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 — COVID-19 pandemic in Belize 1 January – 2021 New Year Honours 15 January – George Cadle Price Day, honours the 1st Prime Minister (1989-1993). 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. 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
24 May – Commonwealth Day. 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. 10–21 September — September Celebrations, including Battle of St. George's Caye Day (1798) and Independence Day (1981).
Deaths
1 January – 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