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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[...]

On Wednesday, 19th April 2023, Senators came together in the National Assembly Chamber in Belmopan City for a Special Sitting of the Senate. The meeting began at 9:07 A.M. with the Belizean National Prayer offered by the Vice-President of the Senate, the Honourable, Senator Collet Montejo.   For this Special Sitting, Temporary Senator the Honourable[...]

On Wednesday, 12th April 2023, PathLight Belize, a non-profit organisation with a group of approximately 26 students from numerous high schools countrywide visited the National Assembly of Belize. The students were all between the ages 13 and 16, and represented different high schools such as Edward P. Yorke, Pallotti, St. Catherine’s, St John’s, Belmopan Comprehensive[...]

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Press Release: Senator Bevinton Cal attends the 4th Meeting of the World Bank Global Young MP Initiative 12th April 2023: The Senator, the Honourable Bevinton Cal attended the Fourth Meeting of the World Bank Global Young MP (Member of Parliament) Initiative which was held as part of the Global Parliamentary Forum (GPF), held under the[...]