Last week Belizeans were awakened for the opening of the hurricane season with tropical storm Alex rushing to her shores unexpectedly.  However, the response from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) was noteworthy.  The voluntary evacuation by people in the cayes demonstrated a clear appreciation of the vulnerability that those ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. I’ve been told that I have an unhealthy fixation on Mr. Barrow and the thought was enough to give me a real ‘ugh’ moment. I mean, it’s true that I harbor a very healthy dislike for the fellow whom I’ve never exchanged more than two words ...

The anecdote as relayed in old wisdom is that you cannot cook a frog using boiling water. The parabolic metaphor teaches that the unhappy critter will unfailingly remove itself from the pot, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger ...

Tropical Storm Alex, the first system in the region, crawled over the country last weekend and made landfall near Belize City. First projections and computer models had Alex coming directly over Ambergris Caye. Those early projections prompted local officials on the island to spring into action before the rest of ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. “Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination…We'll begin with a spin traveling in the world of my creation.” – Pure Imagination Lyrics I’ve always liked that movie – the Gene Wilder version of the 1970s much more than the more ...

This week I had the opportunity to speak to a personal friend of mine who happens to be one of San Pedro’s most prosperous businessmen. It was nothing to do with politics; we were just hanging out at his business watching the world cup games. But somehow the critical discouraging ...

By anthony sylvestre He stood at the corner of Tigris Street and Basra Street, one of these commonly referred to hotspots in Belize City, seemingly unfazed by the gunfire that had barked out just minutes earlier. He had the DVDs he was selling neatly displayed on the ground for the passersby ...

Are we better off now than we were before the 2008 and directly after the elections? Yes we are, whether a few backbiters/backstabbers chooses to accept it or not. We have gained major ground in just 2 ½ years. There is a certain newspaper (let me just say the NP) ...

Graduation season has coincided with the open season for Jaguars. Yap, right on cue like acne break outs at the starting line of pubescent anxiety, the reckless juvenile energies of excess, relief and rebellion  are already revving their under-aged engines. Proudly accommodating parents who have been tickled to ecstasy by having ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. As long as I’ve been in this political game I’ve believed that Mr. Barrow is a man who cannot be trusted. He has done nothing of recent to convince me that I am wrong and much in fact to convince me that maybe my criticism of ...