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The House of Representative met on Friday, December 8, 2017, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The purpose of the Sitting was to introduce the following Bills, as well as to pass  4 Bills and 2 Motions.   BILLS INTRODUCED                 1.   General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2016/2017) (No.3) Bill, 2017.                 2.   International Financial Services Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2017. BILLS[...]

December 6, 2017 Today was the last Public Hearing of the Senate Special Select Committee held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan. The final witness to appear before the Committee was Ms. Dorothy Bradley, Auditor General, accompanied by Ms. Carla Faber, Supervisor of the Audit Team and their attorney Ms. Christina Perera. At today’s hearing, Senator Aldo Salazar[...]

November 30, 2017 The Second Meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), was held today, November 30, 2017, in the Committee Room of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan.  At todays hearing, Ms. Anna Bennett, Accountant General and Ms. Erleen Betson, Assistant Accountant General met with the Committee  to discuss the Report of the Auditor General – Annual Report for the Year[...]

November 29, 2017 At today’s Public Hearings held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan, Ms. Maria Marin was once again summoned to appear before the Committee. Ms. Marin, Former Director of Immigration, appeared before the Committee at 1:00 P.M., accompanied by her attorney Mr. Darrel Bradley. There were only three Members of the Committee present today[...]

November 23, 2017 On the 1st and 15th November 2017, the Senator, the Honourable Godwin Hulse, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration, made his appearance before the Senate Special Select Committee at the Public Hearings held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan. The Committee questioned the Senator, the Honourable Hulse based on policies,[...]

On Friday, 17th November 2017, at 10:00 A.M,  the National Assembly of Belize got a school visit from the Saint Joseph Roman Catholic School from Belize City. Approximately 100  students, 6 teachers and 11 parents were present at the visit. Due to the size of the group, the students were separated into two groups. The first[...]

22nd November 2017 On Thursday, 16th November 2017, the St. Martin’s Government Primary School visited the National Assembly for an educational tour of the building and its parliamentary functions.  The group arrived at 3:00 P.M. and were escorted to the galleries in the Chamber were the presentation takes place. The group consisted of 45 students from standard VI, and 3 teachers. The[...]

November 14, 2017 35TH ORDINARY MEETING OF FOPREL The Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Madam Speaker in the House of Representatives, and the Honourable Lee Mark Chang, President of the Senate, attends the 35th Ordinary Meeting of FOPREL, that is being held in Rabat, Morocco.                            

November 9, 2017 Today, November 9, 2017, was the first Meeting for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), held in the Committee Room of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The Committee is comprised of two Opposition Representatives and four Government Representatives, they are: Opposition Representatives                   Hon. Julius Espat (Chairman) Hon. Kareem Musa Government Representatives Hon. Patrick[...]

November 7, 2017 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference The Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Madam Speaker in the House of Representatives, attended the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference which was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the 4th November 2017. The main purpose of the conference was for Commonwealth Parliamentarians to focus on enhancing their skills to deliver democracy. The[...]