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Today, 30th March 2022, the Senate convened in the Chamber of the National Assembly for a Special Sitting. The day began with the Belizean Prayer by Senator, the Honourable Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, President of the Senate. The Senator, Honourable Michael Peyrefitte was absent from today’s sitting, therefore there was the oath of allegiance of temporary Senator[...]

On the 24th and 25th March 2022, the House of Representatives met in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building, in Belmopan, primarily to debate the General Revenue Appropriation (2022/2023) Bill, 2022, that was introduced on Tuesday, 18th March 2021. The debate was the highlight of the days as each Member gave their speech on[...]

The Senate met today, Friday, 18th March 2022, in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan for a Special Sitting. The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M with the Belizean Prayer by Senator Erica Jang.  Following the prayer, the Honourable Madam President requested a moment of silence for the late Honourable Elito Omar[...]

On Tuesday, 15th March 2022, the House of Representatives convened in the National Assembly Chamber in Belmopan for the highlight of the day, the Budget Speech – “Working Together For A Fair, Inclusive And Prosperous Belize” and the presentation of the Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Year 2022/2023, delivered by the Honourable[...]

Today, the National Assembly welcomed the Leadership Training Cohort 1 of the Pink Parliament to its gallery and gave a presentation on the National Assembly and its functions. The presentation was conducted by Mrs. Clarita Pech, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly. The cohort comprised of young women between the ages of 18-25 years old .[...]