2021 in Belize
The following lists events in the year 2021 in Belize.
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Prime Minister: Johnny Briceño
- Governor-General: Colville Young
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Belize
- 1 January – 2021 New Year Honours
Scheduled
- 15 January – George Cadle Price Day, honors the 1st Prime Minister (1989-1993).[1]
- 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.[2]
- 10–21 September — September Celebrations, including Battle of St. George's Caye Day (1798) and Independence Day (1981).[1]
Deaths
- 1 January – Elmira Minita Gordon, politician, Governor-General (1981 to 1993).[3]
References
- "Public and Bank Holidays in Belize in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 15, 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. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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