The press and the National Assembly have never had what would be called a healthy, open relationship. It's a functional arrangement, but one that is tinged with wariness on the part of the media. And that's because the press is in the house at the pleasure of the speaker - not in its own right - and we can be ejected at the speaker's say-so.
Today, an effort was made the by Clerk of the National Assembly to bridge that divide. He called a meeting at the NEMO conference room in Belmopan. He set the agenda and allowed us to capture it. Here's what it was about:…
The next attempt at a meeting with all the media will be next week.
Measures to ensure that there is no state censorship of that main media feed were brought up at today's meeting - and will be further developed.
The National assembly has a budget of 65 thousand dollars for the project:…
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