United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader Shyne Barrow has issued a strong statement condemning what he describes as the possible “extra-judicial kidnapping” of the notorious Joseph Ryan Budna and his transfer into Guatemalan custody. Barrow said the UDP is “gravely concerned” over reports that either foreign or
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton says that the United Democratic Party (UDP) Parliamentarian Caucus "is gravely alarmed by disturbing reports circulating that Guatemalan authorities may have crossed into Belizean territory to forcibly remove a Belizean citizen, Mr. Joseph Budna." Panton warned that if true, the incident would
Gaza City lies in ruins, devastated by months of relentless Israeli bombardment triggered by Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel. Gaza City, with its rich history spanning thousands of years, once stood as the cultural and economic hub of the territory. It became the de facto
The Belize Police Department has launched an investigation into "an incident involving Mr. Ryan Joseph Budna, which occurred on Friday, August 22nd, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Hospital Crescent in Orange Walk Town." According to the department, while Guatemalan authorities confirm he is in their
A news outlet in Peten, Guatemala, is reporting that Joseph Ryan Budna has been "recaptured in Melchor de Mencos." It said that Budna, who had escaped custody twice in Guatemala, including from the San Benito Hospital in Petén, was detained once again and remains wanted under
The Belize Police Department has confirmed that it is investigating an incident that occurred near Hospital Crescent in Orange Walk Town on Friday night. According to an official statement, officers responded to the area around 9:00 p.m. and discovered an abandoned black 2010 GMC Acadia SUV
A quiet village in Orange Walk has been rocked by a brutal murder. Police say sixty-eight-year-old Estell Trapp was found dead inside her home in Millers Bight, near Santa Martha Village. The shocking part? Her own caretaker, Eugene Ramirez, reportedly confessed to the killing and
Tonight, justice is split in the 2019 double murder of Deon Faber and Allen Martinez. Anthony Carballo Jr., thirty-one, has been found guilty and is awaiting sentencing, while his cousin and co-accused, Darrell Grant, walked free. The two were charged for the broad daylight killings
The sargassum crisis in Belize is getting worse and fast. Every day, tons of the smelly seaweed wash ashore, and coastal communities are struggling to keep up. For months, residents and local leaders have been working nonstop to clean it up, but it just keeps
Belize has just hit a major milestone in its Blue Bond commitments, and the world is taking notice. Under the Conservation Funding Agreement, the country was tasked with protecting twenty-five percent of its ocean territory by year three. And guess what? We’ve done it. The
