A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail stated that the Maldives will take approximately 2 years, to recover from the downfalls faced by the country and to return to the normal economic trends reflected in 2019. Minister highlights that the upcoming 6 to 8 months will be of extreme struggles as the economy of the country has come […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has achieved the quality management system, 9001:2015 certificate issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 9001:2015 standard of ISO is the most renowned quality management system, worldwide. MTCC is among the few Maldivian companies that have achieved the quality management certificate in the country, thus certifying all its […]
Today, the e-commerce platform Moolee celebrates its successful one year of providing its customers nationwide online shopping experience. Commenced in August 2009, Moolee has belted 10000+ deliveries across the Maldives offering a vast variety of quality products with over 14 categories including Consumer Electronics, Gaming products, Books & Stationaries, Home & Kitchen and Lifestyle products […]
The Maldives has restarted tourism and reopened borders for visitors from all nationalities from 15th July 2020. To contain the spread of the COVID-19, countries are enforcing mandatory negative COVID-19 PCR test results when travellers return to their countries. This raises the question: Can Maldives address this requirement? Do we have enough testing facilities in […]
The Maldives has welcomed Dr Abdulla Mausoom as the new Minister of Tourism. President’s Office Spokesperson Ibrahim Hood announced the appointment today (6th August). Dr Mausoom was serving as the Maldivian Ambassador to Singapore before being taking over the new role as the Minister of Tourism. He is also a former Parliamentarian and represented the […]
After welcoming a record-breaking 1.7 million tourist arrivals in the Maldives, the popular tourist destination targeted for 2 million arrivals in 2020. However, due to the global pandemic that significantly affected international tourism, the government now expected to see 850,000 tourist arrivals this year. Will the island nation be able to achieve this target? According […]
Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) has implemented Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing services for tourists leaving the country. This was initiated following the concerns of late departure by tourists due to delays in obtaining PCR testing services. Regarding this, Dr. Fathimath Nazla Rafeeq stated that upon reopening borders, the resorts have been informed with the […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has today ratified the Water and Sewerage Act (Act no. 8/2020). The Act was passed by the Parliament at the 21st sitting of its second session, on 20th July 2020. The Water and Sewerage Act ensures the delivery of safe and clean water to all persons in the country. The Act […]
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