From Turks And Caicos Weekly

THE FINDINGS of a consultative report, following public consultation on building height and density increase in Providenciales, have led Cabinet to advise that the necessary changes be made to the development manual.

This is according to a post Cabinet report following a meeting of the body on Wednesday in Grand Turk.

The report was presented to members last week, leading to them instructing the Planning Department to make any necessary changes to the TCI Development Manual and to prepare a paper for the next meeting of Cabinet with proposed recommendations for re-designation of zoning areas for new applications for buildings up to 12 storeys in height.

Cabinet also agreed that the Governor, Premier, Police Commissioner and Minister of Border Control would gather on October 14 for a meeting of the National Security Council, proposed by the Police Commissioner.

They would, in addition to considering responses to current security risks and longer term strategies, finalise membership of the proposed wider National Security Advisory Council to include representatives from the Opposition, and the business, education and church communities.

During Wednesday’s meeting, Cabinet also instructed the Ministry of Finance to produce a paper for approval at the next meeting of Cabinet to introduce zero-rated import duty for individuals and businesses in TCI to purchase and import CCTV security equipment for domestic and commercial properties.

Members also agreed to convey to the TCI Airports Authority, Cabinet’s support for the construction of a Forward Based Operation (FBO) in Grand Turk and requested the Airports Authority to give urgent consideration to the proposals received for the FBO.

Meanwhile, Cabinet approved for public release and dissemination the TCI Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Guidance Notes for the administration of the Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) with the UK and USA to improve international tax compliance.

The body also discussed the proposed draft Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bill (2015) and Regulations and agreed that further work would be carried out before bringing the draft bill and regulations back to the next meeting of Cabinet for further consideration.

The list of public holidays for TCI for 2016 was also approved during Wednesday’s meeting.

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