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2021 in Belize
The following lists events in the year
2021 in
Belize
.
Incumbents
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
Ongoing âÂÂ
COVID-19 pandemic in Belize
1 January âÂÂ
2021 New Year Honours
15 January âÂÂ
George Cadle Price
Day, honours the 1st
Prime Minister
(1989-1993).
12 June âÂÂ
Marcelo Ebrard
, Mexican Foreign Minister, announced on May 12, 2021, that Mexico will donate 400,000 doses of
OxfordâÂÂAstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
to
Bolivia
, Belize, and
Paraguay
.
20 November âÂÂ
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
24 May âÂÂ
Commonwealth Day
.
1 August âÂÂ
Emancipation Day
, Starting 2021, Belize joins other
Caribbean
nations in the observance of Emancipation Day to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in 1843.
10âÂÂ21 September âÂÂ
September Celebrations
, including
Battle of St. George's Caye
Day (1798) and Independence Day (1981).
Deaths
1 January â Dame
Elmira Minita Gordon
, politician,
Governor-General
(1981 to 1993).
See also
2021 in the Caribbean
2021 in Central America
COVID-19 pandemic in North America
2021 Atlantic hurricane season
References