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The House of Representative met today, Friday, November 23, 2018, at 10:10 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. For this Sitting, invitations were extended to Ambassadors, CEOs and different personnel namely in the medical field to attend the Sitting to honour the late Comandante Fidel Castro, Former President of Cuba. Speeches were given by the Right Honourable[...]

October 23, 2018 On October 22, 2018 Parliamentary Delegates such as the Hon. Laura Tucker Longsworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Hon. Lee Mark Chang, President of the Senate; Hon. Dr. Omar Figueroa, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development and Immigration and Nationality; Hon. Beverly Williams,[...]

On Wednesday, 3rd October 2018, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The proceedings of the Special Sitting were as follow: BILLS General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2018/2019) Bill, 2018. General Registry (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Business Names (Amendment)[...]

October 1, 2018 Today, October 1, 2018, the Clerk of the National Assembly of Belize, Mr. Eddie John Webster was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Belize by Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin in Belize City. Mr. Webster is the Clerk of the National Assembly since 2010. He resides in the beautiful Dangriga Town and is[...]

The House of Representative met today, Friday, September 28, 2018, at 10:15 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The proceedings of the Sitting were as follow:    PAPERS PRESENTED No. HR158/1/12    –    Supplementary Appropriation Schedule for Fiscal Year 2018/2019. No. HR158A/1/12    – Social Security Board Annual Reports 2017 – Actuarial Review of the Social Security Scheme[...]

The House of Representative met on today, Friday, August 31, 2018, at 10:15 A.M. in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The proceedings of the Sitting are as follow:   PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES No. HR146/1/12    –    Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended March   31, 2017. No.[...]

August 21, 2018 On Friday, August 17, 2018, the National Assembly met in its Chamber of the National Assembly Building for a Joint Sitting with Members of the House of Representatives and Members of the Senate. The purpose of the Joint Sitting was on the occasion of the Visit of Her Excellency Tsai Ing- Wen, President[...]

July 18, 2018 A seventeen (17) member Taiwanese Advanced Team in connection with the upcoming visit of the President of Taiwan visited the National Assembly Building on Wednesday 18th July 2018. The team was led by  Director General Liang and their Director of Protocol Chao. As well, the team included members of the President’s Protocol, Press and Security Team. They arrived shortly after  2:00[...]

July 16, 2018 The National Assembly welcomed to its Chamber Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs – Taiwan, for a special tour of the building. The tour was done by Mr. Eddie Webster, Clerk of the National Assembly and Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk. The tour entailed a detailed description of the National Assembly and its[...]

Today, Thursday, July 5, 2018, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The purpose of the Special Sitting was for the Senate to adopt 4 Motions. Those were: Motions  Appointment of Members of the Elections and Boundaries Commission Motion, 2018. Appointment of Ms. Deshawn Arzu Torres as Chairperson of the[...]