Members of Cabinet met on Thursday August 11, 2022 and discussed a number of matters of national importance as follows:
APPLICATION FOR LANDHOLDING LICENCE – PAULA NICOLE RICHARDSON
Cabinet approved:
- the grant of a Landholding Licence to Paula Nicole Richardson of 93 Chemin Meredith, City of Chelsea, Quebec, J9B 2N7, Canada, to own land namely, Block 12/07 Parcel 002 in the Beachettes Registration Section of Montserrat;
- that the applicant should pay the full Landholding Licence Fee of $2,500 upon the grant of the licence.
Cabinet advised that Government should work with the Police to expedite its requests in a more timely manner.
APPOINTMENT OF A VOLCANO RELIEF COMMITTEE
Cabinet approved the appointments of the three (3) representatives to the Volcano Relief Committee, as follows:
- Representative of the Montserrat Christian Council – Mr Trevor Howe;
- Representative of the Montserrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Ms Daphne Furlonge; and
- Representative of the Trade Union Movement –
Ms Linda Dias.
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF MONTSERRAT ARTS COUNCIL (MAC) BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Cabinet approved:
- the appointment of the Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) Board of Management, namely:
- Mr Albrun Semper – Chairman;
- Mr Norman Cassell – Deputy Chairman;
- Mrs Adrienne Laborde – Treasurer;
- Miss Adena Johnson – Secretary; and
- Mr Trevon Pollard, Member.
- Appointment of Mr Basil Morgan is a Member is awaiting confirmation;
- the initial period of appointment from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 with the option to extend for further periods(s), not exceeding three (3) years; and
- that a remuneration of $1,200 for the Chairperson and $900 for each Member per quarter be paid from the funds of the Council.
TO FURTHER SUSPEND THE COLLECTION OF CRUISE SHIP TAX FOR ONE (1) YEAR
Cabinet approved:
- in keeping with the provisions of Section 5 of the Cruise Ship Act, that the provisions in SR&O No.30 of 2017 (Suspension of the Collection of Cruise Ship Tax), which expired on the 31 March 2022, be extended until 31 August 2023;
- that “A Master of a Cruise Ship anchoring in the territorial waters of Montserrat is exempted from the payment of Cruise Ship Tax for the period 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023.