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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[...]

Today, Thursday, 28th October 2020, the Senate met in the Chambers of the National Assembly for a Special Sitting of the Senate. The meeting began with the Belizean Prayer by Madam President, followed by the Oath of Allegiance of Temporary Senators. Mr. Linsford Castillo was alternate for Senator Erica Jang, and Mr. Luis Luke Martinez[...]

On Tuesday, 26th October 2021, there was a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives 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. Vashti Lamb. On the days agenda there were (2) Papers; Sessional Paper No. HR47A/1/13 -Supplementary Appropriation (No.6)[...]