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On the 25th of November 2022, the National Assembly of Belize in collaboration with the National Commission for Families and Children (NCFC), the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children, and UNICEF hosted a successful Children’s Parliament.  At this special event, adult Parliamentarians along with other invited guests were in attendance in the[...]

Press Release: Youth Parliamentarians participate in the 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Trinidad and Tobago Miss Kalen Middleton and Mr. Daril Avila, both active members of the Youth Leaders Alliance of Belize (YLAB), are participating in this year’s 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) from the 20th – 24th November, 2022. Download Full Press Release

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Today, Tuesday, 15th November 2022, the President of the Senate, Senator, the Honourable Carolyn Trench-Sandiford welcomed a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of Brazil, H.E. Agemar De Mendonca Sanctos. The short meeting took place in the Committee Room of the National Assembly building in Belmopan. Amongst their discussion were issues of mutual interest of concerns, as[...]

Press Release: Women Parliamentarians attend the XV Regional Conference for Women of Latin America and the Caribbean in Buenos Aires, Argentina The Honourable Elvia Samos, Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous People’s Affairs and Isabel Bennett, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Women Caucus, are attending the XV Regional Conference[...]

Press Release: Members of Parliament attend FOPREL’s Joint Inter-Parliamentary Committees Meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica The Honourable Ramon Cervantes, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration and the Honourable Jorge Espat, Member for Cayo West, are attending the Joint XIII Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Citizen Security[...]

As part of the activities leading up to the 3rd Annual National Children’s Parliament on the 11th November 2022, children parliamentarians are participating in a meet-and-greet with the adult parliamentarians.  Today, 27th October 2022, Children Parliamentarians, Ms. Azaraiah Chaplin and Adia Viltz, met with Speaker Valerie Woods and Honourable Kareem Musa, Member for Caribbean Shores[...]

Press Release: Youth Parliamentarians meet with Madam President and other Members of Parliament The National Assembly, in collaboration with the National Commission for Families and Children (NCFC), the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children, and UNICEF, will be hosting the 3rd Annual National Children’s Parliament on 11th November 2022. Download Full Press[...]

Press Release: Members of Parliament attend CPA Parliamentary Academy residency programme in South Africa Honourable Louis Barona and Senator Elena Smith have joined over thirty Commonwealth Parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s (CPA) membership in attending the inaugural Advanced Professional Development and Skills-Building Residency Course, being held in Cape Town, South Africa from 24th[...]