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The Senate met today, June 26, 2019, at 10:06 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. At today’s Special Sitting, the Honourable Senate elected a new President, the Honourable Darrell Bradley. The Honourable Bradley was nominated by Leader of Government Business, the Honourable Godwin Hulse, and that proposal was seconded by Dr.[...]

The House of Representatives convened on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan.  The below summarizes the proceedings of the days agenda. PAPER Sessional Paper No. HR196/1/12 – Report of the Auditor General – Annual Report for the Year April 2014 to March 2015, was referred to the Public[...]

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 The Office of the Clerk has officially been informed by  the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable John Briceño, of Senator Eamon Courtenay’s resignation from the Senate.  Furthermore, the Office has also been informed that the Leader of the Opposition has advised the Governor General that the Opposition has nominated Mr. Michel Chebat[...]

Friday, June 7, 2019 The Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Mrs. Clarita Pech, attended a meeting of the Consultative Board of FOPREL which was held in Nicaragua from the 3 to 5 June 2019.  Participants included officials from parliaments of Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico as well as the Executive Secretary of[...]

Friday, May 31, 2019 The Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives attended a Plenary Assembly of PARLACEN at the Central American Parliament Headquarters in Guatemala City, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The Honourable Tucker-Longsworth gave her remarks to the Plenary Assembly on the importance of signing the Agreement for Belize and the initiation of the joint working relations with the PARLACEN. Below[...]

The Senate met yesterday, May 21, 2019, at 10:05 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The purpose of the Special Sitting of the Senate was for the Senate to pass the Maritime Areas (Amendment) Bill, 2019, that had passed the House of the Representatives on May 20, 2019. 1. Maritime Areas (Amendment)[...]

The House of Representative met on Monday, May 20, 2019, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan for a Special Sitting. At the days sitting, the Speaker, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth was not present, therefore the Honourable Omar Figueroa, presided over the Sitting. The purpose of the Special Sitting of the House of Representatives was for[...]

Today, 7th May 2019, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Mr. Akbar Khan; Head of Private Office in the Secretary General’s Office, Ms. Emily Davies; along with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth; the Clerk to the National Assembly of Belize, Mr. Eddie Webster; and Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly[...]

Today, 11th April 2019, the National Assembly welcomed three different School Visits to its galleries. First we had the United Community Primary School from the Stann Creek District, followed by Lucky Strike Government School from Rural Belize, and then finally the Calcutta SDA School. The group comprised of students ranging from standard II to standard VI, along with their parents and teachers.    The presentations began around around 8:45 A.M. Each group was[...]