A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ministry of Education has proposed a teacher licensing system to be introduced under the new Education Bill. Speaking at the Parliamentary Committee on National Development and Heritage, Minister of Education Dr Aishath Ali noted the importance of introducing a licensing system for school teachers in the Maldives in order to elevate the standard of education […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has commenced harbour repair projects in two islands. Harbour repairing and dredging projects in Rakeedhoo, Vaavu Atoll, and Vandhoo, Raa Atoll are being undertaken, said MTCC. The state-owned company revealed, the mobilization of harbour repair and dredging project in Vandhoo was launched on June 20, while a project team […]
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has revealed that 10 international passenger flights have already confirmed slots to land in the Maldives at Velana International Airport upon reopening. Speaking at a meeting with the Parliament’s State-owned Enterprises Committee, MACL officials revealed that this includes flights from Sri Lankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airlines, Hong […]
Male’ city council has requested the owners of vehicles parked in the industrial village area of male’ city to move the vehicles. City Council calls for owners to remove vehicles in the Industrial Village after a cleaning operation in the area was commenced. Details of the Vehicles in the Industrial Zone: Unregistered Newly Imported Vehicles […]
The Board of Directors of Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) accepted the proposal to disburse a dividend of MVR 2 per share for the year 2019. MTCC revealed that the Board passed the resolution during a sit-down held on Wednesday, for the review of its annual financial statement, in a statement delivered on Thursday, […]
Ministry of Education has begun conducting psychological first aid training for all the teachers in the country. The training is organized in collaboration with UNICEF and Maldives Red Crescent. The program has now given psychological first aid training to 407 teachers so far. The Ministry also said they aim to train more than 11,000 teachers […]
The green tax collected during the month of May 2020 by Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has decreased by 89% compared to May 2019. According to the monthly report by MIRA for May 2020, the green tax collection amounted to MVR 7.9 million while MVR 77.6 million was collected as green tax during May 2019. […]
A webinar on home-based gardening is being organized by MANSA in association with Uthema, My Hulhumale’, and Housing Development Corporation. The webinar discusses a pathway for ensuring food sovereignty and revitalizing communities. It is moderated by Samha Naseer of Housing Development Corporation. The expert Panelists for this episode includes: • Khadeeja Hamid (Uthema) • Ahmed […]
A mistake is an action or a decision that we come to regret. Mistakes usually cause some degree of pain, loss or struggle. We call an action a mistake when we don’t like the consequences of our choice. The irony is that these events, which we try so hard to avoid, might be precisely what […]