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On Wednesday, 10th May 2023, Holy Angels R.C. Primary School deriving from Pomona village traveled to Belmopan City where they received an educational tour of the history of the National Assembly of Belize and the functions of the Legislature.     More or less, 60 Standard II, III, and IV students along with 16 parents[...]

On Tuesday, 9th May 2023, Guinea Grass Pentecostal Primary School out of the Orange Walk District stopped in at the National Assembly of Belize for an educational visit.         The group consisted of roughly 70 Standard V and VI students in the company of 37 parents and 3 teachers. They all expressed[...]

Today, Friday, 5th May 2023, the Parliament of Belize welcomed two primary schools for educational tours. The first to visit was the Holy Ghost Primary School from Dangriga Town. Approximately 60 students from Standards II and III along with 4 teachers and 15 parents were all eager to learn about the Legislative branch of Government.[...]

On Wednesday, 3rd May 2023, Members of the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee and respective representatives gathered at 11:00 A.M. in the Committee room of the National Assembly building to consider the Law Revision (Amendment) Bill, 2023; and the Special Prosecutor Bill, 2023. The Motion for the Establishment of the Women’s Parliamentarian Caucus Standing Committee,[...]

On Thursday, 27th April 2023, Members of the Finance and Economic Development Committee and appropriate representatives met at 10:00 A.M. in the Committee room of the National Assembly building to scrutinise Bills introduced in the Sitting of the House of Representatives.   The Bills are as follows: Credit Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Central Bank of[...]

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On Monday, 24th April 2023, the Joint Public Accounts Committee held its Second Public Hearing. The Acting Auditor General, Mrs. Dorothy Bradley, was invited and interviewed on matters concerning the Auditor General’s Report for the year 2014-2015.   For access to the broadcast of the public hearing, please see the link below: https://fb.watch/k6mVJIlFli/?mibextid=cr9u03    [...]

On Friday, 21st April 2023, Honourable Members of the House of Representatives gathered in the National Assembly Chamber, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The meeting started at 10:20 A.M. with the Belizean National Prayer offered by Ms. Sylvia Castillo. Thenceforth, in her announcement the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives, acknowledged the[...]

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Press Release: Deputy Speaker attends the 7th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network in Santiago, Chile 21st April 2023: The Honourable Marconi Leal, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, is currently in Santiago, Chile attending the 7th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network: The Future of Democracy in the Digital Era, which[...]