President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet yesterday, Wednesday 28th April, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered.

Cabinet was briefed on the mandate of the Disaster and Risk Management Department in disaster risk reduction, management and civil protection in Seychelles.

Cabinet approved for the enactment of the Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (Hire Craft) Regulation, 2021 and the repeal of the Control of Hire Craft Act, 1973 through the Control of Hire Craft (Repeal) Act, 2021.

Cabinet also approved the Framework on National Standards for Centre-based Childminding Services and for the Drafting of a Regulation to make it the statutory obligation for the applicability of the quality Standards in Centre-based Childminding Services.

Cabinet was briefed on the annual internal audit plan for 2021.

Cabinet was also updated on the ongoing national response to the Covid-19 pandemic.