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The House of Representative held its first  Meeting on January 13, for the new year 2017, and at its commencement a new Speaker of the House was Appointed, The Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth. The appointment of a female Speaker marks a historical event for the United Democratic Party because Mrs. Laura is the third female Speaker to be appointed in the House of[...]

16th January 2017 In honouring the memory and celebrating the birthday of the Father of the Nation, the late Rt. Honourable George Cadle Price, the George Price Center for Peace and Development has an annual practice of  randomly picking a school and hosting them with an educational tour to several institution within the City of Belmopan. The National Assembly has annually been one of[...]

Today, January 4th, 2017,  the Senate Special Select Committee  met for the sixth time. The Members gathered in the Committee Room of the National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to  first deliberate amongst themselves before the Public Hearing began which takes place in the Chamber of the National Assembly. At the Meeting today, Ms. Maria Marin, Former Director of Immigration and Nationality Department, appeared before the Committee in[...]

Today, December 15, 2016, the Senate met for a Special Sitting. The meeting was the last one as the National Assembly goes on recess to end the year 2016. The Committee of the Whole met in the Committee Room of the National Assembly Building before the actual Senate Meeting took place. There was a temporary Senator, Mr. Rufino Lin, who took his Oath[...]

Today, December 14th, 2016, the  Senate Special Select Committee met once again in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to proceed 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 were Mrs. Dorothy Bradley, Auditor General, accompanied by her two Attorneys, Mr. Derek[...]

Today, December 9, 2016, the House of Representative held its final Meeting for the year 2016. The meeting began at 10:21 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building. Absent were the Right Honourable  Dean Barrow Prime Minister, Honourables Gaspar Vega and Julius Espat. Today’s Meeting was a first of its kind since the Right Honourable Prime Minister was absent, the[...]

Today, December 9th, 2016, the  Senate Special Select Committee convened in the Chamber of the  National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan to resume with their investigation on the Auditor General’s Special Visa and other findings Report on the Immigration and Nationality Department for period 2011-2013. Present were Mrs. Dorothy Bradley, Auditor General, accompanied by her two Attorneys, Mr. Derek[...]

On Friday 2nd December 2016, the National Assembly welcomed Corozal Community College from Corozal to its Chamber for a tour. It was a very large group consisting of 200 students, therefore the tour had to be done in three groups. The first group arrived at 9:00 A.M. and were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took place. The first presentation was conducted[...]

Today, November 30th, 2016, the Senate met for a Special Sitting. The meeting began at 10:15 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building. Absent were Senator Aldo Salazar, who was replaced by Senator Francine Burns and Senator Valerie Woods, who was replaced by Senator Tanya Santos. The meeting commenced with an opening prayer followed[...]

Today, November 24th, 2016,  the Finance and Economic Development Committee convened in the Committee Room of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan to address some proposed amendments to the Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that were brought forward by the Money Lenders Association of Belize. Present at the Meeting were Committee Members, the Hon. John Saldivar,Chairman; Hon. Hugo Patt; Hon. Edmund Castro;[...]