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Today, Wednesday, 9th February 2022, there was a Special Sitting of the Senate in the National Assembly’s Chamber in Belmopan. The meeting began with the Belizean Prayer by Senator Bishop Alvin Benguche. The Orders of the Day was a short one, nevertheless there were meaningful debates on the Bill and Motions. There was 1 Bill[...]

Today, 4th February 2022, the House of Representatives convened in the National Assembly’s Chamber for their first meeting for the year 2022. The meeting began with the Belizean Prayer by Ms. Yvette Gill. On the day’s agenda were 3 Papers, 9 Bills for introduction and 2 Motions. The 3 Papers were ordered to lie on[...]

Yesterday, 8th December 2021, the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk, paid a courtesy call to the Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. In their conversation they discussed women in politics and touched on the opportunity for both parliaments of Belize and Barbados to work[...]

The Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk, attended the CPA CWP CAA Regional Strengthening Virtual Conference under the theme: “Strong Women, Strong Region – Economic Empowerment of Women”. The conference is being hosted by the parliament of St. Lucia which started today, 7th December and tomorrow, 8th December 2021,[...]

The Senate met today, Monday, 6th December 2021, in the Chambers of the National Assembly in Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The day began with the Belizean Prayer by Madam President. Following that, there was the Oath of Allegiance of two Temporary Senators namely, Senator Orson Elrington, who was alternate for Senator Darrell Bradley and Senator[...]

Today, 3rd December 2021, the House of Representatives convened in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan, shortly after 10:00 A.M. Presiding over the sitting today was the Honourable Marconi Leal, Deputy Speaker, in the absence of the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House, who is out of the country at the[...]

The Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives attended the 2021 Open Parliament Forum held under the theme Open Parliament in a Post-Covid Context: Global Examples of Resilience and Planning for 2022 and Beyond. It comes after Taiwan’s first declaration earlier this year of its Open Parliament Action Plan 2021-2024. The forum is a two-day event[...]

On 1st December 2021, the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives, met with H. E. Dr. Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). In her remarks, Hon. Speaker Woods said, “Globally, women in leadership are still woefully lacking, and so when there is an opportunity to recognize the achievements of the[...]

On Thursday, 25th November 2021, the Belize Parliamentary Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (BPAHM) convened a meeting with the Parliamentary Champions  at the House of Culture in Belize City. The Parliamentary Champions comprise of Members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate such as the Honourable Francis Fonseca, Honourable Jose Mai, Honourable Orlando Habet, Honourable[...]

On Saturday, November 20th 2021, the National Assembly of Belize hosted the National Children’s Parliament in its Chambers in Belmopan. At this year’s National Children’s Parliament, not only did we have a cadre of children representing the House of Representatives, but they also had representatives for the Senate as well. The National Children’s Parliament is[...]