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On Tuesday, 6th August 2019, the National Assembly welcomed the Creatures of Habit London, for a tour of the building as well as an interview on the functions of the Legislature. The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Eddie Webster greeted the team which were: Mr. James Lewis, Producer; Ms. Jennifer Fearnley, Director; and Mr. Joseph Card,[...]

July 29, 2019 Today, Monday, 29th July 2019, was the launching of the Belize Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition (BPAHM), held at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, Belize City. The ceremony began shortly after 10:00 A.M. as the Directors of Ceremonies Mr. Tyrone Nunez and Ms. Renata Samuels welcomed the guests. The welcoming address[...]

Belize attends 44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic (CAA) Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Speakers, parliamentarians and Clerks of parliaments from the Caribbean Legislative Assemblies have gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, for the 44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic (CAA) Region of the Commonwealth[...]

Honourable Madam Speaker attends CPA’s Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures highlighted as key tool in achieving SDG 16 at Commonwealth Partnership for Democracy panel event in New York CPA’s Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures highlighted as key tool in achieving SDG 16 at Commonwealth Partnership for Democracy panel event in New York The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Recommended[...]

Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Mr. George Lovell, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of National Security, is attending the Advisory Mission and Workshop on Legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence and the Budapest Convention that is being held in El Salvador from the 1 and 2 July 2019.  Participants at the two-days meeting which is being organized by the[...]

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[...]