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PRESS RELEASE Today, 9th October 2020, commemorates the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the official opening of the National Assembly building in Belmopan. Fifty years ago, on 9th October 1970, the building was inaugurated when, for the first time, the then parliamentarians gathered in the Chambers of the building. To mark the occasion, a Joint Sitting of[...]

“Hon. Laura Tucker Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives, chaired a virtual FOPREL’s Inter-parliamentary Committee on Education and Health today, 27 August 2020. FOPREL is the Forum of Speakers/Presidents of National Parliaments/Legislative Assemblies/Congresses of Central America and the Caribbean Basin. The meeting was held under the theme “The impacts of COVID-19 on children and[...]

The President of the Senate, Honourable Darrell Bradley, recently attended the 38th Ordinary Meeting of Presiding Officers of National Paliaments of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL) that was held in the Chamber of the Mexican Senate in Mexico City.   Click here to read full Press Release 

The National Assembly of Belize pays special tribute to the late Honourable Onesimo Pech – Former Legislator. The late Honourable Onesimo Pech was born on the 16th February 1947. He served as a Member and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives during the period of 1984 to 1989.   Click here to read full[...]

National Assembly Hosts Children’s Parliament On Wednesday, 20th November 2019, the National hosted Belize’s First National Children’s Parliament. The Children’s Parliament comprises of young students from all over the country representing the 31 constituencies in Belize. The Special Sitting of the Children’s Parliament convened at 10:00 A.M. commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on[...]

Food and Nutrition Security for a Healthy Belize Members of the Belize Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition (BPAHM) gathered this morning at the Marion Jones Conference Room in Belize City for a forum on Food and Nutrition Security for a Healthy Belize. In his address to the gathering, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister[...]

On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Government of Belize and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), The National Assembly of Belize today received a contribution of BZE $40,000.00 from the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Click to view full press release

The Speaker of the House of Representative, Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, recently attended the 22nd Extraordinary Meeting of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL) The Speaker of the House of Representative, Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, recently attended the 22nd Extraordinary Meeting of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments of[...]

Belize attends 44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic (CAA) Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Speakers, parliamentarians and Clerks of parliaments from the Caribbean Legislative Assemblies have gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, for the 44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic (CAA) Region of the Commonwealth[...]