Today, the National Assembly welcomed the Leadership Training Cohort 1 of the Pink Parliament to its gallery and gave a presentation on the National Assembly and its functions. The presentation was conducted by Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly. The cohort comprised of young women between the ages of 18-25 years old .[...]
Today, 9th March 2022, the National Assembly of Belize officially received two units of the Belize National Coat of Arms and sovereign seal handed over to Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, by Mr. Stephen Okeke and Mr. Freddy Mansu. Both units will be placed in the Chambers of the National Assembly.
Senate President attends Forum of Parliamentary Dialogue in Morocco President of the Senate, the Hon. Carolyn Trench Sandiford, is attending a Forum of Parliamentary Dialogue that started on 3 March 2022, at the Chamber of Councilors in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco. The three-day event is being held by the Group of Senates of Africa, the[...]
Commitment to Establish a Women Parliamentarians Caucus The women parliamentarians of the National Assembly convened a meeting earlier this week to discuss the establishment of the Belize Women Parliamentarians Caucus. The idea received overwhelming support by the women parliamentarians of the House of Representatives and the Senate. They have committed to working towards establishing a[...]
Today, Wednesday, 9th February 2022, there was a Special Sitting of the Senate in the National Assembly’s Chamber in Belmopan. The meeting began with the Belizean Prayer by Senator Bishop Alvin Benguche. The Orders of the Day was a short one, nevertheless there were meaningful debates on the Bill and Motions. There was 1 Bill[...]