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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[...]

On Thursday, 28th March 2019, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting to debate the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019/2020, as well as to pass the below mentioned Bills, adopt 3 Motions listed and have 2 Paper lie on the Table. The proceedings of the Special Sitting were as follow: BILLS General[...]

The House of Representative’s Budget Debate for the year 2019 began on Monday, March 25, 2019, in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The meeting began at 10:24 A.M. The days agenda consisted of the following: BILLS INTRODUCED   Tax Administration and Procedure Bill, 2019. Bill for an Act to establish the Domestic Tax Department, to facilitate the official[...]

The House of Representative’s Budget Presentation for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 took place on Friday, March 15, 2019,  in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M. with the following on the Orders of the Day: PAPERS  No. HR180/1/12    –    Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. No. HR181/1/12   –    Central Bank of Belize[...]

Today, 14th February 2019, Valentine’s Day, with an open hearth the National Assembly welcomed the Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Primary School  for an educational tour.  The group comprised of 5 7 students from  standard IV, standard V and standard VI; 3 teachers; 1 school warden; and 5 parents.    The group arrived around 9:00 A.M. and were escorted up and seated in the gallery where the presentation took[...]

Yesterday, 7th February 2019, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives, met with Ambassador H. E. Remus Li-Kuo Chen, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for a working luncheon at the Riverside Tavern in Belize City. At the luncheon the Honourable Madam Speaker had the opportunity to officially welcome the newly appointed Ambassador to Belize.  The two[...]

  PRESS RELEASE The President of the Senate, Honourable Lee Mark Chang, is in Panama attending the 37th Ordinary Meeting of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL). The highlight of the meeting which was held on 30th January 2019, was the official handing over of the Pro Tem[...]

As the ending of the year 2018 approaches, the House of Representatives reconvened today, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, for their last meeting.  The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The proceedings on the Orders of the Day were the following:   BILLS INTRODUCED Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Bill[...]