2022_in_Belize
2022 in Belize
List of events
The following lists events in the year 2022 in Belize.
- Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September), then Charles III
- Governor-General: Froyla Tzalam
- Prime Minister: Johnny Briceño
- Chief Justice: Michelle Arana (until 2 September); Louise Blenman onwards
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Belize
- 1 January – 2022 New Year Honours.
- 14 March - Commonwealth Day.[1]
- 1 August - Emancipation Day.
- 12 August - A Belize-flagged ship departs Chornomorsk for Turkey, becoming the first wheat export from Ukraine under a United Nations-brokered deal.[2]
- 10–21 September — September Celebrations, including Battle of St. George's Caye Day (1798) and Independence Day (1981).[3]
- 8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of Belize following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[4]
- 9 September – Church bells across Belize toll at 8 am to symbolise the beginning of the reign of Belize's new monarch – King Charles III.[5]
- 19 September – A national holiday is observed on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize.[6] The Governor-General attends the Queen's state funeral in the United Kingdom.[7]
- 10 February – Sir Manuel Esquivel, politician (b. 1940)[8]
- 6 April - Melvin Hulse, politician (b. 1947)[9]
- 10 July - Theodore Aranda, politician (b. 1934)[10]
- 8 September - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (b. 1926)[11][12]
- "Sovereign's Day/Commonwealth Day in Belize in 2022". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- "First export of wheat under U.N. deal as two more ships leave Ukraine". SWI swissinfo.ch. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- "Belize Public Holidays 2022". PublicHolidays.bz. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- "Gov't Of Belize Declares One-Time Holiday To Observe Queen's Funeral". 7 News. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "GG Froyla Tzalam to Attend The Queen's Funeral". LoveFM. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- BBNTEAM (2022-02-10). "Former Prime Minister Right Honourable Sir Manuel Esquivel passes". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- "BREAKING: Colorful former Government Minister Melvin Hulse Jr dies". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- BBNTEAM (2022-07-10). "Former United Democratic Party leader turned PUP parliamentarian Dr Theodore Aranda dies". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.