Sir Colville Norbert Young is a Belizean politician who served as the second governor-general of Belize. He is also a patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He was appointed as the Governor-General in 1993,taking office on 17 November of that year,and was knighted in 1994.
The governor-general of Belize is the representative of the Belizean monarch,currently King Charles III,in Belize. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Belize. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers,judges,and ambassadors;giving royal assent to legislation passed by the National Assembly;and issuing writs for election.
H.E.,Stuart Leslie is a Belizean public servant and ambassador. He served as Belize's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2000 to 2005. He served as Belize's Chief Elections Officer from September 2005 to December 2006. In January 2006,he took up a new appointment as the Ambassador of Trade in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. He currently serves as the Cabinet Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Hon. Prime Minister of Belize,John Briceño.
The monarchy of Belize is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Belize. The current Belizean monarch and head of state since 8 September 2022,is King Charles III. As sovereign,he is the personal embodiment of the Belizean Crown. Although the person of the sovereign is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations,each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result,the current monarch is officially titled Kingof Belize and,in this capacity,he and other members of the royal family undertake public and private functions as representatives of the Belizean state. However,the King is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role.
Mary Jeannie May Simon is a Canadian civil servant,diplomat,and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26,2021. She is Inuk on her mother's side,making her the first indigenous person to hold the office.
Dame Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade,is a Grenadian food scientist who has served as governor-general of Grenada since 2013.
Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro is a New Zealand public-health academic,administrator,and advocate,who has been serving as the 22nd governor-general of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman and the third person of Māori descent to hold the office.
The Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II on 6 February 2017,marked 65 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The longest-reigning monarch in British history,Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to have a sapphire jubilee.
The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was the first time that any monarch in British history celebrated a platinum jubilee,as is the case in the histories of the other Commonwealth realms.
The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal or the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created in 2022 to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952.
The following lists events in the year 2021 in Belize.
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant was held on Sunday,5 June 2022 near Buckingham Palace,as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Conceived and directed by David Zolkwer with Pageant Master,Adrian Evans,it featured over 10,000 people from across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and combined street arts,music,puppets,carnival and costume to celebrate the Queen's reign,as well as honouring the collective service of people and communities across the United Kingdom.
The Platinum Jubilee National Service of Thanksgiving was held at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Friday 3 June 2022,as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II.
The following lists events in the year 2022 in Belize.
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in Central America.
The following lists events in the year 2023 in Belize.
The following lists events of 2024 in Central America.
The following lists events in the year 2024 in Belize.
The following lists events in the year 2025 in Belize.
