A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has called upon the people to strive forward with the same spirit of friendship and unity displayed during the 2004 tsunami disaster when tackling common national interest issues. He made the statement at the special ceremony held at the Republic Square this evening to present the National Awards and to commemorate […]
The Maldives Olympic Committee has yesterday held its Annual General Assembly 2020. The assembly was attended by the Committee’s Secretary-General Ahmed Marzooq, Vice President Ahmed Latheef, Treasurer Hussain Rasheed, along with other Executive Committee members. As chief guest, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Ahmed Mahloof joined the meeting virtually. Other virtual attendees […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has said that work on design and construction of ADH. Hangnaameedhoo Harbour is well underway. On Twitter, MTCC revealed that overall 12 per cent progress has been made of the project. Dredging works of existing harbour basin are currently ongoing in Hangnaamedhoo. MTCC has contracted the harbour upgrade project […]
Villa College has launched the ACCA Accelerate programme on 24th December 2020, in a special ceremony held at Villa College, QI Campus. Addressing the attendees in the ceremony, Dean of the Faculty of Business Management, Abdulla Nafiz highlighted that the introduction of this programme will be enable accounting students to obtain an academic and professional qualification […]
Health Protection Agency has imposed a 10-day home quarantine requirement for Maldivians and work visa holders arriving from the U.K. starting 27th December due to the spread of a more-contagious coronavirus strain in the region. According to the announcement by Health Protection Agency, this home quarantine will apply to Maldivians and work visa holders, regardless […]
MIFCO has been a wildfire topic highly discussed on multiple platforms. This is not without reason. The main themes of discussion include the challenges faced by fishermen, and the low rates or wages received by the fishermen after long hard days’ work. MIFCO is under a lot of pressure as the company has been in […]
The Ministry of Tourism has announced that it is planning to lease four islands of the Maldives for tourism purposes. In a tweet on Thursday, the Ministry said that the four islands will be leased from four different atolls. The islands are to be announced on December 27. The government has previously announced 29 islands […]
17 children in state shelters in Villimale’ and Hulhumale’ have been moved to the “Amaan Veshi” in B. Eydhafushi. Minister of Gender, Aishath Mohamed Didi accompanied the children on their journey to Eydhafushi on a Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) seaplane on 24th December 2020. According to Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services, the children […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Maldives National Association of Construction Industry, Architects Association Maldives, Association of Civil Engineers and Contractors Association. The MoU, signed on Thursday, was for the entities to join together in an alliance to advocate, represent and promote the construction industry of Maldives. It is expected that the […]