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June 28, 2018 The Clerk of the National Assembly of Belize, today held a short ceremony/luncheon to show his appreciation to 4 Government Officers of the Legislature for their long service. Those Officers were: Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk and Mrs. Valentina Sho, Finance Officer, from the National Assembly; Mrs. Delvorine Budna, Former Office Assistant at the Contractor[...]

24th May 2018 The National Assembly has welcomed numerous schools from across the country for this month of May. On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018, we had three schools visiting which were: Louisville R. C. School from Corozal, San Narciso R. C. School from Corozal, and Quality School International from Belmopan, and on Thursday, May 24th,  2018, we had the Richard Quin R.[...]

On Tuesday, 22nd May 2018, the National Assembly welcomed a group for an educational visit from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. The group was a small one consisting of 24 university students and 4 professors. Mr. Jonathan Rothermel has been bringing students from abroad for educational visits to the National Assembly for the past 5 years.   The group arrived at around[...]

May 18, 2018   The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Laura Tucker-Longsworth, is in El Salvador attending the Fifth Meeting of the Interparliamentary  Committee on Education & Health of FOPREL which is being held today, Friday, 18th May 2018 at SICA’s Headquarters in EL Salvador. The Honourable Madam Speaker is being accompanied at this event in El Salvador[...]

16th May 2018 On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, the National Assembly welcomed the Patchakan R. C. School for an educational presentation. The group arrived shortly after midday and were escorted up to the galleries where the presentation took place by Ms. Mary August. The group was divided into two since they were all students from Standard II to[...]

On Monday, 14th May 2018, at 1:00 P.M,  the National Assembly of Belize got a school visit from the El Shaddai Adventist School in Belmopan. Approximately 60 students and 6 teachers were present at the visit. The group comprised of students from Infant I to Standard VI, therefore the students were separated into two groups. The first group was greeted by[...]

April 20, 2018   The Honourable Beverly Williams, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration , is in Mexico City, attending Committee Meetings of FOPREL to discuss issues of Human Rights as well as Integrity and Transparency. The Meeting are headed by the House/Senate of Mexico. The Meetings were schedule to[...]

April 11, 2018 3rd Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network: Open States for Democratic Governance Against Corruption The Honourable Lee Mark Chang, President of the Senate, is in Lima, Peru, for the 3rd Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network: Open States for Democratic Governance Against Corruption, which will take place on April 11-12, 2018. It is[...]

 Yesterday, March 27, 2018, the Senate assembled in the Chamber of the National Assembly Building , Belmopan, for a Special Sitting that was called to order at 10:12 A.M. Each Senator had the opportunity of sharing their views and opinions on the General Revenue Appropriation (2018/2019) Bill, 2018. All Senators were present except for Senator Rev. Ashley Rocke who was replaced by Rev. Henry Brown, Temporary[...]

The House of Representative’s Budget Debate began on Thursday, March 22, 2018,  in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, Belmopan. The debate on the General Revenue Appropriation (2018/2019) Bill, 2018, commenced with the Leader of the Opposition being the first person to debate the Bill. As the day progressed, only ten Members got a chance to give their support, or for[...]