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May 17, 2017 Today, the Senate Special Select Committee met in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to continue with their investigation into the Auditor General’s Special Visa and other findings Report on the Immigration and Nationality Department for period 2011-2013. Present at today’s meeting was Mr. Elvin Penner, former Minister of State in the Ministry of Immigration[...]

May 12, 2017 The Senate Special Select Committee Public Hearing held in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, reconvened this week on Wednesday, 10th May 2017, with their investigation into the Auditor General’s Special Visa and other findings Report on the Immigration and Nationality Department for the period 2011-2013. The hearing commenced at 10:00 A.M, with Mr. Elvin Penner, Former[...]

The House of Representative convened today, May 12, 2017, at 10:21 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The purpose of the Special Sitting was to introduce the following Bills and also introduce and adopt the below mentioned Motions.  2 Motion were introduced and adopted. They are: MOTIONS Caribbean Development Bank – Eighth Consolidated Line od[...]

May 11, 2017 On the 5th May 2017, Belize hosted the X Meeting of FOPREL’s Interparliamentary Committee. The Meeting was held at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Board Room. Present at the Meeting were Hon. Jose Rodrigo Valladares, Member of Parliamnet from Guatemala; Hon. Ivan Rosales, Chief of International Affairs, Parliament of El Salvador; Hon. Dina Yamileth Argueta,[...]

May 3, 2017 The Senate Special Select Committee convened once again in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to continue with their investigation into the Auditor General’s Special Visa and other findings Report on the Immigration and Nationality Department for the period 2011-2013. The hearing commenced at 10:15 A.M, with Mr. Rodolfo Bol Jr., Information Technology Manager at[...]

Bright and early on Friday 28th April 2017, the National Assembly welcomed San Jose R.C. School from Toledo to its Chamber for a tour. The group consisting of 39 standard five and six students, 6 teachers and 3 parents arrived at 8:00A.M. sharp. They were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took place. The presentation was conducted by Ms. Ingrid Soriano,[...]

April 26, 2017 The Public Hearing held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan resumed today April 26, 2017 at 10:45 A.M, with three witnesses scheduled to appear before the Committee, Mr. Barton Middleton, Ms. Therese Chavarria and Mr. Omar Philips. The Committee first interviewed Ms. Therese Chavarria, former Officer in charge of the Passport Section Department as[...]

April 25, 2017 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, is in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, attending the Executive Committee Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 24th  to 27th April, 2017. On the 24th April, Madam Speaker attended a meeting concerning the Working Group on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). The Honourable Speaker is also a Member of[...]

Today April 7, 2016, the National Assembly of Belize had two school visits. The schools were St. Luke’s Methodist Primary School from Belize City and Trial Farm Government School from Orange Walk District. The group from St. Luke’s Methodist Primary School were the first to arrive at around 9:30 A.M. The group comprised of 92 standard five students , 3 teachers and 18 parents were present[...]

6th April 2017 Today the Hope Creek Methodist School from the Stann Creek District visited the National Assembly for an educational tour of the Building and its function. They arrived at 3:30 P.M. and were escorted to the galleries in the Chamber were the presentation takes place. The group comprised of 62 students ranging from standard 4, 5, and 6,  3 teachers[...]