
- 2026 Awardees
General
Born 11/01/1971
Married
Positions Held
Second Class Clerk 19/07/1990 to 31/12/2001
First Class Clerk 01/01/2002 to 31/01/2016
Administrative Assistant II 01/02/2016 to 31/03/2021
Administrative Officer II 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
Administrative Assistant II 01/04/2022 to 10/01/2026
Higinia Guerra
Mrs. Higinia Guerra began her career in the Public Service on July 19th, 1990, as a Second Class Clerk at the Ministry of Education. Through her commitment to public service, she was subsequently promoted to First Class Clerk and later to Administrative Assistant II.
Throughout her career, Mrs. Guerra served in several ministries, including the Ministry of the Public Service, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, where she served for approximately ten years. She later continued her career with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Development and Housing, from which she retired as an Administrative Assistant II with more than three decades of service to the Government and people of Belize.
A quote she considers relevant when working with the Public Service is: “Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation - Margaret Chase Smith”