By: Mike Rudon Jr. The Police situation report relates the incident dispassionately, stating the facts as they were ascertained by preliminary investigators on the scene – ‘Police responded to a report at 4:12am on Sunday, 12th September, 2010, where CIB personnel visited the KHMH trauma room where EYANNIE NUNEZ, student ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. On Saturday, the nation and people of Belize suffered a terrible loss when Nurse Dorothy Bradley passed away quietly in her home in Burrell Boom after a prolonged illness. She died the way she lived, with little fanfare or hype. After a lifetime of serving the ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. Hey, I just heard that the new slogan for the September Celebrations has already been chosen. I’ve been a little out of the loop though so I haven’t heard which one they chose. Hmmm! I made sure I submitted mine in time, and I’m positive it ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. About a month or so ago I made the very difficult decision to walk away from a job which had become a little too overwhelming. There were different factors which led to that decision but I don’t feel like sharing them here and now. It’s enough ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. With all due disrespect to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, the image which comes to my mind when I imagine him engaged in a war against crime is that of a little big eared, bald headed and knobby-kneed elf in pink and purple tights swatting a gold ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. "Its two and a half years into our term and it is clear that the magic is still there.” – PM Dean Barrow at UDP National Convention Magic trick: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers By the thousands they flocked ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. A couple of the morning shows are good barometers of the mood of the people living the reality of modern day Belize. It’s not exactly about what the hosts are saying but about the cries of the callers - the frustration, the anger, the sense of ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. Cynical and cold-hearted fool that I admit to being, the picture of 8 year old Marquis Mahler on the front page of Tuesday’s Amandala shook me up. I guess that particular photo of the child so full of life and mischief and joy must have been chosen ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. Slum (n.) A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor. Late last week I had the great misfortune of watching what turned out to be the stupidest movie I have ever seen in my life, called Mega-Piranha. This movie was so bad that ...

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 ...