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Although Belize started its vaccination campaign only six weeks after the first vaccine has been administered in Central America, Belize is fourth in the race for COVID-19 vaccination in the region. By early June 2021, Belize has administered 18.04 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per 100 people, which equals a total of 73,040 doses.
Breaking Belize News, also known as BBN, is an online news outlet that provides breaking news on Belize, the Caribbean, and Central America. According to BBN, an average of two million readers per year depend upon Breakingbelizenews.com for daily stories that pair local news with worldwide headlines.
Cristina Coc (born 1981) is a leader of the Maya community in southern Belize. She has served as co-spokesperson for the Maya Leadership Alliance and is the founder and executive director of the advocacy organization, the Julian Cho Society. In 2015, she and the MLA were awarded the Equator Prize for their efforts in protecting indigenous rights.
General elections were held in Belize on 11 November 2020 to elect the 31 members of the House of Representatives. [1] Nomination day was 21 October. [2]The People's United Party achieved its first national election victory since 2003, winning 26 seats, while the incumbent United Democratic Party had its worst result since 1998, winning the remaining 5 seats. [3]
University of Belize ( BA) [1] Occupation. LGBT rights activist. Years active. 2006–present [1] Caleb Orozco (born 1973) [2] is an LGBT activist in Belize. He was the chief litigant in a case successfully challenging the anti-sodomy laws of Belize and the co-founder of the only LGBT advocacy group in the country.
Alma mater. St. John's College. Le Moyne College. Cordel Hyde (born 20 August 1973) is a Belizean politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Belize since 16 November 2020. [1] He is a member of the People's United Party and has represented the Lake Independence constituency in the Belize House of Representatives since 2015. [2]
No. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) persons in Belize face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT citizens, although attitudes have been changing in recent years. Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in Belize in 2016, when the Supreme Court declared Belize's anti- sodomy law unconstitutional.
University of Calgary. University of Toronto. Dame Elmira Minita Gordon GCMG GCVO JP (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 receive a doctorate in psychology.