2014 in Belize

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A list of events in the year 2014 in Belize.

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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.[2] Valdez was accused of the largest gold robbery (110 pounds) in Florida history in 2012.[3]
  • 24 March – European Union bans fish imports from Belize due to alleged illegal fishing.[4]
  • 24 December – Research of sediments in the Great Blue Hole finds evidence that the Mayan civilization collapsed because of drought.[5]

Deaths[]

  • 26 May – Marcial Mes, politician (b. c. 1949)
  • 22 October – Paul Nabor, singer and musician, (b. 1928).

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Central America and Caribbean:Belize", CIA Factbook, retrieved and archived 1 Feb 2018.
  2. ^ Neda Farshbaf, "Fugitive in Florida's biggest gold heist captured in Belize", CNN, 8 May 2014, accessed and archived 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Nikolaj Nielsen, "EU bans fish imports from Belize, Cambodia, and Guinea", EU Observer, 24 March 2014, retrieved and archived 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ 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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