Today, Wednesday, 29th March 2023, Senators gathered in the National Assembly Chamber in the City of Belmopan for a Special Sitting of the Senate. The meeting began at 9:03 A.M. with the Belizean National Prayer offered by Senator Kevin Herrera. The first order of business was the Oath of Allegiance for three temporary Senators,[...]
Press Release: President of the Senate Attends 62nd Session of the OACPS in Brussels March 27, 2023: The Honourable Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, President of the Senate, attended the 62nd Session of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Parliamentary Assembly and the 43rd Session of the ACP-European Union (EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 25th to[...]
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Press Release: National Assembly Represented at CPA UK 71st Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments in London, UK March 14, 2023: The Honourable Gilroy Usher, Minister of State in the Public Utilities and Logistics, and Senator, the Honourable Beverly Williams, comprise the Belize Parliamentary delegation attending the 71st Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments, being held at[...]
Press Release: Vice President of the Senate attends transfer of the Pro Temporo Presidency of FOPREL Meeting in El Salvador March 10, 2023: Senator, the Honourable Collet Montejo, Vice President of the Senate, in representation of the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives, attended today the XLI Regular Meeting Forum of Presidents[...]
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Press Release: Speaker Woods represents Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians at UN 67th CSW Meetings March 8, 2023: Today on International Women’s Day, Speaker Valerie Woods, in her capacity as Vice President of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, joins other parliamentarians on the role of parliamentarians in embracing equity and promoting gender equality. Download Full Press Release
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