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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[...]

On Monday 27th February 2017, the National Assembly welcomed a group to visit from Adrian College, U.S.A., accompanied by some students from the University of Belize. The group was a small one consisting of 12 persons. They arrived at around 3:30P.M. and were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took place. The presentation was conducted[...]

February 24, 2017 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, is in Managua, Nicaragua, attending the 34th Regular Meeting of the Forum of Presiding Officer of National Parliaments of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL).  At an official ceremony today, 24 February 2017, the Speaker of the Congress of Guatemala, Honourable Oscar[...]

February 15, 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 10:30 A.M, with Ms. Teresita Castellanos, Former Finance Officer at the[...]

February 08, 2017 Today, the Senate Special Select Committee met 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 period 2011-2013. At today’s hearing, three witnesses were present to give their testimony on the Auditor General’s Report[...]