The following lists events in the year 2021 in Belize.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Colville Young (to 30 April 2021), Stuart Leslie (acting from 1 to 27 May 2021), Froyla Tzalam (since 27 May 2021)
- Prime Minister: Johnny Briceño
- Chief Justice: Michelle Arana (acting since 20 March 2020)
Events
editOngoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Belize
- 1 January – 2021 New Year Honours
- 15 January – George Cadle Price Day, honours the 1st Prime Minister (1989-1993).[1]
- 12 June – Marcelo Ebrard, Mexican Foreign Minister, announced on May 12, 2021, that Mexico will donate 400,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Bolivia, Belize, and Paraguay.[2]
- 20 November — Destiny Wagner wins Miss Earth 2021, this is the first time that Belize won in one of the most prestigious Big Four international beauty pageants.
Scheduled
edit- 24 May – Commonwealth Day.[1]
- 1 August – Emancipation Day, Starting 2021, Belize joins other Caribbean nations in the observance of Emancipation Day to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in 1843.[3]
- 10–21 September — September Celebrations, including Battle of St. George's Caye Day (1798) and Independence Day (1981).[1]
Deaths
edit- 1 January – Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, politician, Governor-General (1981 to 1993).[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Public and Bank Holidays in Belize in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "México dona 400 mil vacunas AstraZeneca para Belice, Bolivia y Paraguay". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-06-12. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ "Emancipation Day in Belize in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, trailblazing educator and first Governor-General, dead at 90". breakingbelizenews.com. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.