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Press Release: The National Assembly extends its condolences on the passing of former Speaker and President Hon. Sylvia Flores Hon. Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Hon. Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, President of the Senate, extend their deepest condolences to the family of the former presiding officer Hon. Sylvia Flores on her passing on[...]

Yesterday 7th December 2022, The National Assembly was visited by a Tri-County Chamber of Commerce delegation from Houston consisting of 17 members headed by Texas City Council Member, Hon. Edward Pollard. The purpose of their visit to Belize is to meet with different government officials. While at the National Assembly, they were given a brief[...]

Press Release: Senior Staff of Parliament attend Public Accounts Committee Workshop for Clerks and Officials in the UK Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, and Ms. Mary August, Parliamentary Officer 1, have joined Senior Clerks of some thirty two Legislatures from Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Caribbean and Europe Region and the UK[...]

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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[...]