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A list of events in the year 2014 in Belize.
Incumbents
Events
- February – Raonel Valdez-Valhuerdis, a fugitive from the US, was arrested in Belize still wearing his ankle monitor while attempting to enter the country illegally from Guatemala. Valdez was accused of the largest gold robbery (110 pounds) in Florida history in 2012.
- 24 March – European Union bans fish imports from Belize due to alleged illegal fishing.
- 24 December – Research of sediments in the Great Blue Hole finds evidence that the Mayan civilization collapsed because of drought.
Deaths
- 26 May – Marcial Mes, politician (b. c. 1949)
- 22 October – Paul Nabor, singer and musician, (b. 1928).
References
- ^ "Central America and Caribbean:Belize", CIA Factbook, retrieved and archived 1 Feb 2018.
- Neda Farshbaf, "Fugitive in Florida's biggest gold heist captured in Belize", CNN, 8 May 2014, accessed and archived 13 October 2021.
- Jay Weaver, "Gables gold heist lasts seconds. Feds finally catch up with the armed robbers", Miami Herald, 24 November 2017, retrieved and archived 13 October 2021.
- Nikolaj Nielsen, "EU bans fish imports from Belize, Cambodia, and Guinea", EU Observer, 24 March 2014, retrieved and archived 13 October 2021.
- Tia Ghose, "Belize's famous 'Blue Hole' reveals clues to the Maya's demise", Live Science, 24 December 2014, retrieved and archived 13 October 2021.
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