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Friday, June 7, 2019 The Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Mrs. Clarita Pech, attended a meeting of the Consultative Board of FOPREL which was held in Nicaragua from the 3 to 5 June 2019.  Participants included officials from parliaments of Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico as well as the Executive Secretary of[...]

Friday, May 31, 2019 The Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives attended a Plenary Assembly of PARLACEN at the Central American Parliament Headquarters in Guatemala City, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The Honourable Tucker-Longsworth gave her remarks to the Plenary Assembly on the importance of signing the Agreement for Belize and the initiation of the joint working relations with the PARLACEN. Below[...]

The Senate met yesterday, May 21, 2019, at 10:05 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The purpose of the Special Sitting of the Senate was for the Senate to pass the Maritime Areas (Amendment) Bill, 2019, that had passed the House of the Representatives on May 20, 2019. 1. Maritime Areas (Amendment)[...]

The House of Representative met on Monday, May 20, 2019, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. At the days sitting, the Speaker, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth was not present, therefore the Honourable Omar Figueroa, presided over the Sitting. The purpose of the Special Sitting of the House of Representatives was for[...]

Today, 7th May 2019, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Mr. Akbar Khan; Head of Private Office in the Secretary General’s Office, Ms. Emily Davies; along with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth; the Clerk to the National Assembly of Belize, Mr. Eddie Webster; and Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly[...]

Today, 11th April 2019, the National Assembly welcomed three different School Visits to its galleries. First we had the United Community Primary School from the Stann Creek District, followed by Lucky Strike Government School from Rural Belize, and then finally the Calcutta SDA School. The group comprised of students ranging from standard II to standard VI, along with their parents and teachers.    The presentations began around around 8:45 A.M. Each group was[...]

On Thursday, 28th March 2019, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting to debate the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019/2020, as well as to pass the below mentioned Bills, adopt 3 Motions listed and have 2 Paper lie on the Table. The proceedings of the Special Sitting were as follow: BILLS General[...]

The House of Representative’s Budget Debate for the year 2019 began on Monday, March 25, 2019, in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The meeting began at 10:24 A.M. The days agenda consisted of the following: BILLS INTRODUCED   Tax Administration and Procedure Bill, 2019. Bill for an Act to establish the Domestic Tax Department, to facilitate the official[...]

The House of Representative’s Budget Presentation for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 took place on Friday, March 15, 2019,  in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M. with the following on the Orders of the Day: PAPERS  No. HR180/1/12    –    Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. No. HR181/1/12   –    Central Bank of Belize[...]