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Press Release: Madam President Attends 61st Session of OACPS Parliamentary Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique The Hon. Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, President of the Senate, attended the 61st Session of the OACPS Parliamentary Assembly and 42nd Session of the ACP-EI Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique. Download Full Press Release

Press Release: The National Assembly signs Declaration of Intent with United Nations Belize The National Assembly signed today a joint declaration of intent (DOI) in the auditorium of the Leigh Richardson Building in Belmopan. The National Assembly was represented by Presiding Officers, Hon. Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Hon. Carolyn Trench-Sandiford,[...]

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Press Release: The Belize Parliament Represented at the WTO & IPU Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Parliaments The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Valerie Woods, is currently attending, in representation of the National Assembly of Belize,  the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Workshop for Latin American & Caribbean[...]

Press Release: National Assembly Hosts Parliamentary Training on Effective and Inclusive Budgets The National Assembly, in collaboration with United Nations Women (UN Women) and the United Nations Country Office of Belize (UN Belize), in its efforts to enhance awareness and technical capacity for members of Parliament, held a training entitled “Effective and Inclusive Budgets.” Download[...]

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[...]