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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[...]

Yesterday, Monday, 6th November 2017, the National Assembly welcomed the Our Lady of Guadalupe R. C. School  from the City of Belmopan to its Chamber for a tour. The group consisted of 60 standard six students and 3 teachers. They arrived at 1:20 P.M. They were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took place. The presentation was[...]

Today, October 25, 2017, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The agenda consisted of 3 Motions  and 8 Bill that was brought from the House of Representative for approval . Those are: MOTIONS Accession to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks Motion, 2017. Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize to the Agreement[...]

The House of Representative met today, October 20, 2017, at 10:15 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The purpose of the Special Sitting was to introduce the following Bills, as well as pass 8 Bills and one Motion.     BILLS INTRODUCED                 1.   International Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2017.  Belize National AIDS Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2017.  Water Industry (Amendment) Bill, 2017.  Petroleum Operations (Maritime[...]

October 4, 2017 The Public Hearings held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan, held on September 27, 2017, resumed with Ms. Dian Locke, Director of Immigration as the witness scheduled to appear before the Committee. The Committee questioned her based on policies, processes and procedures in the grant of nationality, and the issuance of visas and passports at the Ministry[...]

October 11, 2017 The Public Hearing held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan held today October 11, 2017, began at  10:22 A.M, with one witness scheduled to appear before the Committee, Mr. Edmund Zuniga, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Immigration. Mr. Zuniga was questioned based on policies, processes and procedures in the grant of nationality, and the issuance[...]