Archaeological Fees to Increase in January

Earlier this year, Minister of the Blue Economy, Andre Perez, mentioned that the fees for archaeological reserves would go up, but that deadline has already come and gone. Today, Minister of Education and Culture, Francis Fonseca, explained to reporters that the delay was just due to some technicalities, like paperwork. He now says the new fees will kick in with the New Year.

 

Francis Fonseca, Cabinet Minister

“As you all know, November 1st, we’ve now said it will take effect on January 1st. There were also some discussions with some of the cruise operators, uh, so cruise ships, and, and I think there was a sense that perhaps we needed a few more weeks. So everybody agreed that January 1st would be the best time.”