President Mohamed Nasheed has approved recommendations by the Cabinet to reduce import duty on goods imported through the Northern and Southern Regional Ports by 30 per cent beginning from 1 July 2010.
Members of the Cabinet made the recommendations, among other things, to lessen the pressure on Malé commercial port and to increase economic activities at the regional ports.
At today’s meeting, the Cabinet also declared Kalhaidhoo of Haddhunmathi atoll as an uninhabited island.
Kalhaidhoo was judged an unsafe island following the Asian tsunami in 2004.
Most of the Kalhaidhoo people have been relocated to Gan, and currently only 27 people live in Kalhaidhoo.
The French Red Cross provided housing for Kalhaidhoo people in Gan of Haddhunmathi.
