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Belize This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Belize Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... É Politics of Belize takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Colville Young Prime Minister Said Musa Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow National Assembly Senate House of Representatives Political parties PUP - UDP Elections: 2008 Political divisions Districts Foreign relations Other countries · Atlas  Politics Portal view • talk • edit The Senate is one of the chambers of the National Assembly. It has 12 members appointed for a five year term by the Governor General. The countries of the Commonwealth Realm share the same monarch. ... 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Dean Oliver Barrow (born March 2, 1951) is a Belizean lawyer and politician and the leader of the United Democratic Party. ... The National Assembly of is the bicameral legislature of Belize. ... The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. ... This article lists political parties in Belize. ... The Peoples United Party is the ruling Christian Democratic political party of Belize. ... The United Democratic Party is the main opposition political party in Belize. ... Politics of Belize Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Belize ... É A legislative election will be held in the nation of Belize in 2008. ... Belizes 6 districts are divided into 31 constituencies. ... Districts of Belize Belize is divided into 6 districts. ... Belizes principal external concern has been the dispute involving the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The National Assembly of is the bicameral legislature of Belize. ... Contents 1 Establishment and appointment 2 Requirements for appointment 3 Meetings and duties 4 Current Senators [edit] Establishment and appointment Senators are appointed by the Governor General in the following manner: 6 with the advice of the Prime Minister 3 with the advice of Leader of the Opposition 1 each with the advice of the following organizations jointly: Belize Council of Churches/Evangelical Association of Churches Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry/Belize Business Bureau National Trade Union Congress of Belize and Civil Society Steering Committee. In practice, the party that wins the general election (by capturing the most seats in the lower house of representatives) also controls the Senate. In previous incarnations, eight senators were appointed, five by the Prime Minister, two by the Leader of the Opposition and one by the Governor General and the Belize Advisory Council. One more senator was given to the opposition beginning in the 1990s. [edit] Requirements for appointment Minimum age: 18 years Citizenship: Belizean (no allegiances to foreign states) Residence: in Belize for at least a year prior to nomination Who cannot be Senators: members of the House, members of the armed and police forces, persons contracted to work for the Government. Occasionally, a Prime Minister may find it necessary to appoint a Senator to a post in the Cabinet. Current Senator Richard "Dickie" Bradley twice lost elections to the House and was appointed a Senator and given a Cabinet post each time. Current Minister Ralph Fonseca, though unelected in 1989, was named a Senator and Minister of State under George Price's government in 1989-1993 term. The UDP have never appointed a Senator to serve in Cabinet. [edit] Meetings and duties The Senate traditionally meets in session in the week immediately following a House meeting. Senators will discuss the measures sent by the House for review and approval, then vote on whether they should be sent back or approved. The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. ... Beginning in late 2005, the Senate convened an investigation into allegations of mismanagement of public funds at the Social Security Board. This committee was headed by Senator Godwin Hulse and featured senators Dickie Bradley, Moises Chan, and Rene Gomez. Arthur Roches was also supposed to appear as the UDP representative but declined under pressure from the Opposition. These Senators questioned persons working at the Board in the last five years over the activities of the Board. Social security primarily refers to social welfare service concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. ... In June 2006, the Senate released a report in which it roundly condemned the actions of General Manager Narda Garcia and Chairman Yasin Shoman in presiding over the questionable investment of millions of dollars in failed projects of former House member Glenn Godfrey. It called for their removal and reforms to be made to the laws governing Social Security. Shoman and Garcia deny any wrongdoing, but both have been removed from the Board, Garcia choosing to challenge this in court. On October 28, 2006, Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh denied Garcia judicial review, claiming the Senate had no case to answer. Garcia has settled out of court with the Social Security board over her contract, receiving an additional eighty thousand dollars. Following an appeal of the decision, on November 16, 2006, Conteh denied Garcia leave to appeal the previous decision. Garcia can still appeal to Belize's Court of Appeal. [edit] Current Senators (as of June 2007) Hon. Mr. Phillip Zuniga (President) Hon. Mrs. Vincent Parks (Vice President) Hon. Richard Bradley (Leader of Government Business) Hon. E. Roy Cayetano Hon. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia Hon. Esther Ayuso-Ramirez Hon. Rene Gomez Hon. Godwin Hulse Senator for Churches (vacant) Hon. Diego Bol Hon. Dr. Deborah Mencias-McMillan Hon. Lisa Shoman Hon. Anthony Chanona (resigned) Of the current senators, only one has previously been a House Member, Garcia (Port Loyola, 1998-2003). She had also been a senator from 1993-1998, during the UDP administration, before winning in that constituency. Bradley ran twice in Queens Square but lost. The following are contesting House seats in 2008: Arthur Roches (Dangriga), Marcel Cardona (Orange Walk East). Dolores Balderamos-Garcia (b. ... In October 2006, three new Senators, Esther Ayuso Ramirez, Dr. Deborah Mencias-McMillan and Diego Bol were appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Leader of the Opposition to replace outgoing Senators MarcelCardona, Ambrose Tillett and Arthur Roches. This frees Roches and Cardona to run for House seats in 2008. Critics have suggested that Cardona in particular may have fallen out of favor with UDP officials, prompting his removal from the Senate, though this has not been confirmed. After a meeting with UDP officials, Marcel Cardona reportedly pledged to continue working with the UDP although some of his supporters still are disgruntled. In June 2007, as a result of an Executive reshuffle, Eamon Courtenay was removed as a Senator. He was replaced by Ambassador to the United States and OAS, Lisa Shoman (ironically, they were both respectively informed of their demotion and promotion by phone while participating in a meeting in Panama.) Courtenay and Minister of Natural Resources John Briceno were fired on Monday June 4. The Senator for the Churces, Rev. Moises Chan, has left the country and apparently vacated his seat, meaning that only eleven Senators are currently serving. September 2007 brings more upheaval to the Senate. Channel 5 reports that Anthony Chanona has resigned over disagreements with a recent bill argued before the Senate. His replacement will be named shortly. Great Belize Television, or as it is locally known, Channel 5, is a Belize City based local television station established in December of 1991. ... Categories: National legislatures | National upper houses | Politics of Belize | Government of Belize

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