A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ooredoo has launched SuperNet Fixed Broadband services at Lh. Naifaru, offering a wide range of fixed broadband packages with exciting speeds up to 100 Mbps. “During a time where we have become increasingly dependent on the internet, we are extremely pleased to expand and offer our SuperNet Fixed Broadband services to more communities in the […]
SIMDI Group has started offering Advent Care sanitary products to the Maldives. Advent Care is a Sri Lankan brand that produces a variety of healthcare and safety products. Customers will be now able to purchase Advent Care’s contactless thermometer, hand sanitizer, masks and gloves offered by SIMDI. Sanitizer bottles ranging from 50ml to 5l will […]
The Maldives has declared that a principal cannot stay in one school for more than 8 consecutive years. This condition by the Civil Service Commission has been published to the official website of the Ministry of Education. The purpose of this decision is to ensure that the schools have a qualified and effective principal and […]
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort and Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives re-opened their doors and welcomed their first guests with enhanced cleanliness measures in strict adherence with the guidelines issued by the Health Protection Agency (Maldives), the Maldives’ government and the IHG Clean Promise. Joseph Della Gatta, Cluster General Manager said: “The teams at InterContinental Maldives […]
Crossroads Maldives has announced the appointment of Shumaes Rasheed as their Cluster Marketing Communications Manager to spearhead the marketing communications of Hard Rock Hotel Maldives and SAii Lagoon Maldives, Curio Collection by Hilton. With over 14 years of experience, Shumaes began his career with the leading local advertising agency Think Advertising and has filled a […]
As in the rest of the world, the local economy has been hard hit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The disruption to tourism activities and the subsequent decline in foreign exchange earnings has meant pressure on dollar liquidity has intensified. While the recent announcement by MMA to provide additional dollars to banks for […]
According to the statistics of Maldives Customs Service, the government income from imports and exports has declined by 66% in August compared to the same period during last year. The statistics reflect that the state income from imports and exports reached MVR 297 million in August 2019 while the amount declined to MVR 102 million […]
The Maldives achieved the Safe Travels Stamp, which is endorsed by the World Tourism Organization and more than 200 travel companies. The objective of the Safe Travel Stamp is to provide confidence to travellers and re-establish consumer confidence in Travel and Tourism and ensure travellers of enhanced standards of hygiene are in place and the […]
Arab social influencers, Khalid Al-Ameri and his wife Salama Mohamed have arrived in the Maldives today at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa for a much-needed break. The social media celebrity recently took to Instagram and posted their arrival in the Maldives, he said: “It’s time for a break.” Khalid has posted videos of their warm […]