In his weekly radio address that was broadcast this morning, President Mohamed Nasheed highlighted the first ever meeting of the Cabinet to be held out of Malé.

 
The Cabinet has decided to hold the next Tuesday’s meeting of the Cabinet in Kulhudhuffushi of Haa Dhaal Atoll.
 
The Cabinet meets every Tuesday at the President’s Office to discuss the government’s policies and decide on its developmental and other programmes.
 
Calling next Tuesday, January 25, a historic day for the country and the government, the President revealed that the Cabinet meeting to be held in Kulhudhuffushi would focus on the government’s developmental programmes for Upper North Province.
 
On the National University Act that he ratified on 17 January, President Nasheed said the government was making the necessary arrangements to establish the Maldives National University within the time frame given the Act.
 

National University Act states that the Maldives National University should be established within 30 days after the commencement of the Act.