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Cabinet nod to import coconuts and coconut products equivalent to 200 million coconuts
The Secretaries to the Ministries of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development as well as Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities were ordered at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held of
27.01.2025 to prepare a methodology by inquiring all relevant parties regarding the possibility of immediately importing coconut kernels and other coconut related raw materials adhering to the legal provisions applicable at present so that an increased amount of local coconut harvest can be utilized for the industries utilizing coconut as a raw material temporarily as a remedy to the crisis in the market for
use in the local consumption due to insufficient coconut production in the country.
Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture, Coconut Research Institute, Coconut Development Authority, Plant Quarantine Service and Sri Lanka Standards Institution jointly have prepared and submitted guidelines
applicable to import of chilled coconut kernel and dried coconut pieces with coconut (non – copra) husk, coconut milk / coconut milk powder and desiccated coconut.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted their concurrence to the joint proposal forwarded by the Ministers of Industries and Entrepreneurship
Development as well as Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities to take measures to import a capacity equal to 200 million coconuts of coconut kernel related products and dried coconut pieces
with coconut (non – copra) husks for manufacturing coconut oil adhering to the given guidelines.
The Italian Naval Ship ANTONIO MARCEGLIA arrived at the port of Colombo on a replenishment visit this morning (05 Feb 25).
The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions. ANTONIO MARCEGLIA is a 144m – long frigate commanded by Commander ALBERTO BARTOLOMEO. In addition, the ship is manned by a crew of 199.
During the ship’s stay in the island its crew is expected to explore some interesting tourist destinations in Colombo and Galle.
The ship is scheduled to depart the island on 07 Feb and on her departure ANTONIO MARCEGLIA is set to engage in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with a Sri Lanka Navy ship off the coast of Colombo.
As per the recommendations of the intellects committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers to submit recommendations on the actions to be taken for circumventing the shortage of passports, the procurement process has already been started to supply 1,100,000 empty passports with “P” category chip from the supplier.
Accordingly, a programme has been planned to issue 4000 passports per day by monitoring the operations of the Department of Emigration and Immigration throughout the 24 hours to eliminate the delay of issuing passports which prevails at present.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal furnished by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to supply
the additional staff required for the purpose by engaging officers who served in that Department and have retired, on contract basis with the concurrence of the Public Service Commission in addition to attaching
the officers currently in government service with the consent of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government.
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Cabinet approves construction of Accident and Emergency Treatment Unit at the Mannar District Hospital
The Government of India has consented to provide a maximum financial grant of 600 million Sri Lankan Rupees for the construction of an Accident and Emergency Treatment Unit and to supply medical equipment to the Mannar District Hospital, the only tertiary treatment hospital in the Mannar District.
The consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism has been received for the memorandum of understanding proposed to be signed between the two parties for that purpose.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to sign the relevant Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties.
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