His Excellency the Governor, Hon. Peter Beckingham, chaired 30th meeting of cabinet on Wednesday 10th December 2014 at the Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales.
All Ministers were present.
Madam Attorney General (Acting), Ms Khalila Astwood was in attendance in the place of Madam Attorney General Hon. Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles.
· Approved contract awards for Ambulances in Providenciales, Grand Turk, South Caicos, North and Middle Caicos; Designing a water osmosis plant in Salt Cay as well as repairs to Five Cays road.
· Approved request from Trial Enterprises for import duty concession assisting with the renovation and restoration if the Historic Turks Head Inn Hotel in Grand Turk.
· Approved business application submitted by Turks Fleet Ltd seeking permission to operate in a restricted business activity under the Business Licensing (Amendment)(No.3) Regulations 2014.
· The Limited Partnership Ordinance, Companies Ordinances, Mutual funds Ordinance and Trade Marks Ordinance would be referred to the Attorney General’s Chambers and FSC with a view to including these amendments within the draft Companies Ordinance and subsequent legislation.
· Approved the application for long lease over parcel 60602/204, 205, 340 and road subject to the provisions of the Crown Land Ordinance.
· Approved application for crown land, South Suburb, Grand Turk subject to the provisions of the Crown Land Ordinance.
· Agreed that the Ministry of Finance should draft Terms of Reference for the appointment of a Project Manager to oversee a 2 year project through the infrastructure fund to centralize the tour operators and vendors in Grand Turk. Also a recommendation to have permanent police presence in the Cruise Terminal beach areas of Grand Turk. Tourist Board to look at redeveloping Tourism Booth through infrastructure fund in the Cruise Terminal in Grand Turk.
· Crown land unit to identify a location for Tour Operators including establishment of a tour operator and vendors facility, a tourist board help desk and taxi despatch centre.
· Agreed to the tendering of works for dredging of navigational channel at Sandy Point, North Caicos so it would be open for safe use by mariners.
· Approval of a fast track booth in Providenciales for Diplomats.
· Approved the formation and recognition of the Turks and Caicos Islands Fishing Co-operative Inc.
· Received and noted the report of the proposed amendments to the National Parks Ordinance and undertook to review the National Parks Committee’s recommendations and thereafter present the report for Consultation.
· Governor to liaise with officials in the Dominican Republic to discuss a common fisheries protection policy to protect TCI waters.
· Recognised the problems recently faced by TCIG Department and offices on Front Street, Grand Turk and would look to devise a short term and long term strategy to dealing with the storm surge issues.
Further information on these matters will be provided by Ministers in due course.
