Today, 3rd December 2021, the House of Representatives convened in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan, shortly after 10:00 A.M. Presiding over the sitting today was the Honourable Marconi Leal, Deputy Speaker, in the absence of the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House, who is out of the country at the[...]
The Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives attended the 2021 Open Parliament Forum held under the theme Open Parliament in a Post-Covid Context: Global Examples of Resilience and Planning for 2022 and Beyond. It comes after Taiwan’s first declaration earlier this year of its Open Parliament Action Plan 2021-2024. The forum is a two-day event[...]
On 1st December 2021, the Honourable Valerie Woods, Speaker of the House of Representatives, met with H. E. Dr. Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). In her remarks, Hon. Speaker Woods said, “Globally, women in leadership are still woefully lacking, and so when there is an opportunity to recognize the achievements of the[...]
On Thursday, 25th November 2021, the Belize Parliamentary Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (BPAHM) convened a meeting with the Parliamentary Champions at the House of Culture in Belize City. The Parliamentary Champions comprise of Members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate such as the Honourable Francis Fonseca, Honourable Jose Mai, Honourable Orlando Habet, Honourable[...]
On Saturday, November 20th 2021, the National Assembly of Belize hosted the National Children’s Parliament in its Chambers in Belmopan. At this year’s National Children’s Parliament, not only did we have a cadre of children representing the House of Representatives, but they also had representatives for the Senate as well. The National Children’s Parliament is[...]