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Today, 14th February 2019, Valentine’s Day, with an open hearth the National Assembly welcomed the Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Primary School  for an educational tour.  The group comprised of 5 7 students from  standard IV, standard V and standard VI; 3 teachers; 1 school warden; and 5 parents.    The group arrived around 9:00 A.M. and were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took[...]

Yesterday, 7th February 2019, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives, met with Ambassador H. E. Remus Li-Kuo Chen, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for a working luncheon at the Riverside Tavern in Belize City. At the luncheon the Honourable Madam Speaker had the opportunity to officially welcome the newly appointed Ambassador to Belize.  The two[...]

  PRESS RELEASE The President of the Senate, Honourable Lee Mark Chang, is in Panama attending the 37th Ordinary Meeting of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL). The highlight of the meeting which was held on 30th January 2019, was the official handing over of the Pro Tem[...]

As the ending of the year 2018 approaches, the House of Representatives reconvened today, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, for their last meeting.  The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The proceedings on the Orders of the Day were the following:   BILLS INTRODUCED Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Bill[...]

Today, 29th November 2018, the National Assembly welcomed the United Community Primary School from the Stann Creek District for an educational tour.  The group comprised of 64 standard V and standard VI students, 6 teachers and 5 parents.    The group arrived at around 2:30P.M. and were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took place. The presentation was conducted by Ms. Ingrid[...]

On Wednesday, 28th November 2018, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The proceedings of the Special Sitting were as follow: BILLS General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2018/2019) (No. 2) Bill, 2018. Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Bills of Sale (Amendment)[...]

The House of Representative met today, Friday, November 23, 2018, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. For this Sitting, invitations were extended to Ambassadors, CEOs and different personnel namely in the medical field to attend the Sitting to honour the late Comandante Fidel Castro, Former President of Cuba. Speeches were given by the Right Honourable[...]

October 23, 2018 On October 22, 2018 Parliamentary Delegates such as the Hon. Laura Tucker Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Hon. Lee Mark Chang, President of the Senate; Hon. Dr. Omar Figueroa, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development and Immigration and Nationality; Hon. Beverly Williams,[...]

On Wednesday, 3rd October 2018, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The proceedings of the Special Sitting were as follow: BILLS General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2018/2019) Bill, 2018. General Registry (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Business Names (Amendment)[...]

October 1, 2018 Today, October 1, 2018, the Clerk of the National Assembly of Belize, Mr. Eddie John Webster was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Belize by Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin in Belize City. Mr. Webster is the Clerk of the National Assembly since 2010. He resides in the beautiful Dangriga Town and is[...]