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September 20, 2017   Mr. Antoine Evrard, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium paid a courtesy visit to the National Assembly Building today. A tour of the Chamber and the Building itself along with a brief explanation of the National Assembly and its function was done by the Clerk of the National Assembly.                   

September 14, 2017   Mr. Charles K. Y. Liu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize paid a courtesy visit to the National Assembly Building today. Mr. Liu was accompanied by Ms. Bi-yin Chien, First Secretary and Mr. Henry Fan, Minister’s Councilor. They did a tour of the Chamber and the Building itself, after which they met for a[...]

September 13, 2017 The Public Hearings held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan, resumed on September 6, 2017, with Mrs. 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[...]

Today, August 23, 2017, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The agenda consisted of 3 Motions  and 1 Bill that was brought from the House of Representative for approval . Those are: MOTIONS Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize to the Protocol Amending the CARICOM Agreement on Social Security Motion, 2017; Resolution Authorizing the Ratification[...]

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JULY 24, 2017 VII Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on International Affairs and Regional Integration of FOPREL. The Honourable Beverly Williams, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration, attended the VII Meeting of the Commission of International Affairs of the Forum of Presidents of Legislative Powers of[...]

On Friday, July 21, 2017,  the National Assembly of Belize welcomed a visit from the National Library Turton Branch Summer Camp from Belize City, to it’s Chamber. Approximately 40  students between the ages of 5 to 15, and 6 adults were present at the visit. The group was greeted by Ms. Eudice Gibson in the lobby of the National Assembly.[...]

Bright and early, Monday, 17th July 2017, the National Assembly welcomed the Collet “I Care” Summer Camp 2017 children, adults and Camp Director to its Chamber for a tour. The group consisting of 150 children between the ages of 6-12, 15 parents and 1 Camp Director arrived at 10:00 A.M. The group was divided into 2 and they were[...]

July 19, 2017 The Public Hearing held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan held today July 19, 2017, began at  10:22 A.M, with two witnesses scheduled to appear before the Committee, Mr. Julio Valdez and Mr. Allen Whylie. The first witness to appear before the Committee was Mr. Julio Valdez, Retired Superintendent of Police. Mr. Valdez was questioned based on an investigation[...]

On Monday, July 10, 2017, the National Assembly of Belize welcomed two visitors from Perez Zeledon, San Jose, Costa Rica for a tour of the building and a brief background of its functions. The Guests were welcomed by Ms. Soriano who did the tour, and were later introduced to Mr. Eddie Webster who concluded with[...]