The following lists events in the year 2021 in

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

Incumbents

* Monarch:

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

, Queen of Belize *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

Johnny Briceño John Antonio Briceño (born 17 July 1960) is a Belizean politician who is the 5th and current Prime Minister of Belize since 12 November 2020, and the leader of the People's United Party (PUP) since 2016. He was Leader of the Opposition from 20 ...

* Governor-General: Sir Colville Young (to 30 April 2021), Stuart Leslie (acting from 1 to 27 May 2021),

Froyla Tzalam Dame Froyla Tzalam, , is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader, who has served as the Governor-General of Belize since 27 May 2021. She is the first indigenous person of Maya descent to serve as governor-general of any cou ...

(since 27 May 2021) *

Chief Justice of Belize The Chief Justice of Belize is the head of the Supreme Court of Belize. Under Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize, the Chief Justice is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. Since the retirement of Kenneth ...

: 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 George Cadle Price, (15 January 191919 September 2011), was a Belizean statesman who served twice as the head of government of Belize from 1961–1984 and 1989–1993. He served as First Minister and Premier under British rule until inde ...

Day, honours the 1st

(1989-1993). *12 June –

Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...

, Mexican Foreign Minister, announced on May 12, 2021, that Mexico will donate 400,000 doses of

Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine, sold under the brand names Covishield and Vaxzevria among others, is a viral vector vaccine for prevention of COVID-19. Developed in the United Kingdom by Oxford University and British-Swedish com ...

to Bolivia, Belize, and

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

. *20 November —

Destiny Wagner Destiny Evelyn Wagner (born March 8, 1996) is a Belizean author, TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Earth 2021. She is the first Belizean to win the Miss Earth title and the first to win one of the Big Four international beauty ...

wins

Miss Earth 2021 Miss Earth 2021 was the 21st edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held virtually on November 21, 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of the event, Lindsey Coffey of the United States crowned Destiny Wagner of Belize as Miss Ear ...

, this is the first time that Belize won in one of the most prestigious

Big Four international beauty pageants The Big Four or the Big League Pageants refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women – Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. The group was first described by the '' China Daily'' newspaper in 2004 ...

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 The September Celebrations are a pair of holidays in Belize only eleven days apart. They are: *Battle of St. George's Caye Day (alternatively, National Day), 10 September, celebrated since 1898; *Independence Day, 21 September, celebrated since 1 ...

, including

Battle of St. George's Caye The Battle of St. George's Caye was a military engagement that lasted from 3 to 10 September 1798, off the coast of British Honduras (present-day Belize). However, the name is typically reserved for the final battle that occurred on 10 Septemb ...

Day (1798) and Independence Day (1981).

Deaths

*1 January – Dame

Elmira Minita Gordon Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (30 December 1930 – 1 January 2021) was a Belizean educator, psychologist and politician; she served as the first governor general of Belize from its independence in 1981 until 1993. She was the first Belizean to r ...

, politician, Governor-General (1981 to 1993).

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{{North America topic, 2021 in 2020s in Belize Years of the 21st century in Belize

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