And while Dame Minita will be honoured on heroes and benefactors day, Belize's paramount national hero, George Price will now have a holiday in his name.
Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa has signed an SI declaring two new holidays for 2021 - George Price's Birthday - Jan 15, and Freedom Day, August 02 - in lieu of August first, 2021, A Sunday. We note that it is being called Freedom Day - but is widely acknowledged as Emancipation day throughout the Caribbean
While two have been added, one holiday, Pan American Day - October 12 originally Columbus Day has been excised from the calendar schedule. A motion to designate new holidays will be tabled in the House on Friday.
The new holidays add two long weekends to 2021 - a year with a bumper crop of them - a total of 8.
