Thirteen new entities which do not fall under the Civil Service Bureau (CSB) are to be included in the Voluntary Retirement Programme.
The decision was announced at the Cabinet meeting chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
It is based on the recommendation of the Civil Service Council, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier.
Employees from the new entities can register for the scheme from June 9 until September 30. It will take into account the same terms and benefits granted to government employees who retired under the voluntary scheme.
The list features the Supreme Judicial Council general secretariat, Constitutional Court general secretariat, Royal Charity Organisation, Isa Award for Service to Humanity, Isa Cultural Centre and Bahrain Centre for Strategic and International and Energy Studies (Derasat).
It also includes the National Institution of Human Rights, National Audit Office, parliament general secretariat, Shura Council General Secretariat, Bahrain Institute for Political Development, the Quran Learning Institute and Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club.
The Cabinet endorsed the restructuring of Office of the First Deputy Premier. The post of the general co-ordinator for projects and strategic planning (with the rank of assistant under-secretary) has been scrapped. The directorates of projects and strategic planning have also been cancelled.
• Fully owned foreign investment companies have been given the green light to extract oil and natural gas in Bahain.
The move applies to companies that hold concession contracts granted by the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry, pending Cabinet approval.
• The Cabinet congratulated His Majesty King Hamad, the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince, as well as the Bahraini people, marking the month of Ramadan.
It also wished the Arab and Islamic nations many happy returns, a statement issued by Cabinet secretary general Dr Yasser Al Nasser, said.
• The session lauded the results of His Majesty’s visit to France, citing his meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, and the agreements signed between the two countries to strengthen strategic relations.
• The Prime Minister lauded – marking Bahrain Press Day today – the prominent role played by Bahraini Press in enlightening public opinion and conveying information accurately and objectively.
He stressed that ensuring freedom for mass media is a key priority for the government, out of its belief in the noble mission of the Press, as well as its role in developing the nation and cementing national unity.
He renewed directives to ministries to be more open to the Press.
• The Cabinet reviewed the results of inspection campaigns launched on markets and establishments to verify that prices are not manipulated through the exploitation of the recently implemented Value Added Tax.
It was also informed about visits carried out by the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry’s inspection teams to 51 commercial outlets to ensure the availability of goods and stability of prices during Ramadan.
• The session approved a memorandum of understanding between Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency and UK’s Space Agency.
• The Cabinet approved the government’s reply to a proposal on allowing employees registered in the Voluntary Retirement Scheme lists to quit the programme.
In its reply, the government said it had already accepted 84 applications for withdrawal from the scheme.
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