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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;[...]

Today Friday 18th November 2016, the National Assembly welcomed the St. John Vianney School from Belize City to its Chamber for a tour. The group consisting of 75 standard four students, 3 teachers, 1 school warden and 6 parents arrived at 10:45 A.M. They were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took place. The presentation was conducted[...]

Today, November 17th, 2016, at 1:30 P.M,  the National Assembly of Belize got a special visit from Our Lady of Guadalupe Primary School from Belmopan. Approximately 49 standard six students and 2 teachers were present at the visit. They were all greeted by Ms. Eudice Gibson and Ms. Ingrid Soriano  in the Lobby and escorted up to the gallery[...]

Today, November 9th, 2016,  the Senate Special Select Committee first  met  in the Committee Room of the National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to deliberate before it started with it’s public hearing in the Chamber of the National Assembly. Appearing before the Committee was Mrs. Dorothy Bradley, Auditor General. Before the Auditor General  responded to the questions of the Committee, she sought[...]

The Senate Special Select Committee was approved on the 30th September 2016, by the Senate through a Motion for the appointment of a Special Select Committee to investigate the findings of the Auditor General’s Special Visa and other findings Report on the Immigration and Nationality Department for period 2011-2013. The Motion was presented in the[...]

Today, October 19th, 2016,  the Senate Special Select Committee  met  in the Committee Room of the National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan, to elect a Chairman, to approve the Budget for the Committee, to approve the rules for the Committee and also to approve the order of the proceedings for the Committee. Senator Aldo Salazar, Government Senator, has been elected to take up the post[...]

Today, October 12th, 2016, was the date set by the Honourable President of the Senate, Honourable Lee Mark Chang, for the  Special Select Committee to convene in the Committee Room of the the National Assembly of Belize in Belmopan. The purpose of the first Meeting of the Committee was to elect a Chairman. Present at the Meeting were Honourable Senator[...]