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Today, Wednesday, 7th July 2021, a Special Sitting of the Senate  was held in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, in Belmopan. The meeting opened with the Belizean Prayer by the Honourable Madam President, followed by the swearing in of Senator Darrell Bradley who is filling the vacancy for the post that Senator Khalid[...]

On Monday, 5th July 2021, The Honourable Ramon Cervantes, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, and Chairman of the Finance and Economic Development Committee along with the Honourable Tracy Panton, Member for Alberts and Member of the Finance and Economic Development Committee attended a virtual Zoom meeting of[...]

The House of Representatives met today in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M with an opening prayer by Ms. Shalwa Leslie. On the days agenda was one (1) Paper, No. HR30/1/13 – Contract Agreements for Philip Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass: Upgrading Project Lots 1,[...]

Happy International Day of Parliamentarism The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated annually since 2018 on 30th June. The recognition of this day was established through a United Nations General Assembly resolution which is also the date that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was founded. The IPU, the largest global organization of national parliaments, celebrates 132[...]

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat (CPA) Virtual Post-Election Seminar with the National Assembly of Belize began today with an opening ceremony addressed by Hon. Carolyn Trench Sandiford, President of the Senate of Belize, Hon. Valerie Woods, MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize and CPA Secretary-General Stephen Twigg. Over the course of three[...]

The Senate convened in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan today, Friday, 4th June 2021, for a Special Sitting of the Senate. The meeting began at 10:05 A.M. with the Prayers done by the Honourable Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, President of the Senate. On the days agenda were 3 Bills brought from the House[...]

The House of Representatives convened today, Friday 28th May 2021, in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The highlight of the day was the Public Sector Emoluments and Allowances Reduction Bill, 2021, as it went through all its stages. AS WELL ON THE AGENDA WERE THE FOLLOWING: PAPER No. HR25/1/13 – Acquisition[...]