Category: National Assembly
Parliament opens with pomp and ceremony
The nation’s capital, Belmopan, was a busy place this morning as the new session of parliament got underway. Love TV’s Patrick Jones and video journalist Myles Gillett had front row seat for the spectacle and bring you the following report.
Leader of the Opposition takes oath of office
Leader of the Opposition, Francis Fonseca was officially sworn in by Governor General Sir Colville Young. The brief ceremony took place at Belize House in Belmopan. The first session of the National Assembly will be opened tomorrow. The inaugural sitting of the Senate will be held in the national assembly chamber beginning at nine in [...]
PM proposes to report on Christmas Assistance Program
Also today, today, the Prime Minister introduced a motion was introduced asking for parliament’s approval of sovereign guarantee for an eight million US dollar loan for Belize Telemedia Limited from Heritage Bank. The loan, which covers a seven year repayment period, will allow the government owned phone company to invest in capital infrastructure, that being [...]
House passes 9th Amendment Bill
Debate on the Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill was short but not without some fireworks. Love TV’s Patrick Jones watched the proceedings from the media gallery.
Hundreds show up in Belmopan to support the 9th.
The UDP government today ferried in hundreds of supporters to bolster the party’s resolve in passing the Ninth Amendment Bill through the House of Representatives. Love TV’s Marion Ali and cameraman Brian Castillo was among the crowd outside and bring you the following report.
Friends of Belize says criteria met to trigger a refferendum
While the public consultations on the controversial piece of proposed legislation, popularly called the Ninth for short, have ended, the issue of the Bill has by no means faded into the sunset. On Wednesday, Friends of Belize, a non-government organization, called a news conference to weigh in on the matter. From the Government’s introduction of [...]
Belmopan hosts final 9th amendment consultation
The final in the series of public consultations on the Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment bill took place last night in Belmopan. It was another well-attended forum as hundreds of people packed the Belmopan Civic Centre to listen and take part in the discussion. At the start of the proceedings, chairman of the Committee John Saldivar [...]
Prime Minister addresses the nation on the occasion of Independence
Prime Minister Hon. Dean Barrow has addressed the people of Belize on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of Independence. In his address, which ran for 45 minutes, Mr. Barrow said that thirty years after Independence, Belize’s democracy is strong and getting stronger. The Prime Minister also addressed a number of national issues and made [...]
PUP Leader pays tribute to George Price in his Independence Day address
Leader of the People’s United Party (PUP) John Briceño has paid tribute to the Father of the Nation Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price. Mr. Briceño used the occasion of the official Independence Day ceremonies to pay tribute to the former Prime Minister of Belize.
Tributes pour in for National Hero
Tributes have been pouring in for the fallen leader from Belizeans at home and abroad. The United Democratic Party issued a condolence statement saying, “Like the rest of the nation, we are saddened by his death, but amidst the national mourning, we join in commemorating his great achievements for the Nation of Belize, which are [...]
PM declares period of national mourning
Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced a period of national mourning starting on Monday and continuing through to September 26, when the Rt. Hon. George Price will be given a state funeral in the nation’s capital Belmopan.
In memoriam: George Cadle Price
When Rt. Hon. George Price died at 6:30 am on Monday, September 19, it marked the end of an era, a career in politics and public live that spanned over seven decades. But his legacy lives on in the hearts of those whose lives he touched in some small way, whether it was the ordinary [...]
Ninth amendment consultation goes to Punta Gorda
The public consultation on the Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill took place in Punta Gorda on Wednesday night. It was another packed audience at the P.G. Sports Auditorium. Love News was present and here are highlights. The next public consultation is scheduled for the end of the month in San Ignacio town.
Friends of Belize wants referendum on Ninth Amendment
The public consultations on the Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill are winding down; but the national conversation continues. Today, a group called Friends of Belize announced the launch of a petition to collect the signatures of 10% of the registered voters in Belize in order to trigger a referendum on the Ninth Amendment Bill. A [...]
Bar Association comments on updated Ninth Amendment
The Bar Association of Belize today released its position on changes announced on Monday regarding the Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill. As we have reported, the Prime Minister gave an undertaking to delete certain sections of the proposed amendments after a meeting with the Belize Council of Churches and the Association of Evangelical Churches. Today, [...]
BNTU discussed proposed constitutional amendment
The proposed Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill has garnered perhaps the most public reaction and concerns raised since Independence. Today, even teachers got their chance to weigh in on the issue during the Belize National Teachers Union’s Consultation at the Belmopan Civic Centre. General Secretary of the BNTU, George Frazer, told Love News that teachers [...]
Consultations move to Corozal … with changes
The Proposed Belize Constitution Ninth amendment Bill will take centre stage tomorrow night in Corozal town when the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee holds it’s second in a series of nationwide consultations. But when the consultation resumes, it will feature changes in the proposed amendment Bill agreed on Monday during a meeting between the Prime [...]
National Assembly goes cyber
The National Assembly of Belize now has a presence in cyberspace. A communiqué from the office of the Clerk, Eddie Webster, today announced the public launch of the website. According to the official release, the purpose of the website is to educate the public on how the National Assembly works. It explains the functions of [...]
Consultation schedule published
In related news, the office of the Clerk of the National Assembly today released the full schedule of consultation on the proposed Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill. According to the scheduled, the consultations will travel to each of the district towns and the nation’s capital. Of note are two stops on the nationwide tour, one [...]
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