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April 5, 2017 The Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives, met with representatives of the Commonwealth Secretariat at the National Assembly Building. The Honourable Speaker was informed of the two projects which are currently under review by the Commonwealth Secretariat: the Legislative Drafting Project at the Attorney General’s Ministry and the[...]

March 29, 2017 The 16th Public Hearing held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan today began at 9:58 A.M. At todays hearing three witnesses were scheduled to appear before the Committee, Mr. Barton Middleton, Ms. Therese Chavarria and Mr. Omar Philips. The first witness that appeared before the Committee was Mr. Barton Middleton. Mr. Middleton is[...]

 Today, March 27, 2017, the Senate assembled in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan, for a Special Sitting that was called to order at 10:00 A.M. At today’s meeting, all 13 Senators were present. Each Senator had the opportunity of sharing their views and opinions on the General Revenue Appropriation (2017/2018) Bill, 2017. After the Senators had debated the General Revenue[...]

The House of Representative’s Budget Debate began yesterday, March 23, 2017,  in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The debate on the General Revenue Appropriation (2017/2018) Bill, 2017, commenced with the Leader of the Opposition being the first person to debate the Bill. As the day progressed, only eight Members got a chance to give their support, or for[...]

March 15, 2017 The 15th Public Hearing held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan today began at 10:45 A.M. There were two witnesses that appeared before the Committee today, Mrs. Inez Cassanova, who is a Senior Immigration Officer and Mr. Erwin Robinson, former Data Entry Clerk at the Immigration Department, Belmopan. The Committee asked the witnesses a series of questions pertaining to the Auditor General’s[...]

17th March 2017 The St. Martin’s Government Primary School visited the National Assembly today for an educational tour of the Building and its function.  The group arrived at 1:30 P.M. and were escorted to the galleries in the Chamber were all presentations are held. The group consisted of 60 students from standard VI,  and 3 teachers. The presentation was done[...]

March 15, 2017 Two witnesses appeared before the Senate Special Select Committee at its 14th Public Hearing held in the National Assembly Chambers in Belmopan on Wednesday, 15th March 2017.  They were Mr. Rodolfo Bol Jr. who is the IT Manager at the Immigration Department and Mr. Francisco Gonzalez who is the Acting Director of the[...]

The House of Representative convened a Special Sitting today, March 13, 2017. The Meeting began  at 10:28 A.M. this morning in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The major highlight of today’s meeting was the Budget Speech done by the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Dean Barrow, “Bouncing Back- A Bold Belizean Recovery”, Budget Speech for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. *From the [...]

March 8, 2017 The Senate Special Select Committee convened once again in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to progress 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. At today’s hearing, Former UDP Deputy Mayor, Belize City Council, Eric Chang, was the first witness to appear[...]

March 1, 2017 The Senate Special Select Committee convened once again in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to progress 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. Today’s hearing commenced at 10:15 A.M, with Mr. Mark Tench, Immigration Officer, being the first[...]