Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Central Bank, Environment, Executive Office, Finance/Economy, Foreign Affairs, Health, Immigration, Parliament, Police and Interior Affairs, Tourism, Transportation
Intervention Categories: Planning and strategy; Creating and using advisory groups or committees
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Department of Tourism, Seychelles Tourism Board, CEPS, SIFCO, SCAA, Department of Health, SHTA, the Seychelles Police, SCCI and GETUS
Overview: President chairs consultative session on resumption of commercial passenger flights to Seychelles -President chaired a consultative session with key Government and Private Sector stakeholders at STC Conference Room this morning, where the meeting followed guidelines from the Public Health Authority. The focus of today’s meeting was to review the National Framework for the integrated management of reopening Seychelles’ international airport, originally presented at a previous consultative meeting at State House on 23 June 2020.
There were a series of presentations from the Department of Tourism, Seychelles Tourism Board, CEPS, SIFCO, SCAA, Health, SHTA, the Seychelles Police, SCCI and GETUS to demonstrate the level of preparedness of the country to reopen its borders for commercial flights from 1 August 2020.
The presentations were followed by a general overview by the Public Health Commissioner, on how far different workplaces, education, tourism establishments, and other entities have reached in their level of preparedness and compliance to public health guidelines.
The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, provided a brief update on the work of the Task Force which constitutes of representatives from both Government and private sector, responsible for the modalities and measures in place to re-open the airport for commercial flights.
Following the presentations and discussion, the President commented that preparation is heading in the right direction, although a lot of work remains to be done to ensure all entities comply with Public Health Authority guidelines. He asked all present to continue engaging stakeholders, knowing that there is a National Framework in place, to establish operating procedures and ensure leadership at all levels as the country moves closer to reopening its borders. He further stressed on the need for continued dialogue outside the consultative forum with the Task Force and Public Health Authority as focal points of contact.
Full details here: http://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4901/president-faure-chairs-consultative-session-on-resumption-of-commercial-passenger-flights-to-seychelles
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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: President chairs consultative session on resumption of commercial passenger flights to Seychelles -President chaired a consultative session with key Government and Private Sector stakeholders at STC Conference Room this morning, where the meeting followed guidelines from the Public Health Authority. The focus of today’s meeting was to review the National Framework for the integrated management of reopening Seychelles’ international airport, originally presented at a previous consultative meeting at State House on 23 June 2020.
There were a series of presentations from the Department of Tourism, Seychelles Tourism Board, CEPS, SIFCO, SCAA, Health, SHTA, the Seychelles Police, SCCI and GETUS to demonstrate the level of preparedness of the country to reopen its borders for commercial flights from 1 August 2020.
The presentations were followed by a general overview by the Public Health Commissioner, on how far different workplaces, education, tourism establishments, and other entities have reached in their level of preparedness and compliance to public health guidelines.
The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, provided a brief update on the work of the Task Force which constitutes of representatives from both Government and private sector, responsible for the modalities and measures in place to re-open the airport for commercial flights.
Following the presentations and discussion, the President commented that preparation is heading in the right direction, although a lot of work remains to be done to ensure all entities comply with Public Health Authority guidelines. He asked all present to continue engaging stakeholders, knowing that there is a National Framework in place, to establish operating procedures and ensure leadership at all levels as the country moves closer to reopening its borders. He further stressed on the need for continued dialogue outside the consultative forum with the Task Force and Public Health Authority as focal points of contact.