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BELIZE No.

HR25/1/12 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 15th March 2019 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y ORDERS OF THE DAY 6.

Paper.

No.

HR184A/1/12 - The Eighteenth Annual Report of the Ombudsman of Belize for the Year Ending 2018.

8.

Questions to Ministers.

(See Notice Papers Attached).

12.

Introduction of Bills.

1.

General Revenue Appropriation (2019/2020) Bill, 2019.
Bill for an Act to appropriate certain sums of money for the use of the Public Service of Belize for the financial year ending March 31, 2020.

(The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Labour, Local Government, Rural Development, Energy, Public Utilities, Public Service and Elections and Boundaries) 2.

Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Bill for an Act to amend the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service Act, Chapter 282 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to amend the number of Board of Directors required to form quorum for meetings of the Board; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(The Honourable Minister of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Commerce) 2 14.

Public Business.

A.


Government Business I MOTION (For Text of Motion see Notice Papers attached) 1.

Official Charities Fund Motion, 2019.

Cabinet’s recommendation to be signified.

(The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Labour, Local Government, Rural Development, Energy, Public Utilities, Public Service and Elections and Boundaries) !

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HR25/1/12 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 15th March 2019 10:00 AM.
-*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS Q U E S T I O N S [For Oral Answer] Notice given on 22nd February 2019.

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Considering that the Minister of Works has been engaged in numerous infrastructure projects which are supposed to meet international standards, improve mobility, be climate resilient, improve road traffic safety and meet the demand being created by increasing traffic; And also considering the fact that traffic fatalities involving pedestrians is a significant cause of death in Belize; Will the Minister of Works please inform the nation and in particular the residents who live in the numerous villages along the George Price Highway between Roaring Creek Village and the Santa Elena Roundabout, and specifically in reference to the $20.5 million contract issued to rehabilitate the 15.
3 kilometers of highway from Roaring Creek to Blackman Eddie and the recently signed $19 million contract for the rehabilitation of 16.5 kilometers from Blackman Eddie to the Santa Elena Roundabout, whether any consideration was given to the building of pedestrian walkways parallel to the highway in the villages and, if they have been considered, how much if anything has been budgeted for these pedestrian walkways, and, if not, why not?

Notice given on 26th February 2019. !

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Will the Minister of Works please update this Honourable House on the status of the contract awarded to A & N Construction Limited in February of 2015 for the rehabilitation of 54 miles of the Hummingbird Highway, including in his update any cost overrun in relation to this project confirming or denying whether such overrun increased by double the initial cost of $16 million?

(The Honourable Member for Cayo South) Notice given on 28th February 2019.

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Can the Minister of Natural Resources tell this nation what will his ministry do to rectify the land discrepancies in the village of Santa Cruz, Stann Creek District as it relates to 683 lots that are being issued without a permission to survey or an authenticated plan?

What enforcement will be put in place to discontinue such illegal act by elected village councils?
How will his Ministry correct the problem and ensure that all those people who participated innocently by making down payments get their land documents?

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Can the Minister of Natural Resources tell this nation if there is a permission to survey 2,000 plus acres of land by one Wind Mill Limited, parallel to the village of Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Roman villages in the Stann Creek District?
Who are the principals of the company, and who is the surveyor that submit the documents and markings for authentication of the plan?

(The Honourable Member for Stann Creek West) !

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HR25/1/12 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 15th March 2019 10:00 A.M. -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.

Official Charities Fund Motion, 2019.

Notice given on 12th March 2019.


BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Honourable House approves the expenditure of $2,385,089 from the Official Charities Fund as detailed in Appendix A of the Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending 31st March, 2020.

Cabinet’s recommendation to be signified.

(The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Labour, Local Government, Rural Development, Energy, Public Utilities, Public Service and Elections and Boundaries) !

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