergency, there is a process to be followed.
He commended tourism interests who commenced their cleanup and advised that the Government will focus on public access beaches and assist with private beaches, if necessary."
Hard to fathom why the Government would send White Sands a cease and desist order!!!
Tourism is such a huge part of the Jamaican economy. The apparent nonchalant attitude of the government must be somewhat disappointing for a lot of people.
Yeah, somewhat....Quote:
Originally Posted by fargoman
It seems to be a general trend that governments are only acting in their own interests.
Idiocracy Fails! Sanity Prevails!
The nonsensical order to stop clearing the beach with backhoes has been rescinded! Cleaning was allowed to commence once again yesterday afternoon!
Its seems the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing. I want to thank Mr. Lee Issa of the Idle Awhile and Couples properties for his assistance yesterday.
Rob, was the cease and desist order for the whole beach using backhoes? If so, what were people supposed to do? Geez..glad its moving forward.
Yes, it was for everyone. Apparently NEPA forgot to write any rules for emergency procedures. Overzealous government officials at work who don't understand their jobs.Quote:
Originally Posted by fargoman
Can anyone there post current pictures? On the Coco live feed they had heavy equipment in use this morning.
The Negril Beach Club = cleans the beach - very enjoyable to take in the sea/sun
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Firefly, Sunbeach, and Sandy Haven are cleaned up as good as possible for now. CoCo looked cleaned but mounds of sand yet to be levelled.
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Looking the other way is not as good. The open area between Chances and FireFly still has 5' of seaweed at the water line.
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Clarification (?) from the Observer:
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024...crisis-negril/
It's a fun read.
Two views, taken by Margaritaville:
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There is definitely an end in sight. It’s so much better at so many places but the places that normally accumulate seaweed mid beach are having some problems.
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Rooms this morning