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The House of Representatives met on Friday, January 17, at 10:00 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The Honourable Laura Tucker Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives was not able to attend the Sitting, therefore the Honourable Dr. Omar Figueroa, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives sat in and[...]

The National Assembly of Belize pays special tribute to the late Honourable Onesimo Pech – Former Legislator. The late Honourable Onesimo Pech was born on the 16th February 1947. He served as a Member and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives during the period of 1984 to 1989.   Click here to read full[...]

The Senate convened today, 23rd December, 2019, at 10:04 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. Today’s meeting marked the last Senate Meeting for the Year 2019. The Honourable Darrell Bradley was absent at today’s meeting, therefore Vice President, Dr. Senator Carla Barnett sat in as Madam Chair.[...]

The Senate met today, 6 December, 2019, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The meeting began with a word of prayer by Senator Isabel Bennett followed by the swearing in of the two temporary Senators, Herbert Panton and Lee Mark Chang. Senator Herbert Panton was[...]

The House of Representatives met today Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 10:15 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The Special Sitting was scheduled in order for the below business to be transacted. PAPER Sessional Paper No. HR223/1/12 – Land Tax (Partial Remission of Arrears) (Extension of Duration) Order, 2019, was ordered[...]

National Assembly Hosts Children’s Parliament On Wednesday, 20th November 2019, the National hosted Belize’s First National Children’s Parliament. The Children’s Parliament comprises of young students from all over the country representing the 31 constituencies in Belize. The Special Sitting of the Children’s Parliament convened at 10:00 A.M. commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on[...]

Food and Nutrition Security for a Healthy Belize Members of the Belize Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition (BPAHM) gathered this morning at the Marion Jones Conference Room in Belize City for a forum on Food and Nutrition Security for a Healthy Belize. In his address to the gathering, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister[...]

The Senate met today, October 25, 2019, at 9:13 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The meeting was called in order for the Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern[...]

The Senate met today, October 9, 2019, at 10:15 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. At today’s Special Sitting, there was the swearing in of  temporary Senator Marvin Mora, who sat in for Senator Elena Smith, the Senator representing the Unions. The below are the proceedings that were on the Orders[...]