By: Mike Rudon Jr. I sat in the House of Representatives today and listened to the presentation of the budget by the Prime Minister of Belize Dean Oliver Barrow. I was not surprised by the flowery rhetoric, dramatic pauses and damn near poetic turn of phrase – after all, the ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. I’ve been out of work for the past two weeks, a sort of ‘forced vacation’ if you will, and that time provided me the opportunity to think a lot about a lot of things. Already cursed with a mind that won’t easily shut down and makes ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. On Monday morning driving into work I caught a bit of the Love FM talk show with Rene Villanueva Sr. and Ava Diaz. The hot topic was the transportation system, and one mother who called in was clearly furious, frustrated and almost in tears as she ...

Just after Christmas a stalwart of the People’s United Party, Louise Bevans, passed away. She was laid to rest on January 2nd. Her daughter who is my dear friend and co-worker says that she was fondly called ‘PUP Louise’ until the day she closed her eyes for that final time ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. I start this year’s first bit of literary rambling by welcoming back our faithful readers - those who read in support, those who read for information, those who read for entertainment and even those who read just to get some ammunition to criticize us for the fulfillment ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. One of my colleagues on the Vibes morning show has to be reminded from time to time about the choice words ...

A Political Fatwa PUP Party Leader John Briceno issued a political fatwa at this past weekend’s meeting of the National Party Council. He declared that ‘heads would roll’ if there were any further attacks ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. There’s a definite downside to being a writer who is recognized as a political sycophant and whose works are found within the pages of a political newspaper. Sure, rabid supporters of the PUP generally think it’s good stuff, probably the same way they think anything negative about ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. Conventional wisdom dictates that if somebody is spending a lot of effort trying to insult you and bring you down, the ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. While the name of ‘Belize’s royal elite’ lends itself most spectacularly to the voracious and opportunistic predators of the seas, the feeding ...