This is the most up to date info from Jeff Sessions office in Washington D.C.

Here is the latest update after the 4:00 conference call with USCG, the Minerals Management Service, and BP:

· The 3 day NOAA trajectory has no onshore impact for Alabama. The outer boundary of the trajectory starts to touch the Mississippi Delta Region/Venice, LA., late Friday night or early Sat. morning. Should this occur it will be in the form of a light sheen.

· The above groups are working with the Fish and Wildlife Service in Louisiana. They are booming off the area and will use propane cannons, scarecrows, and any other measure to keep the birds safe and out of the area.

· The in-situ burning will happen this afternoon and there will be a report of its effectiveness tomorrow- can be 50-90% effective. The in situ burning is a strategy designed to minimize environmental risks by removing large quantities of oil. No populated areas are expected to be affected by the controlled burn operations and there are no anticipated impacts to marine mammals and sea turtles.

· In order to ensure safety during the burning process, the Environmental Protection Agency will continuously monitor air quality and burning will be halted if safety standards cannot be maintained.

· 100,000 feet of boom is being put in place along the Gulf Coast from LA. to Mobile Bay. THIS IS A PRE-CAUTIONARY MEASURE.

· 89,748 gallons of dispersant have been deployed. This is a chemical is United States Coast Guard approved. The dispersant allows the very thin crude oil to be separated into small particles, which then will allow a portion of it to evaporate naturally and the rest to be skimmed by vessels.

· To date 10,206 barrels (428,652 gallons) of an oil-water mix have been recovered.

· A relief well will start drilling on Friday- 1.5 miles from the original site.

· There is a clearly delineated plan for making claims against the Responsible Party in the Oil Pollution Act.

· Lastly, please note that when Exxon Valdez occurred there were no spill contingency plans, no wildlife/ecosystem data in particular areas, and no booming strategy etc.

We are all concerned about the possibilities of oil hitting our beach. Local and federal authorities are currently placing preventative tubing along the Alabama Coast to prevent the possibility of oil hitting the beach. Please read the below up to date information as this situation develops.

April 28, 2010

Oil Spill Update and Talking Points 4-28-10, 12:15 p.m.

Like everyone along the Gulf Coast, the CVB is monitoring the clean-up of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and relying on official updates from the on-site incident team as our source of information. The following are the most recent talking points we’ve compiled for our staff. We encourage you to pass them on to your front-line team and anyone else fielding questions about the spill.

There is no shoreline impact anywhere along the Gulf of Mexico, nor is any forecast for at least the next 72 hours. There is no official forecast beyond 72 hours.

The responders on-site at the spill have scheduled “a controlled, on-location burn to begin at approximately 11 a.m. CDT today—a strategy designed to minimize environmental risks by removing large quantities of oil.”

State-of-the-art equipment is in place to respond if there is any movement toward any area of shoreline along the Gulf Coast and local experts are monitoring wind and water conditions. Officials in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach have a coordinated response plan in place if it becomes necessary for our area.

Official information is being posted by the response team (Coast Guard, Homeland Security, NOAA, Department of the Interior, BP and Transocean) and updated several times each day. The site is http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.

We will continue to monitor the incident and post information IF coastal impact becomes an issue.

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As you may or may not be aware, there was significant oil spill 50 miles off the Lousiana coast several days ago. This is a threat to the gulf coast from Mississippi to the panhandle of Florida. Below is the most up to date information on this environmental accident. We will update this site as information becomes available.

April 27, 2010

Local update on gulf oil spill
The CVB is monitoring official channels of information about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Following, are the most recently updated talking points we have provided to our staff. We encourage you to pass them along to your staff or anyone fielding questions about the oil spill.

We will continue to post updates as they become available.

1) There is no shoreline impact anywhere along the Gulf of Mexico, nor is any forecast for at least the next 72 hours. There is no official forecast beyond 72 hours.

2) State-of-the-art equipment is in place to respond if there is any movement toward any area of shoreline along the Gulf Coast. Local officials have their own coordinated response plan in place IF needed for the Gulf Shores & Orange Beach area.

3) We will continue to monitor the incident and post information IF coastal impact becomes an issue.

The staff at Caribe Realty hopes that everyone had a nice holiday.  The weather has been beautiful at the beach and the guests are enjoying the resort. Ike’s Beach Service will be supplying chairs and umbrellas to the beach and the pass as soon as the state approves this year’s license.  We have been in contact with Ike’s and they hope to receive the license this week.  To rent chairs and umbrellas you can contact Ike’s at 251.948.3757.

The resort landscape team is working hard to accelerate the recovery from the harsh winter we have endured.  This was the fourth coldest winter on record and many of our grasses and trees are still recovering.  We have had great sunny weather and all the nutrients are kicking in to green things up.

As you can see we have a new owners log in for individual owner information.  To get your user ID and Password please call our front desk at 251.980.9000.  This information will only be given to the deeded owners.  Once you get your password you can change it to a private password by following the information on the site.  Also, many owners and guests have requested a drop down menu for looking up an individual unit.  This request is being worked on and we hope to be able to deliver this in the future.  For further suggestions please feel free to submit these at your convenience to webteam@cariberesort.com .

The team of programmers for the Caribe site would like to invite your feedback. We have recently installed the new reservation system and made updates to the resort’s website. We know there are still some items you wish to have included and many of those items are under development. We thought that you might want to share some of your ideas with the software team. You can now email them directly at Webteam@cariberesort.com. Please keep in mind that every idea may not be possible to implement due to the structure of the software. However, your ideas will be reviewed by each team member and a response will be provided after the review period. We thank you for your patience and look forward to your comments.

Our IT staff has developed the new area so that Caribe Resort owners and property managers may have better communication. We will post new events and ideas concerning Caribe on this site and you may access the board at any time. You will notice at the top of the page you may make suggestions or share ideas with owners which could enhance Caribe Resort. Simply use the “Feedback” button to send us your thoughts and ideas. We have also developed a (FAQ) Frequently Asked Questions tab at the top of this page. In the near future we will be posting questions and answers which are most commonly asked.

We hope you like the new Owner’s Board and will make frequent use of the site.

Caribe has installed a new reservation system for online bookings and on-site management. The new software allows renters to use Global Distribution Systems, such as Travelocity and Sabre, to book units at Caribe Resort. The addition of these services recently took place and updates are happening almost daily. We know that you may have questions about the system and we look forward to your comments. Our IT staff and programmers are fine tuning the system everyday and appreciate your feedback. Please keep in mind that EVERY suggestion may not be possible to implement on the system at this time, but we do keep those ideas to lab for later software releases.