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
Expanding Belize’s Biodiversity Protection Zones is a big step, but it’s only part of the puzzle. Acting Fisheries Administrator Rigoberto Quintana says it’s just as important to boost enforcement in these areas. The good news is that funding has already been set aside to strengthen
These bold marine conservation actions have the world watching Belize. That’s according to Osmany Salas from WWF, who says the spotlight is now on us. And with the Prime Minister’s recent trip to Mexico, where he signed a major biodiversity agreement, Salas believes Belize has
The Social Security Board opened its annual public forum today in Belize City and there was plenty to talk about. From financial updates to digital upgrades, SSB laid out its plans for the future. The spotlight was on the board’s performance, and the numbers are
